IMS news
Once again, due to the ongoing pandemic, there was no in-person IMS Annual Meeting this year, as it was due to be held at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, which became a virtual conference. This meant that the IMS meetings that would normally have taken place there were held…
The 2020 Treasurer’s Report details membership and subscription data for the calendar year end 2020. The 2020 fiscal year-end audit report will be published separately in the Fall of 2021, after the auditors have completed the annual process.
In 2020, the total number of IMS members increased. Subscriptions by institutions…
We are pleased to announce the 2021 election results, and to introduce the newly elected members of IMS Council. The next President-Elect is Peter Bühlmann, and the six new members of Council are: Aurore Delaigle, Davar Khoshnevisan, Samuel Kou, Dylan Small, and Daniela Witten (who will each serve a three-year…
IMS Council approved the appointment of Annie Qu as IMS Program Secretary for the term September 8, 2021 to August 14, 2024, as recommended by the Committee to Select Administrative Officers. Annie Qu is Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Irvine. Her UCI webpage…
IMS President introduces Membership Survey
Regina Liu, the current IMS President, wanted to find out more about who IMS members are, what you want, and how the IMS can better serve you. She writes a preamble to the IMS 2021 Membership Survey Report below:
The IMS recently conducted a survey…