James “Jim” MacQueen IMS Fellow James B. MacQueen passed away on July 15, 2014, at the age of 85 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Ann, their three children, Donald, Kate and Mary, and five grandchildren. Professor MacQueen lived his academic career on the faculty of…

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JSM 2015 will take place in Seattle, Washington, from August 8–13, 2015. IMS Invited Program Chairs Igor Pruenster (University of Torino, Italy) and Antonio Lijoi (University of Pavia, Italy) have been hard at work organizing 30 sessions. Here’s an overview. IMS Special Invited Lectures (9) The Wald Lectures by Susan…

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Terry Speed recalls the devising of generalized linear models (GLMs) and pays tribute to their inventors, John Nelder and Robert Wedderburn.

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The program committee for the 2015 Western North American Region of The International Biometric Society (WNAR)/Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) Annual Meeting is soliciting invited session proposals. The 2015 WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting will be held June 14-17, 2015 in Boise, Idaho. An invited session should bring together a small number…

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The purpose of the IMS Child Care Initiative is to encourage and support the participation at IMS Annual Meetings of IMS members who have child care responsibilities. The next IMS Annual Meeting is at JSM in Seattle, WA, USA, August 8-13, 2015 [http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2015/]. The IMS will reimburse members 80% of…

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