Terry Speed finds plate notation challenging. Is he alone in thinking that sometimes using 20 words is better than one picture?

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Two free workshops at JSM are designed for new researchers to develop capabilities for research publication. The Writing Workshop continues the successful series of workshops where each participant receives individual mentoring by an experienced journal editor. New this year, the Review & Edit Workshop will be offered by a team…

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Peter Hall Memorial Conference September 30–October 1, 2016 Conference Center, University of California, Davis http://www.stat.ucdavis.edu/hallmemorialconference/ Please join the UC Davis Department of Statistics for the Peter Hall Memorial Conference in honor of Distinguished Professor Peter Hall who sadly passed away in January 2016. The confirmed speakers so far for the…

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The UK’s Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has announced the recipients of its honours for 2016. Three IMS Fellows were selected to receive the Guy Medals in Gold and Silver, and the Barnett Award. The Guy Medal in Gold is awarded to Sir Adrian Smith for sustained excellence in the development…

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Peter Whittle elected foreign member of National Academy of Engineering Among the 80 new members and 22 foreign members elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is Peter Whittle, Emeritus Churchill Professor of Mathematics for Operational Research at the University of Cambridge, UK. Peter was elected for “contributions…

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