Past Events
Event Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia, 20418
United States
2101 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia, 20418
United States
Overview
Ready or not, Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is here. The second AI Day for Federal Statistics workshop will be held April 30th, 2026, from 1-5 pm ET.
The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM), and the National... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Free Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Please Note: this event has already taken place, the webinar recording and news story will become available soon.
Overview
Join us for our next COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Esametry: Within-Individual Statistics of N-of-1 Trials and Single-Case Designs, featuring Dr. Christopher... more
Event Date:
Friday, April 10 - Sunday, April 12 2026, All day
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
UGA Innovation District, 210 Spring Street, Athens, GA, 30602
United States
United States
Overview
The Department of Statistics is excited to host UGA’s first-ever ASA DataFest, an engaging and fast-paced, weekend-long data analysis competition sponsored by the American Statistical Association (ASA).
Over the course of 48 hours, undergraduate and graduate students will work in... more
Event Date:
Friday, April 3, 2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Brooks Hall, Room 145
University of Georgia
Georgia,
United States
University of Georgia
Georgia,
United States
Featured Speaker:
Lars Peter Hansen, Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Agenda:
3:30 - 4:00pm - Arrival
4:00 - 4:05pm - Opening Remarks, Brooks Hall 145
4:05 - 5:00pm - Lecture, Dr. Lars Hansen, University of Chicago, Brooks Hall 145
5:00 - 5:30pm - Break
5:30 - 7:00pm - Dinner,... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Overview
Join us for the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar exploring how leaders in translational statistics and machine learning collaborate with clinical teams. This session highlights practical strategies for connecting analytical methods with real-world clinical needs. Participants will gain... more
Event Date:
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Department of Statistics
Brooks Hall - Room 145
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602,
United States
Brooks Hall - Room 145
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602,
United States
Download Flyer: UGA Clemson 2026 Flyer_0.pdf (136.78 KB)
Speaker:
Prof. Sujit K. Ghosh
Department of Statistics
NC State University
Title: Are We There Yet? A Probabilistic Journey to Global Optima
Abstract: Global optimization over non-convex landscapes is notoriously difficult—akin... more
Event Date:
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 4:00pm-6:00pm CT
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Overview:
The D³ (DFW Data Science and Statistics Day) poster competition provides an excellent platform for students and postdocs in data science, statistics/biostatistics, and business in the DFW area to present their research and connect with peers. This event welcomes both statisticians and... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Please note: this event has already taken place and the news story along with the recording will be shared here soon.
Overview
Join us for the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Analytic Design Theory, featuring Dr. Stephanie C. Hicks, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 8:00 am - 9:00 am ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Please note: this event has already taken place, you may find the news story and recording available here: https://www.niss.org/news/role-bayesian-statistics-age-ai-copss%E2%80%93...
Overview
The January 27, 2026, COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar, The Role of Bayesian Statistics in an Age of AI, will... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Online Zoom Webinar
United States
United States
Please note: this event has already taken place. A news story and recording of this session is available here: COPSS-NISS Leadership Insights from Professional Societies Journeys | National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Overview
Join us for an engaging COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar on “... more