SSA NSW Branch End of year events: 22nd J.B. Douglas Awards + Annual Lecture by Prof. Simon Jackman + Annual Dinner
Date: Thu, 9th December 2021
Time (AEST):
14:00 - 17.30: J. B. Douglas Awards
18:00 - 19.00: Annual Lecture
19:00 onwards: Annual Dinner
Location: The Aerial Function Center, UTS
The 22nd J.B. Douglas Awards will be held atthe Aerial Function Centre, UTS on Thursday 9th of December 2021. Each year, the J.B. Douglas Awards provides a platform to showcase research produced by postgraduate students who are about to graduate. For further details, please follow the link.
Following the J. B. Douglas Awards, there will be the Annual Lecture by Prof. Simon Jackman from the United States Studies Centre, the University of Sydneyabout predictive models of election outcomes.
Please note that for security reasons, if you choose to attend virtually via zoom, you will need to register here in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Both the J.B. Douglas Awards and the Annual Lecture share the same Zoom link.
After the Annual Lecture, the Annual Dinner will commence. It will be a COVID-safe buffet and we will be hosting a trivia session in between for everyone to join and participate in. Please follow the link to register for dinner attendance. In order to support our early career and student Statisticians community, we have decided to provide a discount, you can find the details in the registration page.
Our Sponsors:
Thank you to our sponsors that make this event this possible, especially in this chaotic year! If your organisation can sponsor a small amount, we would appreciate this. All sponsor logos will be displayed in the J.B. Douglas programme.
Gold Sponsors
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Sponsors
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Business School, Business Analytics Research
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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School of Mathematics and Statistics
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National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia
Any questions, please feel free to contact: secretary.nswbranch@statsoc.org.au.