ISI 2019 - 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress, Malaysia, 18-23 August 2019
- Invited Paper Sessions: The Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) calls for proposals for Invited Paper Sessions (IPS). The deadline for submissions is 30 March 2018.
- ISI 2019 website is now live! Please check the website regularly for new announcements and updates.
Published 15 February 2018
President’s Message June 2018
ISI President Helen MacGillivray introduces the ISI Community Principles. More »
Published 12 June 2018
80 Former Chief Statisticians Condemn Prosecution of Andreas Georgiou
The decision by the Greek Supreme Court to annul the earlier acquittal Andreas Georgiou, former President of the Hellenic Statistical Authority ( ELSTAT), has been greeted with mounting concern and outrage by the official statistical community. The latest manifestation of this concern is an unprecedented public statement signed by around 80 former heads of national and international statistical agencies. More »
Published 19 June 2018
Andreas Georgiou’s Conviction Upheld by Greece’s Supreme Court
On 8 June 2018, the Greek Supreme Court upheld the conviction against Andreas Georgiou for alleged violation of duty, dismissing the appeal to revert the sentence. More »
Published 12 June 2018
ISI 2019 - 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress, Malaysia: Submission of STS Proposals open until 15 August 2018
The Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) Yves-Laurent Grize and the Chair of the Local Programme Committee (LPC) Rozita Talha are welcoming the statistical community to present proposals for the Special Topic Sessions (STS). Information on the submission process is available on the conference website under the Scientific Programme tab.
Published 12 June 2018
Election of ISI Executive Committee and Council Members
The election of ISI Officers for the positions of President-Elect, Vice-Presidents, and Council members will be conducted in August- September 2018. The ISI Nominations Committee has submitted its report and slate of candidates. ISI members can now propose additional candidates. More »
Published 14 June 2018
2019 Mahalanobis International Award
ISI invites nominations for the 2019 Mahalanobis International Award. The award recognizes an individual for lifetime achievements in statistics in a developing country or region and is sponsored by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation of the Government of India. The award will be presented at the 62nd ISI WSC in Kuala Lumpur. The deadline for nominations is 31 August 2018. More »
Published 15 June 2018
2019 Karl Pearson Prize
Nominations for the 2019 Karl Pearson Prize are now open. The Prize, established by the ISI in collaboration with Elsevier Publishers, recognizes a research contribution that has had profound influence on statistical theory, methodology, practice, or applications. The Prize will be presented at the 62nd ISI WSC in Kuala Lumpur. The deadline for nominations is 15 September 2018. More »
Published 15 June 2018
2019 ISI Jan Tinbergen Awards for Young Statisticians
ISI invites submission of papers for the 2019 Jan Tinbergen competition. The awards will be presented at the 62nd ISI WSC in Kuala Lumpur, and the winners will present their papers in the special Tinbergen session at the WSC. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2018. More »
Published 8 June 2018
WORLD BANK TRUST FUND FOR STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING FOR 62ND ISI WSC
The ISI announces the upcoming call for funding opportunities for developing country participants to attend the next ISI WSC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 18-23 August 2019. The World Bank Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (WB TFSCB) is for permanent residents of developing countries, who aim to expand the statistical capacity in their country through active participation in the scientific programme of the ISI Kuala Lumpur WSC. More »
Published 15 June 2018
UN World Data Forum 2018 Launched
The United Nations World Data Forum has launched the programme and registration for its 2018 Forum, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 22-24 October. ISI is one of the partners collaborating to organize the Forum and is represented in the UN WDF Programme Committee. More »
Published 13 June 2018
Publish Your Next Paper in Stat
Stat’s Editor-in-Chief Helen Zhang invites you to submit your next paper to Stat, the ISI’s Journal for the Rapid Dissemination of Statistics Research.
Why choose Stat?
- Publication within 30 days of submission through a single-pass, high-quality review process
- Concision with a maximum of 10 pages per article, excluding references
- Inclusion of electronic support materials: graphs, software and code
- Addresses all areas of statistics, data science and interdisciplinary areas
- Visuanimation in papers is strongly encouraged
Read the full author guidelines and submit your paper here.
Published 12 June 2018
Stats+Stories
Just in time for the start of the World Cup, Episode 59 “G ..O.. O.. A.. A.. A.. L.. L.. L.. L.. - celebrating the statistics of the beautiful game” is now available. Luke Bornn, Vice President, Strategy and Analytics for the Sacramento Kings joined the Stats+Stories panel to talk about analytics in soccer and other sports. To listen now, please visit https://bit.ly/1QKcvuf
Published 15 June 2018
Member News
Noel Cressie, ISI Elected member and distinguished professor at the University of Wollongong, has been named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. More »
Published 12 June 2018
IAOS News June 2018
- Reminder: Early Bird Registration for the OECD-IAOS conference that will take place on 19-21 September in Paris, closes on 29 June. See http://www.oecd.org/iaos2018/ for details.
- IAOS- OECD 2018 Conference, 19 - 21 September 2018, Paris: Draft conference agenda now available
- SJIAOS June 2018 issue
- IAOS Young Statistician Prize 2019 winners announced
- ISI WSC 2019: Submission of proposals for Special Topic Sessions
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Published 13 June 2018
IASC News June 2018
- European Conference on Data Analysis 2018
- Conference of Data Science, Statistics & Visualisation (DSSV 2018)
- COMPSTAT 2018
- IASC-ARS 25th Anniversary Conference & CASC 2nd Annual Conference
- IASC-ARS 2019 Conference
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Published 14 June 2018
IASE News June 2018
- Latest issue of Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ) now available
- International Conference on Teaching Statistics schedule
- Report from Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics<
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Published 13 June 2018
IASS News June 2018
- ISI WSC 2019: IASS encourages submission of proposals for Special Topic Sessions (STS)
- Latest issue of the IASS Journal The Survey Statistician (TSS)
- Upcoming IASS supported conferences in 2018
- Upcoming conferences on survey statistics and related areas in 2018
- The Survey Research Methods Section (SRMS) of the ASA
- IASS Twitter Account @iass_isi
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Published 13 June 2018
ISLP Open Meeting at ICOTS10
he ISLP (International Statistical Literacy Project) Open Meeting will be held at ICOTS10, the 10th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, in Kyoto, Japan. The meeting takes place on 10 July 2018 at 12:45-13:45. Come and learn about the ISLP and our statistical literacy activities! The Statistical Poster Competition is on-going, and will continue until March, 2019. More information can be found on the ISLP website. ISLP is generously supported by the Japan Statistical Society.
Published 12 June 2018
News from the Inter-American Statistical Institute (IASI)
Read about the latest news from the IASI in the June 2018 newsletter
Published 13 June 2018