IMS Bulletin
The Western North American Region of The International Biometric Society (WNAR) jointly holds an annual meeting with IMS. Megan Othus reports from the most recent meeting, in June:
The 2018 Annual Meeting of the WNAR/IMS was hosted in Edmonton by the University of Alberta from June 25–27, with over 100…
The Student Puzzle Corner contains problems in statistics or probability. Solving them may require a literature search. Student IMS members are invited to submit solutions (to bulletin@imstat.org with subject “Student Puzzle Corner”). The deadline is November 15, 2018. The names of student members who submit correct solutions, and the answer, …
British mathematician and computer scientist Richard Gibbens has died, following a short illness. He was 56. Richard’s research interests included the mathematical modelling of networks especially communication, road transport and energy networks. He was a Reader at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and had just been promoted to a…
The IMS Treasurer, Zhengjun Zhang, presents the report of the Institute’s finances. The report details membership and subscription data for calendar year end 2017. You can download the report as a PDF here, or read it as part of the October/November issue Bulletin47_7.
The 2017 fiscal year end…
Xiao-Li Meng is the IMS President for 2018–19. He writes:
No vibrant society would want as its president someone who feels entitled to the honor, or treats it as an honorary title. I am therefore honored by your trust, and shall do my best to earn the honor. No society…