Dear ASA Members,
Please consider purchasing a luncheon ticket at the JSM registration desk prior to Sunday to kickoff Session #SL01!
Date and Time: Sunday, July 29, 2018 from 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM (Vancouver Time)
SPAIG Committee Speaker with Lunch: "Some Thoughts on AIG from a Canadian Perspective"
Authors: Nancy Reid* and David Alexander Campbell (University of Toronto and Simon Fraser University)
Abstract: In 1999 the mathematical and statistical sciences community launched the research network Mitacs (The Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems), dedicated to advancing collaborations between industry, academia and government. In the years since then it has developed into a very large program funded by the federal government and 10 provincial governments -- the national delivery vehicle for industry research internships for postgraduate students in Canada, and admired and emulated around the world. Against this background we'll describe current activities in academic, industry and government collaborations at the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, and our experiences with Mitacs programs and with NSERC's Engage program. We will highlight some successes and failures, and seek feedback from the audience on how to sustain and grow these collaborations.
About the Speaker: Nancy Reid is University Professor and Canada Research Chair in Statistical Methodology at the University of Toronto. She is the director of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, which builds collaborations in science with statistical leadership. Reid was the President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and of the Statistical Society of Canada. Her research interests include statistical theory, likelihood inference, and design of studies. Professor Reid won the COPSS Presidents' Award, the Krieger–Nelson Prize, the Statistical Society of Canada Gold Medal, and the Statistical Society of Canada Distinguished Service Award. She is an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Royal Society of Canada, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, as well as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences.
Details: http://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2018/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=327127&utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=asa&_zs=WsiOe1&_zl=hmdq4
See you there!
Kelly
Chair, ASA SPAIG Committee