Statistical Society of Australia
Victorian & Tasmanian Branch
September Event
19th Sept 2023
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
Welcome!
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Acknowledgement of Country
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.
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
👋 SSA Vic & Tas Council 2023
Ben Harrap
@BHarrap
Emi Tanaka
@statsgen
Elena Tartaglia
@elena_tartaglia
Rick Tankard
@RickTankard
Dennis Leung
Cameron Patrick
@camjpatrick
Melissa Middleton
@MK_Middleton
Alun Pope
Anna Wilkinson
@AnnaLWil
Benjamin Wee
@BenwWee
Patrick Robotham
@PatrickRobotham
Swen Kuh
@swenkuh
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
Statistical Society of Australia
Victorian & Tasmanian Branch
The Great Australian
Statisticians T-Shirt
Buy at https://www.statsoc.org.au/SSA-T-Shirt
Proceeds used to support early career statisticians.
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
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?
Email the current EDI committee chair: jessica.kasza@monash.edu
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
Upcoming events
- Tuesday 14th October
Belz Lecture with Professor Inge Koch: Mathematics, Statistics and Gender
Registrations now open.
Belz Dinner to follow: University House at the Woodward
- Tuesday 21st November
Panel discussion on the role of Statisticians in Society
More details on panelists and location to come. Save the date!
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
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 & Tas!:
- SSA membership is $20 only for students
- Full membership is $250 or $240 for automatic renewal
- Recent graduates are eligible for discounts!
- Benefits: https://www.statsoc.org.au/page-1075427
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
🥇 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.
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
SSA Community Slack
These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2023-09-19-event.html
Early Career and Student Statistician Showcase
Floyd Everest Monash University
Dr Rheanna Mainzer Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Naryman Tarvand Biarri
Ximena Camacho Univeristy of New South Wales
Dr Damian Pavlyshyn Burnet Institute
Thanks to Melissa Middleton (Event Coordinator)
and
Ben Wee and Ben Harrap (Deputy Event Coordinators)