On Thursday, September 7, 2023, CANSSI Quebec will host a Postdoc Day at Concordia University in Montreal and online. This networking opportunity for Quebec postdoctoral fellows is open to the entire statistical sciences community. It will feature eight 35-minute presentations of exciting research in statistical sciences by postdocs from around Quebec, followed by a reception. […]
CANSSI is happy to share this event, which can be used to fulfill the EDI requirement for CANSSI-supported researchers. Event Description The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University invites you to join an exciting discussion on the significance of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in STEM fields, with a particular focus on mathematics […]
Watch the Videos This event is past, but recordings of the sessions are available online: Keynote lecture (see description below) Panel discussion (see description below) Short talks (four presenters; see descriptions below) Lightning talks (15 presenters; see descriptions below) Conclusion (including announcement of meme contest winners) Connect with the Community The CANSSI Showcase is an […]
As part of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) program, CANSSI regularly organizes EDI workshops and training sessions for the statistical sciences community, often in partnership with Academic Impressions, a leading provider of leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher education. We invite you to join us for this […]
Florence Nightingale Day 2024 at Simon Fraser University is coming up! This one-day event is part of an international celebration that gives high school students, especially those from traditionally under-represented groups, a chance to explore educational and career opportunities in statistical sciences. It is named after Florence Nightingale, the widely known founder of modern nursing […]
As part of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) program, CANSSI regularly organizes EDI workshops and training sessions for the statistical sciences community, often in partnership with Academic Impressions, a leading provider of leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher education. We invite you to join us for this […]
Being, Training, and Employing Data Scientists: Wisdoms and Warnings from Harvard Data Science Review On March 21, 2024, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, will host a distinguished lecture with Xiao-Li Meng, Founding Editor of Harvard Data Science Review and one of […]
Join Us The Constance van Eeden seminar is a yearly event in which graduate students from the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Department of Statistics vote for their favourite statisticians. The winner is contacted by the organizing committee and invited to give a talk in the department’s seminar. The speaker spends one or two days […]
We are happy to announce that CANSSI Director Don Estep will be one of three invited speakers at “Embracing Equality in the Changing World of Statistics,” the International Statistical Institute (ISI) Women in Statistics Webinar #3, on April 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time. His talk on “Chipping Away at Equity” will […]
Join Us This one-day workshop on “Statistical Analysis of Network Data,” led by Eric Kolaczyk, professor of statistics at McGill University, is the second in the CANSSI Prairies Workshop Series in Data Science. Plan to attend on Monday, April 29, 2024, either online or in person at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. The […]
As part of its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) program, CANSSI regularly organizes EDI workshops and training sessions for the statistical sciences community, often in partnership with Academic Impressions, a leading provider of leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher education. We invite you to join us for this […]
CANSSI is proud to co-sponsor this year’s Ottawa Mathematics and Statistics Conference (OMSC 2024). The OMSC is organized by the University of Ottawa Mathematics and Statistics Graduate Students’ Association. It provides a venue for graduate students in mathematics and statistics to showcase their original research. Alongside the student talks, expert mathematicians from Canadian universities and […]