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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### 20 August 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/2024-08-20-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 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 also to the traditional owners of the lands from which people in our livestream are joining.

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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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**Communications Officer** 
Stelios Georgiou 
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**ECSS Rep** 
Chris Selman 
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**Industry Rep** 
Patrick Robotham 
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**Tasmanian Rep** 
Paul Burch 
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**Deputy Treasurer** 
Anna Wilkinson 
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**Membership Officer** 
Swen Kuh 
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**Deputy Communications Officer** 
Alexander Ek 
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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)

[SSA Victoria and Tasmania](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ssa-victoria-and-tasmania/) 
 
 [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

- **Thursday 5 September** *Social Event -- Bowling 🎳* 
Melbourne CBD: Kingpin Crown Bowling, dinner at Belgian Beer Cafe.

- **Tuesday 17 September** *Sports modelling in the AFL with Dr Shane Richards* 
Both in-person and online, **CSIRO Hobart** and hub at RMIT Melbourne.

- **Tuesday 15 October** *Industry Showcase for Early Career and Student Statisticians* 
Location TBC

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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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## SSA Service Award 🎉🏆

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### &nbsp;&nbsp;**Professor Jessica Kasza**

&nbsp;*Jessica Kasza is a Professor in biostatistics in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and ex-President of the Statisical Society of Australia.*

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## Causal machine learning in health research

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### &nbsp;&nbsp;**Dr Daisy Shepherd**

&nbsp;*Dr Shepherd is a postdoctoral biostatistician and Galli Senior Research Fellow based at The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).*