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For statisticians interested in getting more engaged in gun violence research, with current experts in the field -- this workshop is for you!   

 

The Inaugural Ingram Olkin Forum: Gun Violence - The Statistical Issues workshop will explore the role of statistics and data science in advancing our understanding of gun violence.  Firearm homicides surpassed 14,000 in 2016.  Statistics should have a prominent role in analyzing gun violence data, evaluating gun violence interventions, and developing the evidence base to support policy making on this issue.  

When:  June 26-27, 2019 at the ASA headquarters, Alexandria, VA. 

Discussions will include analyses of trends in gun violence, new sources of gun violence data, gun crime investigations, police shootings, effect of laws on gun violence, firearm forensics, and illegal gun markets. Presenters include statisticians, economists, and criminologists conducting research on gun violence. 

If you wish to attend, please register here and indicate your interest in participating. 

If you cannot attend, but wish to support this series of Forums, Statistics Serving Society, named in honor of Ingram Olkin, then visit the NISS website and click on Donate.

Thank you!  

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James (Jim) Rosenberger
Director, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Statistics
Penn State University

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Very happy to learn about this workshop, and sad that my schedule prevents attending.
Instead, let me contribute the following article to the discussion: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/uncommon-ground/
The article reports on collaboration between gun rights advocates and a public health researcher to prevent suicides by gun. It is an excellent example of how two sides can meet, be open to each other's viewpoints, and find a way to work together for the common good.

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Alicia Toledano
President
Biostatistics Consulting, LLC
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-03-2019 11:07
From: James Rosenberger
Subject: Gun Violence Forum - The Statistical Issues - June 26-27

For statisticians interested in getting more engaged in gun violence research, with current experts in the field -- this workshop is for you!   

 

The Inaugural Ingram Olkin Forum: Gun Violence - The Statistical Issues workshop will explore the role of statistics and data science in advancing our understanding of gun violence.  Firearm homicides surpassed 14,000 in 2016.  Statistics should have a prominent role in analyzing gun violence data, evaluating gun violence interventions, and developing the evidence base to support policy making on this issue.  

When:  June 26-27, 2019 at the ASA headquarters, Alexandria, VA. 

Discussions will include analyses of trends in gun violence, new sources of gun violence data, gun crime investigations, police shootings, effect of laws on gun violence, firearm forensics, and illegal gun markets. Presenters include statisticians, economists, and criminologists conducting research on gun violence. 

If you wish to attend, please register here and indicate your interest in participating. 

If you cannot attend, but wish to support this series of Forums, Statistics Serving Society, named in honor of Ingram Olkin, then visit the NISS website and click on Donate.

Thank you!  

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James (Jim) Rosenberger
Director, National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Statistics
Penn State University

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