The Royal Statistical SocietyAdvancing the science and application of statistics, and promoting use and awareness for public benefit

Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

WelcomeJointly organised by:• University of Manchester School of Mathematics• RSS: Young Statisticians’ Section• RSS: Manchester Local Group

Membership open to anyone with an interest in statistics

• 7000 members

• 1500 members outside the United Kingdom

Benefits and services• Three peer-reviewed journals:

Series A: Statistics in SocietySeries B: Statistical MethodologySeries C: Applied Statistics

• Significance magazine

• Newsletter, web site, eNews

• Around 20 Local groups and 15 Sections and Study Groups

• Full voting rights in the Society elections

• Use of headquarters’ facilities

Over 100 meetings a year throughout the UK

Major international conference, usually annually

2010: over 300 delegates from more than 40 countries

RSS 2014 International Conference

• Plenary speakers including Peter Hall, Tim Harford and Terry Speed

• Over 25 invited sessions• Professional development workshops• Networking opportunities• Abstracts deadlines: 2 April (Contributed Talks),

30 June (Posters)• Early registration deadline: 30 May

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http://www.getstats.org.uk/

GradStat and CStat Status• GradStat = anyone with a degree with ‘sufficient’ stats

component

• CStat = GradStat + Relevant experience (5 years+)

• Benefits:

• Shows that statisticians (you) are professionals, akin to architects, doctors, engineers and lawyers.

• Measure of assurance to employers, contractors and collaborators of statisticians, and a mark of accomplishment to society at large.

Find out more www.rss.org.uk

Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

The YSS aims to unite statisticians in the early stages of their careers, acting as a central resource which supports, promotes, coordinates and provides a voice for all those within the YSS community.

Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

EventsWhen What Where More info3-4 April 2014 Survival Analysis for Junior

Researchers conferenceUniversity of Warwick warwick.ac.uk/survival

28 April - 01 May 2014

37th Annual Research Students' Conference in Probability and Statistics

University of Nottingham rsc2014.co.uk

7 May 2014 Sheffield Statistics Roadshow: Journals and Funding

Sheffield TBA

15 May 2014 Beyond the Two-arm RCT (joint with Primary Care SIG)

Leeds http://bit.ly/1fCmxeK

30 May 2014 YSS Funding Workshop 2014 – the Inside Scoop on Research Funding

RSS, Errol Street, London goo.gl/ppFGDA

30 May 2014 DEADLINE: Young Statisticians’ Writing Competition

http://goo.gl/CRCNLP

3-4 July 2014 Young Statisticians’ Meeting Bristol ysm2014.co.uk

1-4 Sept 2014 RSS 2014 International Conference Sheffield rssconference.org.uk

Venue: Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol

Registration fee before 15th April: £100 per person

Registration fee after 15th April: £115 per person

Accommodation (optional): £58/room/night

Now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations

www.ysm2014.co.uk

YSM 2014

Young Statisticians’ MeetingBristol, 3rd-4th July 2014

Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

NetworkingWebsite - www.rss.org.uk/yss

Mailing list – YOUNG-RSS through the JISCmail.ac.uk website

Facebook – Add RSS Young Statisticians’ Section as a friendor join the RSS Young Statisticians’ Section group!

Twitter – @statsyss

Email – Matt (Chair) matthew.sperrin@manchester.ac.uk Órlaith (Secretary) orlaith.burke@dph.ox.ac.uk

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