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President’s Column: Appreciating the Shade, Planting for the Future
In his final column as ISI President, John Bailer reflects on the work done so far by generations of ISI members and the foundation it provides for future generations.
ISI Director Ada van Krimpen encourages members to join the first ever virtual WSC and thanks the outgoing Executive Committee and Council members as well as Association Presidents for their valuable contribution to the work of the ISI.
Mahalanobis Award 2021 winner Professor Heleno Bolfarine passed away on 26 June 2021
The work and life of Professor Bolfarine will be honored in a ceremonial presentation at the Mahalanobis International Award Session during the ISI WSC 2021.
The International Association for Official Statistics is an active participant of this year’s WSC. Find out about the IAOS sessions included in the programme.
The organizers of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) invite all of their members and supporters to the 2021 Open Meeting on 19 July.
Willem van Zwet Medal awarded to Maria Eulália Vares
Maria Eulália Vares has been awarded the inaugural Willem van Zwet Medal for Special Service to the Bernoulli Society as member and chair of the Publications Committee, and editor of Stochastic Processes and their Applications (SPA).
ISBIS is giving a significant contribution to the ISI WSC 2021. Various sessions have been proposed by ISBIS members and accepted by the Scientific Program Committee.
Call for Papers: 2022 Mathematics Education for the Future Conference
This in-person conference brings a small group together at King's College, Cambridge University, UK, to spend five days in-person thinking about statistics and mathematics education.
Statistical Journal of the IAOS - Volume 37, issue 2
The special themes of the latest issue of SJIAOS are: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Official Statistics and Assessing Compliance with the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
Following discussions with the Government of Zambia, it has been agreed to postpone the 17th Conference of the IAOS / 3rd Regional Statistical Conference of the ISI until 2023.
The Summer School on Survey Statistics 2021 is fully virtual and offers educational sessions in English and Russian. The school is free of charge and is open for anyone interested.
The International Biometric Society (IBS) invites submissions of abstracts for contributed oral and poster presentations for the IBC2022 by 30 September 2021.
Esri Live Webinar – The Importance of GIS in Dissemination of Statistical Data and National Portals
Join Esri on 20 July 20 at 7:00 a.m. PDT for this exciting webinar. Given the broad range of types of data and data users today – it is critical that National Statistical Offices and Statisticians consider how to best disseminate data and visually engage their users. In this session Esri will provide an overview of how a National Portal can be created, and share templates and scripts that you can leverage to share your data.
Dr. Melody S. Goodman wins the first Societal Impact Award; 50th Anniversary Reception scheduled during the Joint Statistical Meetings; Happy Hours on the fourth Thursday of every month and much more.
2021 Esri User Conference “GIS – Creating a Sustainable Future”
Join us at the 2021 Esri User Conference Virtual event on 12-15 July. View the plenary live and attend the technical sessions and workshops. Register now, and view the StoryMap for a list of curated sessions and presentations for National Statistical Offices.
Esri Live Workshop – The Power of GIS and Spatial Analysis
Join us on 13 July at 14:00 BST for a live workshop on the power of GIS and spatial analysis with Esri. In this exciting session we will look at big data analysis with GIS, data engineering, and advancements in spatial analysis including time series forecasting.
During her 2019 term as ASA President, Karen Kafadar convened a task force to address issues surrounding the use of p-values and statistical significance, as well as their connection to replicability. The report from the task force will appear soon.
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