Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch

# Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch
## August Event
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### 3rd August 2021

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<img style="vertical-align:middle" src='images/logo/other/png_transparent/SSA_Monogram_Navy-White.png' height='40px'/> These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2021-08-event.html
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# Welcome! {{content}}

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# Acknowledgement of Country

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In the spirit of reconciliation the Statistical Society of Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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# SSA Vic Council 2021

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**President** 
Emi Tanaka]
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**Vice-President** 
Damjan Vukcevic]
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**Secretary** 
Ben Harrap]
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**Treasurer** 
Elizabeth Korevaar]
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**Communication Officer** 
Kevin Wang]
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**Membership Officer** 
Rheanna Mainzer]
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**ECSS Rep** 
Cameron Patrick]
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**Industry Rep** 
Patrick Robotham]
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**Deputy Secretary** 
Lidija Turkovic]
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**Deputy Treasurer** 
Hien Nguyen]
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**Deputy Communication Officer** 
Daniel Fryer]
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**Deputy Membership Officer** 
Lauren Kennedy]

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# Statistical Society of Australia .f2.color-secondary[Victorian Branch]

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The Great Australian Statisticians T-Shirt

Buy at http://bit.ly/ssa-tshirt

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 [www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria](https://www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria)
 
 [vic.branch@statsoc.org.au](mailto:vic.branch@statsoc.org.au) [eo@statsoc.org.au](mailto:eo@statsoc.org.au)

[@SSAVictoria](https://twitter.com/SsaVictoria) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [@StatSocAus](https://twitter.com/StatSocAus) 
 
 [bit.ly/ssavic-meetup](http://bit.ly/ssavic-meetup) 
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# July in-person events!

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Day 1 of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANZSC2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANZSC2021</a> hub in Victoria! Glad to see everyone and especially great to see fellow statisticians in person again! <a href="https://t.co/3xOtLiByxS">pic.twitter.com/3xOtLiByxS</a>&mdash; SSAVictoria (@SsaVictoria) <a href="https://twitter.com/SsaVictoria/status/1411863979882958850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2021</a></blockquote> 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A fantastic turnout for the Foreman lecture, when Prof. Zhang&#39;s delivered on graph sampling theory! Thanks for all who turned up today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANZSC2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANZSC2021</a> <a href="https://t.co/dfYQb9GF1v">pic.twitter.com/dfYQb9GF1v</a>&mdash; SSAVictoria (@SsaVictoria) <a href="https://twitter.com/SsaVictoria/status/1412317111158906880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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# SSA Membership Benefits

* Huge discounts in workshops! .f5[ Let the SSA CPD Committee know what workshop you want [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvGKKG1mZ7nG7uxeMam0LqBoUEmyFyYOiLfqnNUcBh5Ol3Iw/viewform).]
<details class="f5"><summary>Workshops since 2020</summary>
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<li>Machine Learning with Python (SSA Vic)</li>
<li>Introduction to Julia for Statistics and Data Science (SSA Vic)</li>
<li>Data Visualisation with R (SSA Vic)</li>
<li>Data Wrangling with R (SSA NSW)</li>
<li>Semiparametric regression with R (SSA NSW)</li>
<li>Version control using Git and RStudio (SSA)</li>
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* Member-only events! **Look out for the member-exclusive mentoring event in Sep!** 
 .f5[ Full list of events: https://www.statsoc.org.au/Events-listing]
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* [Fellowship funding support](https://www.statsoc.org.au/Fellowship-support), [PhD or Masters top-up scholarships](https://statsoc.org.au/top_ups), ...
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* And more!
  - https://www.statsoc.org.au/Membership-benefits
  - Student membership is only $20 per year.
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# SSA Vic Conference & Workshop Funding

* **Exclusive to SSA Vic members!**
* Funding of up to $250 to cover attendance at a conference or a workshop
* To apply for funding, complete the form [here ](https://forms.gle/oba1V6iZA7DdsjYf9) 
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* Congratulations to those who are already funded in 2021!

- Alysha De Livera
- Ben Harrap
- Daisy Shepherd
- Elizabeth Korevaar
- Ghazaleh Dashti
- Jiaxin Zhang
- Kevin Newman
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- Melissa Middleton
- Michael J Leach
- Peter Nguyen
- Ravindi Nanayakkara
- Rheanna Mainzer
- Rushani Wijesuriya
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# .f2[Can a digital, geospatially enhanced data ecosystem incorporate Indigenous defined protocols, principles and approaches to achieve data democracy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s?]
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**Darren Clinch**  
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Data Analytics Coordinator with the Indigenous Data Network  
The University of Melbourne

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* Darren Clinch is currently the Data Analytics Coordinator with the Indigenous Data Network at The University of Melbourne.  
* His role involves:
  * providing digital and geospatial solutions for research work being conducted by the Indigenous Data Network,
  * creation of digital infrastructure for storage, transformation, and translation of datasets that relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
* Previously Darren has worked for the Department of Health and Human Services, 
  * firstly in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing and
  * lastly in System Intelligence and Analytics providing Business Intelligence and Geospatial Support