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December 16, 2015
Featuring news about Donald P. Gaver III, Michael Paul Cohen, Patricia A. Jacobs, Alan F. Karr, Stephen Portnoy, James Matthew Robins, Chih-Ling Tsai, Alyson G. Wilson; Judith Rousseau; Probal Chaudhuri, Radu Craiu, Byron J. Gajewski, Jianhua Huang, Nicholas Jewell, Jiming Jiang, Abba Meyer Krieger, Qi Long, Michael T. Longnecker, Wenbin Lu, Guy Philip Nason, Sonja Petrović, Natesh Pillai, Bruce David Spencer, David Spiegelhalter, Ajit Tamhane, David Alan Stephens and Glenn Stone.
We are pleased to introduce the new editors for four of the IMS journals—Annals of Applied Statistics, Annals of Applied Probability, Annals of Statistics and Electronic Journal of Statistics— whose terms start January 1, 2016.
The Annals of Applied Statistics (AOAS) has a new Editor-in-Chief, Tilmann Gneiting, who has been…
The 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics is the latest in a series organized jointly by the Bernoulli Society and the IMS. Held every four years, the congress is a worldwide event covering all branches of statistics and probability. This includes the latest scientific developments in theoretical, methodological, applied…
Nominate someone for the IMS Carver Award or Fellowship,
or apply for a Travel Award
The Carver Medal was created by the IMS in honor of Harry C. Carver, for exceptional service specifically to the IMS. It is open to any IMS member who has not previously been elected President.…
Each year, the statistical profession recognizes outstanding members at the Joint Statistical Meetings in an awards ceremony organized by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). Nominations are an important part of the process, and everyone can contribute—from the newest to most senior members of our societies. We recognize…