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Jon Wellner presents this year’s Le Cam Lecture, given every third year in memory of Lucien Le Cam, at JSM in Seattle. Jon A. Wellner, born in 1945 in Oregon, graduated in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Idaho in 1968, and received his PhD from the University of…

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There is still time to nominate someone for IMS Fellowship or to receive the Harry C. Carver Award, or to apply for an IMS Travel Award. IMS Fellowship: IMS Fellows have demonstrated distinction in research in statistics or probability by publication of independent work of merit (this may be waived…

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The purpose of the IMS Child Care Initiative is to encourage and support the participation at IMS Annual Meetings of IMS members who have child care responsibilities. This year’s meeting is at JSM in Seattle, WA, USA, August 8–13, 2015. The IMS will reimburse members 80% of the costs of…

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Tilmann Gneiting’s IMS Medallion Lecture (below) and David DeMets’ plenary address (below that) will be delivered at the ENAR/IMS 2015 Spring Meeting in Miami, FL, from March 15–18, 2015. Tilmann Gneiting is Group Leader at Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and Professor of Computational Statistics at Karlsruhe Institute of

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The IMS offers several opportunities for contributions to the society’s programs. Please take a moment to consider making a donation to one or more of these funds. Blackwell Lecture Fund The Blackwell Lecture Fund will be used to support a lecture in honor of David Blackwell. The purpose of this…

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