MARCH 2020

2020 IAOS-ISI Conference in Zambia Postponed

Following the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Zambia Statistics Agency, with the directive of the Ministry of National Development Planning and in consultation with UNECA, IAOS and ISI, has issued a decision to postpone the 2020 IAOS-ISI Conference in Zambia to a later date. The date shall be announced at a later stage. The paper presenters are encouraged to finalize their papers in the meantime. We deeply regret any inconvenience caused.

Published 20 March 2020

COVID-19 Resources

ISI has assembled some current resources for statisticians interested in the COVID-19 pandemic. More »

Published 20 March 2020 

President’s Message - March 2020

I just returned home after attending my first United Nations Statistical Commission meetings. The delegates from National Statistical Offices, International and regional Statistical Organisations and Non-Governmental Agencies participated in the UNSC with focus, intensity and engagement. More »

Published 12 March 2020

Director’s Message – March 2020

Important COVID-19 update from the ISI Director 

Published 18 March 2020

63rd ISI World Statistics Congress 2021: Pre-announcement for Invited Paper Session Proposals

The submission system is not yet open. As soon as it is open, we will place an announcement on the ISI WSC 2021 website and e-mail our members.

Published 23 March 2020

63rd ISI World Statistics Congress 2021 - The Hague, The Netherlands

ISI President-Elect Steve Penneck will see you in The Hague! Academics from the Philippines, Indonesia and Nigeria also hope to meet you at the WSC next year! More »

Published 12 March 2020

Proceedings of the 62nd ISI WSC 2019 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We are pleased to announce that the Proceedings of the 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress are now accessible online. More »

Published 13 March 2020

ISI turns 135 on 24 June 2020

Creation of the ISI in London on 24 June 1885: Result of a long history of statistical international cooperation initiated in 1851. More »

Published 13 March 2020

ISI General Assembly Report 2019

The General Assembly (GA) took place on 22 August 2019 in conjunction with the 62nd ISI WSC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More »

Published 16 March 2020

Report of the ISI Side Event at the 51st Session of the UN Statistical Commission

The ISI Side Event ‘Effective Communication of Statistics’ included presentations by ONS, Statistics Netherlands and ISI representatives, and was attended by more than 70 UNSC delegates. More »

Published 12 March 2020

Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration between ISI and Esri

On 5 March 2020, during a meeting in conjunction with the 51st Session of the UN Statistical Commission in New York, the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc (Esri) signed an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 30 March 2018. More »

Published 12 March 2020

Member News

ISI and IAOS member Svein Nordbotten has been knighted under the Norwegian Royal Order of St. Olav. The order was given in Bergen, Norway, by the County Governor representing the King Harald V during a ceremony attended by representatives from Statistics Norway, University of Bergen, friends and family.

Published 13 March 2020

Stats & Stories

Published 16 March 2020

IAOS News March 2020

  • SJIAOS March 2020 issue now available
  • The latest Official Statistics debate
  • Extra issue of the SJIAOS on ‘Official Statistics for Africa’
  • 63rd ISI WSC 2021
  • SCORUS 2020
    More »

Published 16 March 2020

IASC News March 2020

  • News from the IASC Executive Committee (February / March 2020)
  • Forthcoming event: LACSC 2020 5th Latin American Conference on Statistical Computing
  • Forthcoming event: 3rd LARS-IASC School on Computational Statistics and Data Science
  • Past event: LARS-IASC IPS on Computational Statistics XLV Meeting of the Chilean Society of Statistics
  • Call for Papers: COMPSTAT 2020
  • Call for Papers: DSSV 2020
    More »

Published 16 March 2020

IASE News March 2020

  • SERJ special issue published: Building future generations of statisticians
  • Scheduled conferences
    More »

Published 13 March 2020

IASS News March 2020

  • IASS representation on ISI committees and working groups
  • Sad news about Chris Skinner
  • Advances in Statistical Methodology: A symposium to celebrate the career of Professor Ray Chambers
  • Report on the IASS-sponsored event: Conference for Population Surveys, Data Users and Producers, Nigeria, Africa
  • Upcoming 2020 conferences supported by IASS
  • Other 2020 conferences on survey statistics and related areas
    More »

Published 16 March 2020

News from Esri: 2020 Census, Shaping Our Future With GIS

A population census is one of a country’s most important data sources. Learn how governments are modernizing their census with GIS technology to gain efficiencies, increase accuracy, and improve collaboration – all while reducing costs. More »

Published 13 March 2020