Nominations
Richard Tweedie (1947–2001) played a significant role throughout his career as a mentor. The Tweedie New Researcher Award, created in his memory, provides funds for travel to present the Tweedie New Researcher Invited Lecture at the IMS New Researchers Conference. Nominate by December 1, 2019: https://www.imstat.org/ims-awards/

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Peter Hall (1951–2016) 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 Peter Gavin Hall Early Career Prize. Its purpose is to recognize early-career research accomplishments and research…

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Nominations are open for three awards, to be presented next year at JSM in Philadelphia. Please visit https://community.amstat.org/copss/home for details of eligibility and nomination requirements for all these awards. Please send nominations, preferably by email in PDF format, to the committee chairs. The deadline for nominations for all three awards…

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It’s time to think about nominating your outstanding colleagues and collaborators for these IMS awards: Hall and Tweedie awards (see separate posts), Carver Medal and IMS Fellowship. Nominations are invited for the Carver Medal, created by the IMS in honor of Harry C. Carver, for exceptional service specifically to…

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Each year the IMS selects special named and medallion lectures. In 2020, there will be the Wald and Blackwell lectures, and eight medallion lectures, as well as two joint IMS/BS lectures, the Doob and Schramm lectures. At next year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (August 1–6, 2020, in Philadelphia, PA) there will…

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