IMS awards
The IMS provides funds for new researchers to travel to attend IMS meetings. This year the last four Laha Travel Awards were made, and 12 of the new IMS Travel Awards, helping 16 new researchers to travel to the JSM. We asked them to share their experiences. Eleven of the

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Tweedie New Researcher Award Richard L. Tweedie played a significant role throughout his professional career in mentoring young colleagues at work and through professional society activities. With funds donated by his friends and family, the IMS created the Tweedie New Researcher Award to finance the winner to present the Tweedie…

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COPSS, the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (IMS, ASA, SSC and ENAR/WNAR) presented its 2013 awards to four IMS members, three of whom are Fellows, at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Montreal on August 7. The biannual George W. Snedecor Award honors an individual who was instrumental in the…

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The Joint Statistical Meetings took place in Montreal, Canada, in August 2013. The September issue of the IMS Bulletin has lots of photos from the meeting, which you can download Bulletin42_6. Here’s a quick peek:

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The IMS Committee on Fellows announces 19 new Fellows for 2013. The Fellows will be presented at JSM Montreal, in the IMS Presidential Address session on Monday, August 5, from 8:00pm in room CC-517ab. All JSM attendees are welcome at this session, and at the reception afterwards. Graciela Boente from…

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