In reaction to the absence of women among IMS special invited lecturers in 2013 (see the article by Terry Speed in the June/July issue), Council had an intensive discussion at the Council meeting in Montreal and by email during September and October. In the end, the following motion was…

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New IMS President Bin Yu has been wondering how IMS can help your career. I began my IMS presidency at JSM in Montreal in August. Data science, or big data, had been on my mind well before the meeting, during my flight to Montreal, and at the meeting itself. One…

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The annual IMS Council election results are in! We are pleased to announce that the next IMS President-Elect is Erwin Bolthausen. This year 12 candidates stood for six places on Council (including one two-year term to fill the place vacated by Erwin Bolthausen). The new IMS Council members are: Richard…

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The IMS would like to thank the following individuals for contributing to the IMS. You can contribute to the IMS at http://imstat.org/membership/gift.htm Blackwell Lecture Fund David Aldous, Anonymous, Anonymous, Kenneth and Selma Arrow, David Banks, Alicia and Robert Bell, Peter and Nancy Bickel, Estate of David Blackwell, Karl and Aimee…

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The IMS Treasurer, Jean Opsomer, reports on IMS membership and subscription data for calendar year end 2012, and reviews the fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012) financial statements. You can read the report in the June/July 2013 issue, or download the PDF separately here.…

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