Statistical Society of Australia Victorian & Tasmanian Branch

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# Statistical Society of Australia Victorian & Tasmanian Branch
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## August Event
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### 15th Aug 2023
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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/2023-08-15-event.html
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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 and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation 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 & Tas Council 2023

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**President** 
Ben Harrap 
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**Vice-President** 
Emi Tanaka 
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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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**Communication Officer** 
Cameron Patrick 
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**ECSS Rep** 
Melissa Middleton 
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**Deputy Secretary** 
Alun Pope 
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**Deputy Treasurer** 
Anna Wilkinson 
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**Deputy Membership Officer** 
Benjamin Wee 
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**Industry Rep** 
Patrick Robotham 
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**Membership Officer** 
Swen Kuh 
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# Statistical Society of Australia .f2.color-secondary[Victorian & Tasmanian 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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# Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

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Scan the QR code for more info

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The SSA is committed to ensuring that our Society is inclusive,
welcoming, and accessible to all.

If you’re enthusiastic about equity, driven by diversity, and
interested in inclusion, WE WANT YOU!

**Want to contribute? Have an EDI issue you’d like the Society to consider?**

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# Upcoming events

- **Tuesday 19th September** *Early Career Showcase* 
Both in-person and online, location details TBC.

- **Tuesday 14th October** *Belz Lecture with Professor Inge Koch* 
More details on the topic and dinner to come. Save the date!

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# Funding and Membership

* **ASC2023 funding scheme: congratulations to the recipients!**
  * Daisy Shepherd, Ehsan Rezaei, Harriet Mason
  * Jeyamalar Rathnam, Lakma Gunarathne, Melissa Middleton
  * See you at ASC/OZCOTS2023!

* **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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#  🥇 Di Cook Award

brought to you by the _SSA Victorian and Tasmanian Branch_

* This is an **open-source statistical software award** open to students of Victorian and Tasmanian institutes.

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https://statsocaus.github.io/dicook-award/
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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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## Applications in long-term forecasting, derivatives valuation, anomaly detection, and machine learning

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### &nbsp;**Dr Zili Zhu**

&nbsp;*Director of RiskLab at CSIRO*

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Thanks to **Elena Tartaglia** (Event Coordinator)
 and **Patrick Robotham, Alun Pope, Ben Harrap** (Deputy Event Coordinators) and Professor Inge Koch.

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