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July 16, 2023
The First Georges’ Reception by George Mason University (GMU), George Washington University (GWU), and Georgetown University (GU) at the JSM will be on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from 6–8pm, at the Intercontinental Toronto Centre, Ballroom A. IMS member Inchi Hu says, “Alumni, friends, and members are welcome.”…
Jessica Kohlschmidt is the Executive Director of the Caucus for Women in Statistics. She writes with an update on recent and forthcoming CWS activities:
The Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science, CWS (https://cwstat.org/) is pleased to share the following information.
We have selected our third annual…
Ruobin Gong writes:
ChatGPT is a chatbot that derives its power from large language models trained on massive amounts of data. For the most part, it appears to be incredibly smart and knowledgeable. Botox, or botulinum toxin A, is a neurotoxic protein that can relax facial muscles. It is a…
Eurostat has announced the second round of European Statistics Awards for Nowcasting, which started in June 2023. The competition aims to stimulate innovation in the area of Nowcasting for European statistics.
In the Energy Statistics Nowcasting Challenge, teams will focus on using advanced modelling techniques and (nearly) real-time auxiliary data,…
Radu Craiu is being serious about the lessons to be learned from comedy:
I had a dream in which Poisson’s cousin claimed that the 21st century will be either humorous or poisonous. While I still look for a relevant reference, I confess that my 21st century is a lot more…