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# Statistical Society of Australia<br> Victorian & Tasmanian Branch
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## June Mentoring Event
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### 18 June 2024
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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/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html
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# Welcome!

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# Acknowledgement of Country

<br><br>

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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.

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# 👋 SSA Vic & Tas Council 2024

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**President**  
Alun Pope  
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**Vice-President**  
Inge Koch  
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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**  
Stelios Georgiou  
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**ECSS Rep**  
Chris Selman  
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**Deputy Treasurer**  
Anna Wilkinson  
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**Industry Rep**  
Patrick Robotham  
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**Membership Officer**  
Swen Kuh  
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**Tasmanian Rep**  
Paul Burch  
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**Tonight's event organisers are Chris, Elena and Inge.**
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#  Statistical Society of Australia <br> .f2.color-secondary[Victorian & Tasmanian Branch]

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The Great Australian <br>Statisticians T-Shirt

<img src="images/ssa-tshirts.png" width="300px">

.f4[[Designed by Ben Harrap](https://benharrap.com/post/2020-12-02-tshirt-competition/)]

<i class="fas fa-shopping-cart"></i> .f4[Buy at https://www.statsoc.org.au/SSA-T-Shirt]

.f6[Proceeds used to support early career statisticians.]
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<br>
<i class="fa fa-link color-secondary"></i>  [www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria](https://www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria)
<br>
<i class="fa fa-envelope color-secondary"></i> [vic.branch@statsoc.org.au](mailto:vic.branch@statsoc.org.au) <br><i class="fa fa-envelope color-primary"></i> [eo@statsoc.org.au](mailto:eo@statsoc.org.au)

<br><Br>
<i class="fab fa-linkedin color-secondary animated bounce"></i> [SSA Victoria and Tasmania](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ssa-victoria-and-tasmania/)  
  <br>
<i class="fab fa-meetup color-secondary"></i> [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 given here with the proceeds going to support early career statisticians

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# Membership

* **Join SSA Vic & Tas!**
  * SSA membership is only $20 for students 
  * Full membership is $265 annually 
  * [Recent graduates, ABS employees, and retired members are eligible for discounts](https://statsoc.org.au/Forum-general-topics/12893603)!
  * Benefits: https://www.statsoc.org.au/page-1075427
  
  
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# Upcoming events

- <i class="fas fa-calendar"></i> **Tuesday 16 July** <br><br> *Seminar on Explainable AI with Dr Carolyn Huston* <br>
Both in-person and online, Monash University Caufield.

<br>

- <i class="fas fa-calendar"></i> **Tuesday 20 August** <br><br> *Seminar on Causal Inference in Machine Learning with Dr Daisy Shepherd* <br>
Both in-person and online, RMIT University CBD.

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# Schedule

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| Time | Activity |
| ----- | ----- |
| 6:10 | Intro slides |
| 6:15 | Mentor introductions |
| 6:30 | First round |
| 6:40 | Second round |
| ...  | ... | 
| 7:40 | Last round |
| 7:50 | Wrap up and general mingling|
| 8:30 | Room booking ends

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Instructions
- One mentor, max 4 mentees per table
- Chat for 10 minutes, then mentors will move to next table

Catering

- Finger food will be served
- Each attendee gets one drink voucher (worth up to $10)
]

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# Mentor introductions

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**Kristy Butler**  
Lead Data Scientist, Country Fire Authority  
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**Mabel Chen**  
Senior Policy Officer and Data Analyst, Victorian Department of Education  
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**Yang Chen**  
Senior Data Scientist, Department of Transport and Planning  
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**Stelios Georgiou**  
Associate Professor, RMIT University  
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**Lyle C. Gurrin**  
 Professor of Biostatistics, University of Melbourne  
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**Rebecca Harding**  
Clinical Trial Statistician, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research  
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**Xiaochi Liu**  
Senior Spatial Data Analyst, Environment Protection Authority  
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**Laleh Tafakori**  
Senior Lecturer, RMIT University  
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# Let's get networking!

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Some questions to get you started

- What made you pursue a career in stats/data science?

- What did you study and what skills from those studies do you use in your work?

- What do you most like/dislike about your work?

- What does a typical work day look like for you?

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# Thank you for attending!

You may now mingle with your fellow attendees. Room booking ends at 8:30 pm.

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Statistical Society of Australia
Victorian & Tasmanian Branch

June Mentoring Event

18 June 2024

1

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Welcome!

2

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

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.

3

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

👋 SSA Vic & Tas Council 2024

President
Alun Pope

Vice-President
Inge Koch

Secretary
Elena Tartaglia
@elena_tartaglia

Treasurer
Rick Tankard
@RickTankard

Membership Officer
Dennis Leung

Communication Officer
Stelios Georgiou

ECSS Rep
Chris Selman

Deputy Treasurer
Anna Wilkinson
@AnnaLWil

Industry Rep
Patrick Robotham
@PatrickRobotham

Membership Officer
Swen Kuh
@swenkuh

Tasmanian Rep
Paul Burch

Tonight's event organisers are Chris, Elena and Inge.

4

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Statistical Society of Australia
Victorian & Tasmanian Branch

The Great Australian
Statisticians T-Shirt

Designed by Ben Harrap

Buy at https://www.statsoc.org.au/SSA-T-Shirt

Proceeds used to support early career statisticians.

www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria
vic.branch@statsoc.org.au
eo@statsoc.org.au

SSA Victoria and Tasmania

bit.ly/ssavic-meetup

5

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 given here with the proceeds going to support early career statisticians

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Membership

Join SSA Vic & Tas!
- SSA membership is only $20 for students
- Full membership is $265 annually
- Recent graduates, ABS employees, and retired members are eligible for discounts!
- Benefits: https://www.statsoc.org.au/page-1075427

6

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Upcoming events

Tuesday 16 July

Seminar on Explainable AI with Dr Carolyn Huston
Both in-person and online, Monash University Caufield.

Tuesday 20 August

Seminar on Causal Inference in Machine Learning with Dr Daisy Shepherd
Both in-person and online, RMIT University CBD.

7

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Schedule

Time	Activity
6:10	Intro slides
6:15	Mentor introductions
6:30	First round
6:40	Second round
...	...
7:40	Last round
7:50	Wrap up and general mingling
8:30	Room booking ends

Instructions

One mentor, max 4 mentees per table
Chat for 10 minutes, then mentors will move to next table

Catering

Finger food will be served
Each attendee gets one drink voucher (worth up to $10)

8

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Mentor introductions

Kristy Butler
Lead Data Scientist, Country Fire Authority

Mabel Chen
Senior Policy Officer and Data Analyst, Victorian Department of Education

Yang Chen
Senior Data Scientist, Department of Transport and Planning

Stelios Georgiou
Associate Professor, RMIT University

Lyle C. Gurrin
Professor of Biostatistics, University of Melbourne

Rebecca Harding
Clinical Trial Statistician, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Xiaochi Liu
Senior Spatial Data Analyst, Environment Protection Authority

Laleh Tafakori
Senior Lecturer, RMIT University

]

9

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Let's get networking!

10:00

Some questions to get you started

What made you pursue a career in stats/data science?

What did you study and what skills from those studies do you use in your work?

What do you most like/dislike about your work?

What does a typical work day look like for you?

10

Timer: click to start/stop, esc to reset

These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2024-06-18-mentoring-event.html

Thank you for attending!

You may now mingle with your fellow attendees. Room booking ends at 8:30 pm.

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Welcome!

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