News
November 15, 2023
The IMS Treasurer’s annual report is published on the Council Reports page at https://imstat.org/council-reports-and-minutes/. The report details membership and subscription data for 2022. The total number of IMS members increased, but the total number of paying members decreased, in particular reduced dues payers and new graduates. We think this…
Survey Methodology is a peer-reviewed statistical journal published twice a year by Statistics Canada. The journal established in 2001 an annual invited paper series in honor of the late Joseph Waksberg to recognize his outstanding contributions to survey statistics and methodology. Each year a prominent survey statistician is chosen by…
The IMS would like to thank the following individuals for contributing to the IMS. Further contributions are welcome! Please see https://www.imstat.org/contribute-to-the-ims/ for information about the various funds and what they are used for.
You can see the latest list of donors in the December 2023 IMS Bulletin, or at https://www.imstat.org/donors/…
Peter J. Brockwell, a leading figure in applied probability and time series, passed away on 5 July 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. He was Professor Emeritus of Colorado State University and Honorary Professorial Fellow in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne. He was 85.
Peter was born and raised…
Ruben H. Zamar, professor of statistics at the University of British Columbia, passed away on June 28, 2023. Ruben’s inquisitive mind combined with his innovative ideas expanded and improved the field of Robust Statistics making it more relevant.
Ruben was born in San Pedro, Province of Jujuy, Argentina, on December…