Past Events
Event Date:
January 15, 2020 11-12:30 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Virtual Meet-up
Time: 11:00 am -12:15 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Using Zoom Video Conferencing Software
United States
Time: 11:00 am -12:15 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Using Zoom Video Conferencing Software
United States
The National Institute of Statistical Science (NISS) and Merck are sponsoring a Virtual Meet-Up on Adaptive Trials for Drug Development.
Adaptive clinical trials use accruing data to make changes in the ongoing trial. Changes based on early information can increase efficiency, by limiting resources... more
Event Date:
January 8, 2020 12-1 pm (ET)
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Virtual Meet-up
United States
United States
Government institutions have a unique mission when it comes to the data they collect as well as the importance of the research they engage in. In fact, the mission of the United States Census can be found in the United States constitution!
This event is the third in a series of Virtual Career... more
Event Date:
December 6, 2019 12:00 - 1:00 EDT
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Virtual Meet-up
United States
United States
Our apologies for the incorrect link in a recent email...
Here a the link to the NISS Second Virtual Government Career Fair
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In the March issue of the IMS Bulletin in 2014, Terry Speed advised his readers to Give Industry a Chance. Terry... more
Event Date:
Monday and Tuesday, November 25-26, 2019, 9-4:30 pm
Event Type:
Affiliate Award Fund Eligible, NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference and Training Center
Conference Room 9, Postal Square Building
1st Street, NE
Washington, District of Columbia, 20212-0001
United States
Conference Room 9, Postal Square Building
1st Street, NE
Washington, District of Columbia, 20212-0001
United States
R is a flexible, extensible statistical computing environment, but it is limited to single-core execution. Spark is a distributed computing environment which treats R as a first-class programming language. This course introduces data structures in R and their use in functional programming... more
Event Date:
November 19, 2019 - 12-2:00 pm (ET)
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Online Webinar
November 19, 2019 12-2:00 pm ET [9-11 am PT]
United States
November 19, 2019 12-2:00 pm ET [9-11 am PT]
United States
In 2017 the ASA published the statement, "The ASA's Statement on p-Values: Context, Process, and Purpose". Since that time, many statisticians have been thinking and writing about alternatives to the traditional p-value.
This work culminated in the publication of a special edition of The American... more
Event Date:
October 31, 2019 1 - 2 pm (ET)
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Virtual Meet-up
1:00 - 2:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time
United States
1:00 - 2:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time
United States
Research grants are important for career advancement and provide the protected time and resources necessary for statisticians in academia to pursue an independent area of research. But it can be challenging to figure out where to apply for a grant and how to write a strong proposal. Which... more
Event Date:
September 27, 2019 12-2 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Online Webinar
September 27, 2019 12-2:00 pm ET [9-11 am PT]
United States
September 27, 2019 12-2:00 pm ET [9-11 am PT]
United States
If you have been following the ongoing discussion of data science and the role of statistics in data science, or wondering about the increasing use of phrases like machine learning and artificial intelligence in the business world, you will definitely want to take advantage of a free webinar on... more
Event Date:
September 26, 2019 12:00 - 1:45 EDT
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Virtual Meet-up
United States
United States
Attention Job Seekers!
Are you on the job market? Or, is it time that you began thinking about next steps?
NISS has put together a low-stress, informative and conversational event with a handful of prospective employers in fields related to statistics.
NISS has invited experienced, senior... more
Event Date:
September 10, 2019 11-12:30 EDT
Event Type:
Affiliate Award Fund Eligible, NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
There has been increasing interest in subgroup analysis as part of drug development. There are a wide variety of motivations for such analysis, for example, finding subgroups with the best benefit-risk tradeoff, identifying super- or non-responders or subgroups with an unacceptable safety profile.... more
Event Date:
Sunday, July 28, 2019; 11:30 - 2 pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
Hyatt Regency Denver
Mineral Hall C
Denver, Colorado,
United States
Mineral Hall C
Denver, Colorado,
United States
This online registration is closed. If you wish to attend the luncheon, please send an email to rfreret@niss.org. Each year at JSM, NISS Affiliates get together for a luncheon. Each Affiliate is welcome to send one or two representatives to the luncheon. Typically the department head and the... more