Upcoming Events

2025 ASA ICHPS Conference (International Conference on Health Policy Statistics): Statistical Innovation to Improve Health Equity

Event Date:
Monday, January 6, 2025 to Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Event Type:
Affiliate Award Fund Eligible, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
San Diego, California

United States
Throughout the last 20+ years, the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics—organized by the Health Policy Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association—has played a vital role in the dissemination of health policy (and health services) statistics. The conference provides a... more

NISS AI, Statistics and Data Science in Practice Webinar: Victor Lo & Victor Chen - Causal AI in Business Practices

Event Date:
Friday, January 24, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview This webinar will explore the growing role of causal AI in uncovering cause-and-effect relationships within complex systems. The session will highlight how causal AI differs from traditional predictive models, emphasizing its potential to improve decision-making across various domains.... more

COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Communication of Statistics

Event Date:
Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Join us for the COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar, focusing on leadership in communication of Statistics! With the increasing attention and public debate on AI, influential leaders will share their unique experience, vision and suggestions on how to effectively communicate and convey the impact and... more

NISS AI, Statistics & Data Science in Practice: Frank Wei Talk on Large Language Models: Transforming AI Architectures and Operational Paradigms

Event Date:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:

United States
Join us for an engaging talk by Frank Wei, AI/ML Leaderand Practitioner at General Motors. The presentation, "Large Language Models: Transforming AI Architectures and Operational Paradigms," will explore the evolution of LLMs, their groundbreaking architecture, and their transformative impact on... more

COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Making an Impact on Public Health Through Statistical Leadership

Event Date:
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 12:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted, NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Zoom Webinar

United States
Description: This webinar will feature insights from distinguished panelists who have leveraged their statistical expertise to drive meaningful change in public health. The discussion will explore how leaders in the field of biostatistics make critical decisions about impactful projects, navigate... more

S3: Ingram Olkin Forum on Addressing the Opioid Crisis with Statistical Methodology

Event Date:
Spring 2025 - Details Coming Soon!
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:

United States
Overview How can statisticians and data scientists play a role in addressing the vast ongoing opioid epidemic? The opioid crisis has become one of the most pressing public health emergencies of our time, devastating communities across the globe. This new Ingram Olkin Forum aims to address the... more

S3 Ingram Olkin Forum: Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates Across the USA

Event Date:
Event Date TBD - Details Coming Soon!
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:

United States
Overview The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) as part of the Statistics Serving Society (S3) series, presents a new Ingram Olkin Forum that will focus on the critical issue of maternal mortality in the United States. Despite significant medical advancements, the U.S. continues to... more
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