IMS news
We are pleased to introduce the candidates who are standing for election to the IMS Council in 2016. This year there is one candidate for President-Elect, and there are 10 candidates for five places on Council.
The President-Elect candidate is Alison Etheridge. The 10 Council candidates are, in alphabetical order:…
IMS President Richard Davis writes:
During my one-year apprenticeship as President-elect of IMS, I was often queried about my agenda for IMS. The word “agenda” can conjure up both positive and negative feelings. If a dean enthusiastically espouses a new agenda, then faculty are apt to cringe at the idea…
The IMS has eight funds that are open to contributions, detailed below. The Institute would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for contributing to the IMS. If you would like to make a contribution, please visit http://imstat.org/membership/gift.htm.
Blackwell Lecture Fund
The Blackwell Lecture Fund is used to…
We are happy to announce the formation of a new committee within the IMS to create a forum for early career statisticians and probabilists. Tentatively called “j-IMS”, the group aims to bring together statisticians and probabilists in the early stages of their careers.
The group’s organizers say, “Having an international…
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2015 IMS Council elections.
The President-Elect is Jon Wellner. The new Council members are, in alphabetical order: Andreas Buja, Gerda Claeskens, Nancy Heckman, Kavita Ramanan and Ming Yuan.
The new Council members and President-Elect will serve IMS for three years, starting…