Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch

# Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch
## July Event
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### 21st July 2022

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# Welcome!

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# Acknowledgement of Country

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We acknowledge that we are on the lands of the Wurundjeri people who have been custodians of this land for thousands of years, and acknowledge and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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# SSA Vic Council 2022

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**President** 
Emi Tanaka 
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**Vice-President** 
Ben Harrap 
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**Secretary** 
Elena Tartaglia 
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**Treasurer** 
Rick Tankard 
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**Membership Officer** 
Dennis Leung 
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**Comms Officer** 
Cameron Patrick 
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**Industry Rep** 
Patrick Robotham 
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**ECSS Rep** 
Melissa Middleton 
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**Deputy Secretary** 
Joanne Potts 
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**Deputy Treasurer** 
Elizabeth Korevaar 
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**Deputy Membership Officer** 
Swen Kuh 
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**Deputy Comms Officer** 
Belinda Maher 
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# Statistical Society of Australia .f2.color-secondary[Victorian Branch]

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The Great Australian Statisticians T-Shirt

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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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* You can find how to get in touch here, 
* in particular, if you want to get in touch with the Victorian Branch, please get in touch using the victorian email address
* I also want to remind you that the Society now has a T-shirt, and you can buy this in the link give here with the proceeds going to support early career statisticians

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# Workshop and Funding

* **Machine Learning with Python** 
 23-24 July 2023 Online https://www.statsoc.org.au/event-4880251

* **Up to $200 of financial support for SSA Vic members!** https://bit.ly/ssavic-funding-2022

* **Join SSA Vic!**:
  * SSA membership is $20 only for students 
  * Full membership is $250 or $240 for automatic renewal
  * Recent graduates may be eligible for transitional membership
  * Benefits: https://www.statsoc.org.au/page-1075427

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# SSA Community Slack

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# Call for dinner

We'll be heading to a nearby restaurant after the talk.

Let us know if you want to join!

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## Very Useful Engines: Engineering Data Science

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**Miles McBain**  
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

Thanks to:

* **Belinda Maher** (Event Coordinator)
* **Ben Harrap** (Deputy Event Coordinator)

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