The Applied Public Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) invites nominations for the 2014 Mortimer Spiegelman Award honoring a statistician below the age of 40 who has made outstanding contributions to health statistics, especially public health statistics. The Award was established in 1970 and is presented…

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Contributing Editor Xiao-Li Meng writes. No, this was not inspired by my recent Ig Nobel experience. The idea has been around for a long time but it particularly inspired me when I was asked to contribute to a volume celebrating the 50th anniversary of COPSS. The first few paragraphs…

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Australian Statistical Conference in Conjunction with the IMS Annual Meeting July 7–10, 2014 Sydney, Australia w http://www.ims-asc2014.com/ Registration now open: click here The early bird registration deadline is February 28. If you are an IMS member you receive a discount on registration rates. On behalf of the Statistical Society of…

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We are pleased to announce the IMS Child Care Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage and support the participation at IMS Annual Meetings of IMS members having child care responsibilities. The IMS will reimburse members 80% of the costs of privately arranged child care* at the IMS…

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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 newly minted PhD graduate to the pharmaceutical statistician to the…

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