Travel Support for the 56th Session of the International Statistical Institute

美国统计协会(ASA)将使用这一NSF奖作为美国与会者参加2007年8月22日至29日在葡萄牙里斯本举行的国际统计研究所(ISI)第56届会议的旅费。ISI会议包括伯努利学会、国际官方统计协会(IAOS)、国际统计计算协会(IASC)、国际调查统计学家协会(IASS)和国际统计教育协会(IASE)的会议。因此，这是一个伞式会议，会议范围广泛，涉及数千名统计学家感兴趣的应用。旅费赠款将提供部分支助，以支付从各机构和非营利组织中挑选出来的个人的交通费。该奖项的重点是鼓励和提供机会，让年轻的统计学家和来自弱势群体的统计学家参加会议。参赛者将通过ASA的成员出版物Amstat News和互联网上的ASA主页获知可获得旅费补助金。将向大学和学院部门发出通知，鼓励年轻的统计人员申请旅行补助金。将成立一个审查和遴选委员会，负责审查申请和遴选获奖者。该委员会将由四名或更多的ASA成员组成，并将在ASA位于弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市的办公室召开会议。将特别考虑最近获得博士学位的统计学家S以及妇女和少数民族。

The American Statistical Association (ASA) will use this NSF award as a travel grant for United States participants to attend the 56th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) in Lisboa, Portugal from August 22-29, 2007. The ISI meeting includes the meetings of the Bernoulli Society, International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS), International Association for Statistical Computing (IASC), International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS), and the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). Thus it is an umbrella meeting with a wide range sessions with applications of interest for thousands of statisticians. The travel grants will provide partial support to defray transportation costs for individuals selected from institutions and non-profit associations. An emphasis of the award is to encourage and provide the opportunity for younger statisticians, as well as statisticians from disadvantaged groups, to participate in the meeting.Participants will be notified of the availability of the travel grant through Amstat News, a membership publication of the ASA, and on the ASA Home Page on the Internet. Notices will be provided to university and college departments to encourage younger statisticians to apply for the travel grant. A review and selection committee will be established to review the applications and select grantees. The committee will be comprised of four or more ASA members and will convene at the ASA office in Alexandria, Virginia. Special consideration will be given to statisticians who have recently received their Ph.D.'s and to women and minorities.