News
July 16, 2013
Jean D. Opsomer is JSM 2014 Program Chair. He writes:
The 2014 Joint Statistical Meetings will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, August 2–7. As you know, this largest annual conference devoted to statistics is an event not to be missed. The theme for 2014, announced by ASA President-elect Nat Schenker,…
The IMS Committee on Fellows announces 19 new Fellows for 2013. The Fellows will be presented at JSM Montreal, in the IMS Presidential Address session on Monday, August 5, from 8:00pm in room CC-517ab. All JSM attendees are welcome at this session, and at the reception afterwards.
Graciela Boente from…
The IMS provides funds for new researchers to travel to attend IMS meetings. This year four Laha Travel Awards were made, and 12 IMS Travel Awards, helping 16 new researchers to travel to the JSM. If you see them there, say congratulations to them! The recipients are:
IMS Laha Awards:…
Giving public lectures is a part of the job for senior academics. Terry Speed reflects on his recent experience of addressing a more general audience.
July 14, 2013
Dr. Kathryn Roeder, Professor in the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences, is the recipient of the Twelfth Annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences. She will accept the award at the University of…