Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch

# Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch
## Belz Lecture
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### 20th October 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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**We are seeking expressions of interest for  joining the council in 2023!**

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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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# Funding and Membership

* **Up to $200 of financial support for SSA Vic members!** https://bit.ly/ssavic-funding-2022 E.g. for the SQL Workshop at https://statsoc.org.au/event-4912530

* **Join SSA Vic!**:
  * SSA membership is $20 only for students 
  * Full membership is $250 or $240 for automatic renewal
  * [Recent graduates are eligible for discounts](https://statsoc.org.au/Forum-general-topics/12893603)!
  * Benefits: https://www.statsoc.org.au/page-1075427

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# Future Events

* **15-17th November** Early Career and Student Statisticians Miniconference 2022

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https://ecssmini2022.netlify.app/
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* **15th November** "Enacting sovereign rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in official statistics and other data" by **Dr Kalinda Griffiths** https://www.statsoc.org.au/event-4986082 with a **social event** (details to come)

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**Save the Dates!**
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# 2022 Di Cook Award

* Our **open-source statistical software award** is open again!
* We are calling for submissions from students (or recent graduates) of Victorian or Tasmanian tertiary institutes
* Submissions close at **Fri 25th Nov 2022**
* Winner, announced in March 2023, will win $1,000
* Find more information at

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https://statsocaus.github.io/dicook-award/
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# SSA Community Slack

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# From counting blueberries to Chief Statistician: practicing the theory of statistics

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## **Dr Dina Nieger**

*Chief Statistician*

Social Research Centre

* **Emi Tanaka** (Event Coordinator)

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# Event Feedback

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