Armeen Taeb (University of Washington), who is President of the IMS New Researchers Group, IMS-NRG, has the following announcements:

Panel session and mixer at CLAPEM in Uruguay:

For the first time, the New Researchers Group hosted a panel session and mixer event at CLAPEM. The panel session consisted of panelists Pablo Groisman (Argentina), Nancy Garcia (Brazil), Kavita Ramanan (US), Cindy Rush (US), Victor Rivero (Mexico), moderated by Daniel Remenik (Chile). The event attracted approximately 100 junior researchers.
[See the photos below.]

Panel session at CLAPEM, organized by the New Researchers Group

Audience in the NRG panel session at CLAPEM

New Researchers Conference in Asia:

Following the success of the first European NRC, the 1st Asian New Researchers Conference (NRC–Asia) will be held in Hong Kong on June 17–18, 2026, following the IMS–APRM 2026, and alongside the HKU 2026 Summer Workshop on Statistics and Data Analytics. Day 1 features talks by invited senior researchers; Day 2 includes short presentations, posters, networking, and panels on publishing, grants, collaboration, and mentoring for early-career researchers. Applicants must either be current PhD students or have received their PhD after 2020. Apply: https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/inrc-asia/.

Applications are due April 15, 2026.

New Researchers Conference in USA:

Current PhD students and recent graduates who received their PhD after 2020 are strongly encouraged to apply to participate in the 26th New Researcher’s Conference (NRC–North America) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from July 29 to August 1! Right before the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston Massachusetts, the NRC offers a unique opportunity for early career researchers to build long lasting connections with each other and receive mentoring from senior researchers and leaders in the field. More information, and an application form, are available at https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/nrc2026umass.

Applications are due April 15, 2026.