Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch

# Statistical Society of Australia Victorian Branch
## February Event
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### 21st February 2023

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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 Bunurong people and who have been custodians of this land for thousands of years, and acknowledge and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

We extend our welcome to also the traditional owners of the lands people in our livestream are joining from.

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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

* **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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# SSA Community Slack

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# Causal Inference in Econometrics & Health Sciences

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### **Dr Akanksha Negi**   
*Lecturer at the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics*   
Monash University

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### **A/Prof Margarita Moreno-Betancur**
*Co-Director of the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit*     
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute   
University of Melbourne
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Thanks to **Elena Tartaglia** (Event Coordinator)
 and **Melissa Middleton** (Deputy Event Coordinator).

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