14th Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability

本提案介绍了第14届统计和概率新研究人员会议的计划，这是由数理统计研究所主办的一系列会议，由初级研究人员组织并为其举办。主要目标是为新研究人员之间的互动提供一个亟需的场所。拟议的会议将于2012年7月26日至28日在加利福尼亚州拉霍亚的加州大学圣地亚哥分校举行，为期三天。这次会议将在圣地亚哥市中心举行联合统计会议之前举行。参与者将是在过去五年内获得博士学位或预期在同一年内获得学位的统计学家和概率学家。每位参赛者将提交一份演讲或海报。主题将涵盖统计和概率的各个领域，从理论和方法到应用。高级讲者将在全体会议上发表演讲以寻求灵感，其他高级研究人员将参加讨论小组，讨论对年轻人从事学术/研究生涯至关重要的主题，如教学、指导、出版和资金。这一系列会议的明确目的是培训未来的领导者和工作者在统计和概率方面的知识。在帮助建立新的研究人员网络方面，它为未来的合作和非正式的思想和知识交流奠定了基础。它对专业凝聚力也是至关重要的，随着研究领域变得越来越专业化，这一点尤为重要。结识研究专业领域以外的人，了解他们的研究，有助于更全面地看待研究，这在担任编辑职位和其他专业服务活动时很重要。这次会议还吸引了不同背景和国籍的与会者，并明确鼓励代表人数较少的群体-妇女、少数民族和残疾人--参加。会议网站：http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~nrc2012/index.html

This proposal describes plans for the 14th Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability, a conference series sponsored by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), to be organized by and held for junior researchers. The primary objective is to provide a much needed venue for interaction among new researchers. The proposed meeting will take place over three days, July 26-28, 2012, at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California. The meeting will be held immediately preceding the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in downtown San Diego. Participants will be statisticians and probabilists who have received their Ph.D. within the past five years or are expecting to receive their degree within the same year. Each participant will present a talk or poster. Topics will cover a variety of areas in statistics and probability, from theory and methods to applications. Senior speakers will give plenary talks for inspiration and other senior researchers will take part in discussion panels covering topics of importance for young people embarking on an academic/research career, such as teaching, mentoring, publishing and funding.This conference series is explicitly aimed at training the future leaders and workers in statistics and probability. In helping to create networks of new researchers, it lays the groundwork for future collaboration and the informal exchange of ideas and knowledge. It is also critical for professional cohesion, which is particularly important as research fields become more and more specialized. Meeting people outside of one's research specialty area, and learning about their research, favors a more comprehensive view of research, which is important when taking editor positions and other professional service activities. The conference also attracts participants with different backgrounds and nationalities, and underrepresented groups --- women, minorities and people with disabilities --- are explicitly encouraged to attend.Conference website: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~nrc2012/index.html