Dear Colleague,
The Department of
Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of
Biostatistics and Epidemiology of the
University of Massachusetts-Amherst are
excited to co-host the 32nd annual New
England Statistics Symposium (NESS) on Saturday,
April 13-14, 2018: https://symposium.nestat.org/index.html
The theme of NESS 2018 is “Data - Science - Society”,
reflecting the growing role that data
and statistical sciences are playing in shaping
and improving society.
We invite submissions from student
authors for the IBM Student Paper Competition and
the MassMutual Student Poster Competition. Abstract submissions
for the student paper and poster competitions are due March
26, 2018. The cost of the conference is free to students
who present and only $20 for students who do not present:
https://symposium.nestat.org/call-for-participation.html
Additionally, a set of short courses will
be offered on Friday, April 13th, on a range of topics including
Bayesian modeling using Stan (taught by Stan core developers),
causal inference, patient-reported outcomes, and more. For more
information, please check
https://symposium.nestat.org/short-courses.html
We hope that you will register to
attend this year’s conference, and that you will encourage
your students and colleagues to do the same. We look forward
to seeing you in April!
Sincerely,
