Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the NISS Forum on "Challenges in Modeling and Analyzing Maternal Health Data," as part of the S3 (Statistics Serving Society) Ingram Olkin Forum. The forum will be held in-person from October 15-16, 2026, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. It will consist of a mix of keynote sessions, single-track invited sessions on topics ranging from Data Sources to Environmental Factors, and a poster session. Registration fee waivers and travel awards are available for junior researchers. Additionally, Best Poster Awards will be presented to both junior researchers and non-junior participants. Further information about the Forum can be found at https://www.niss.org/events/s3-ingram-olkin-forum-challenges-modeling-and-analyzing-maternal-health-data.
Important Dates:
· August 1, 2026: Deadline for registration waiver and travel award application for junior researchers.
· August 15, 2026: Deadline for invited speaker registration and abstract submission.
· September 1, 2026: Deadline for contributed poster abstract submission.
· September 10, 2026: Early registration ends; regular registration begins.
· October 10, 2026: Regular registration ends.
We look forward to your participation!
Sincerely,
Organizing Committee:
Shili Lin, The Ohio State University, Chair
Cindy Anderson, The Ohio State University
Debashis Ghosh, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Hong Zhu, University of Virginia
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Hong Zhu,
Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science
Department of Public Health Sciences &
Faculty Director, Biostatistics and Population Science Shared Resource
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Virginia
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