The Statistical Consulting Network (SCN) is a forum to support and advocate for statistical consultants, and to provide training and professional support opportunities.

You can join our mailing list from the SSA website; just edit your membership profile and check the box. If you would like to join the committee, please contact either of the Co-chairs.

Committee

Co-chair: David Warton (UNSW) and Sue Finch (UMelb)

Alun Pope

Daniel Gerhard (UCanterbury)

Marijka Batterham (UOW)

Hwan-Jin Yoon (CSIRO)

The inaugural event was the Statistical Consulting Network 2020 Meeting. This was a successful virtual event where statistical consultants could connect, present their ideas, discuss best practice, and more.

Since 2022, the Statistical Consulting Network has been holding online meet-ups on the last Friday of the month.  This is a virtual lunchtime meeting (12:00-1:00 PM, AEST) where statisticians help each other out with problems that they aren’t sure how to deal with. We start each meet-up in the common room for announcements, or occasionally a special topic discussion, and sometimes go to break-out rooms in smaller groups to discuss problems that attendees have brought along with them. 

These meet-ups are lively and productive, and we cover a very broad range of issues that consultants have to deal with in their professional lives.  If you would like to join these regular meet-ups, join the Statistical Consulting Network under your Membership profile.  You will get reminders about the meet-ups, and information about the Slack channel where they are held.