Dear Colleagues and Students,
Registration is officially open for the 2026 ASA Midwest Regional Conference in Statistics and Data Science! Hosted by UMN's Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications (IRSA) and regional ASA chapters, we invite you to join us for two days of science and networking.
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Dates: May 28–29, 2026
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Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus
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Theme: Bridging Academia, Industry, and Society
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Conference Website.
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Early Bird Deadline: April 15, 2026
Call for Student Posters: We highly encourage undergraduate and graduate students to submit an abstract for the Poster Session!
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The priority deadline for poster submissions is March 16. However we will accept submissions on a rolling basis until April 01.
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Free Registration: All accepted student poster presenters will receive a promo code to waive their registration fee. Important: If you are submitting an abstract, please do NOT register until you receive your decision email.
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Poster Presentation Prizes will be awarded.
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Travel Grants: A limited number of travel awards are available to support students traveling.
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(Note: General student registration is temporarily capped to reserve space for poster presenters. If the student tier is full, please check back after March 25!)
Please share this announcement with your departments and students. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!
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Tianxi Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications (IRSA)
School of Statistics
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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