Overview:
Join us for the 2nd Ingram Olkin Forum (IOF) on Gun Violence: A Statistical Approach, where experts, researchers, policymakers, and activists converge to discuss the multifaceted issue of gun violence through a statistical lens. This workshop serves as a platform for sharing cutting-edge research, data-driven insights, and actionable strategies aimed at addressing one of society's most pressing challenges. Through a series of presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, participants will delve into various aspects of gun violence, including its prevalence, trends, underlying causes, and impacts on communities. By leveraging statistical methodologies and analytical approaches, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics surrounding gun violence and explore evidence-based solutions to mitigate its devastating effects.
Gun violence is a vexing problem in the U.S. which necessarily justifies this scrutiny. In honor of Ingram Olkin (1924-2016), a principal founder of NISS and an internationally prominent statistician whose work stressed the importance of statistical thinking in studying major societal problems, NISS is proud to be the sponsor of the Ingram Olkin S3 Forums.
Call for Presentations:
We are inviting additional presentations for the two-day virtual workshop, in addition to the invited speakers already on the Agenda. Speakers will have 15 minutes to present on related topics.
Please provide a title for your presentation, a 100-150 word abstract, and a list of authors with links to their bio-sketches:
Title:___ / Abstract:___ / Author(s):___ /
Please reach out to mglenn@niss.org if you are interested in submitting an abstract.
Registration Fees:
- NISS affiliates with a company email address, free and added to the Zoom speaker list.
- Speakers, no charge by sending them a speaker invitation
- General public $35.00
About the Ingram Olkin Forum: Statistics Serving Society (S3) Series
Ingram Olkin Forums (IOF) are a series of forums to honor the memory of Professor Ingram Olkin presented by the NISS IOF committee Statistics Serving Society (S3). Each forum focuses on a current societal issue that might benefit from new or renewed attention from the statistical community. The S3 Forums aim to bring the latest innovations in statistical methodology and data science into new research and public policy collaborations, working to accelerate the development of innovative approaches that impact societal problems. As the Forum will be the first time a particular group of experts will be gathered together to consider an issue, new energy, and synergy is expected to produce a flurry of new ideas and approaches.
Visit the IOF page for more information: https://www.niss.org/ingram-olkin-forums
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Lingzhou Xue
Penn State University
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