News
August 31, 2022
SEPC expands its reach
Since Rick Durrett moved to Duke, in the summer of 2010, there has been a one-and-a-half day meeting there called the Southeastern Probability Conference, usually held the Monday and Tuesday after graduation and before the start of summer school. The beginning of 2020 brought good news…
Xuan Bi from the University of Minnesota is the IMS Program Chair for next year’s ENAR meeting. He writes:
Each year, the International Biometric Society (IBS), together with IMS and Sections of ASA, holds the ENAR (the Eastern North American Region) meeting in Spring. The ENAR 2023 Spring Meeting will…
Each year the IMS selects a range of distinguished researchers to deliver a special (named or medallion) lecture and receive the associated award, at one of the IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meetings. Where possible, these lectures are recorded and made freely available on our IMS YouTube channel. This year’s special…
Early-Career Awards
Peter Hall (1951–2016) played a significant role throughout his professional career in mentoring young colleagues at work and through professional society activities. With funds donated by his friends and family, the IMS created the Peter Gavin Hall Early Career Prize: https://www.imstat.org/ims-awards/peter-gavin-hall-ims-early-career-prize/. Its purpose is to recognize early-career…
Travel Awards for Grad Students and New Researchers
Applications are open for our two travel awards. The IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award funds travel and registration to attend (and possibly present a paper/poster at) an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting. This award is for graduate students (Masters or PhD)…