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Upcoming Events: Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce our annual chapter meeting will be held on Friday, April 17th, 2026 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM. This is the same venue as last year, and we're looking forward to their beautiful rooms and delicious (and ample) food.
This year's meeting will include:
- Keynote speaker (stay tuned for more details)
- 2 sessions of talks
- Student poster session and competition
- Visioning session
- Election of officers
Registration will open February 15th. Keep your eye on this page for a link to register.
We invite professionals working in statistics and data analytics to submit proposals for a 20-30 minute talk. We are accepting proposals from chapter members and other members of the community on topics related to theoretical or applied statistics and data analytics.
We also invite students to submit proposals for a poster presentation. Student presenters whose posters are accepted for display will receive a reduced registration fee. The best poster, as judged by a panel of professional statisticians, will be awarded a $75 cash prize.
- Submission deadline: March 2nd
- Submit proposals here
- Notification of decision: March 16th
Please save the date: April 17th, 2026. We're looking forward to an engaging meeting.
2025 Year in Review
2025 was an active year for the Albuquerque Chapter. On April 4 we held our annual chapter meeting at the Indian Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM. The morning consisted of a short course on statistics and machine learning taught by Drs. Alex Foss and Kurtis Shuler of Sandia National Laboratories. In the afternoon, attendees participated in a hackathon where we developed statistical and machine learning models for predicting epileptic seizures. The project was based on a problem and dataset provided by Dr. Sam McKenzie from the University of New Mexico Department of Neurosciences. During the business meeting, Devin Francom stepped down as President, Audrey McCombs moved from the position of Vice President to President, Leslie Gains-Germain was elected Vice President, Kelli Kasper was re-elected as Treasurer, and Justin Strait was re-elected as Secretary. Adah Zhang continues as Chapter Representative to ASA.
On April 12 the Chapter sponsored a special award, “Excellent Use of Statistics,” at the New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair hosted by New Mexico Tech in Soccoro, NM. A four-person team of chapter officers and chapter members awarded first-, second-, and third-place prizes with monetary values of $100, $75, and $50 to high school students participating in the fair.
The Chapter hosted two social events this year: a hike near Santa Fe, NM in the Spring, and an evening at an Isotopes baseball game in Albuquerque in June. The events were attended by a small but enthusiastic mix of chapter officers and chapter members.
On October 16th the Chapter hosted a Fall Mentoring Panel for graduate and undergraduate students interested in a career in statistics and/or data science. Our panelists were Mark Montoya, MPH; Tom Stockton, PhD; and Carol A. Gotway Crawford, Ph.D, and the panel was moderated by Chapter President Audrey McCombs, PhD. Representing diverse career stages and career paths, the panelists discussed the current job market, what employers are looking for in job candidates, challenges and opportunities presented by developments in AI, and the type of work they do on a day-to-day basis. A thought-provoking question-and-answer session and a lively pizza social followed the moderated discussion.
We thank everyone who supported us during 2025, and look forward to a lively and productive 2026.
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