Travel Support for the 59th Session of the International Statistical Institute, Hong Kong

美国统计协会（阿萨）将利用NSF的这一奖项，为大约10名美国与会者提供旅费资助，以参加2013年8月25日至30日在香港举行的国际统计学会（ISI）第59届会议。 统计学会会议包括伯努利学会、国际官方统计协会、国际统计计算协会、国际调查统计学家协会和国际统计教育协会的会议。 因此，这是一个总括性会议，有数千名统计人员参加。 旅费赠款将为从各机构和非营利协会选出的个人提供支助，以支付交通费用。该奖项的一个重点是鼓励和提供机会，让年轻的统计人员参加会议。将通过阿萨成员出版物《Amstat News》和阿萨互联网主页通知与会者旅费补助的提供情况。将向大学和学院的统计和数学系发出通知，鼓励年轻的统计人员申请旅费补助金。将设立一个审查和甄选委员会，审查申请和甄选赠款接受者。 该委员会将由三名或更多阿萨成员组成，并将在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市的阿萨办公室召开会议。 将特别考虑最近获得博士学位的统计学家。统计学会世界统计大会网页：http://www.isi-web.org/about-isi/isi-wscs

The American Statistical Association (ASA) will use this NSF award as a travel grant for approximately 10 United States participants to attend the 59th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) in Hong Kong from August 25-30, 2013. 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 sessions of interest for thousands of statisticians. The travel grants will provide 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 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 statistics and mathematics 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 three 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.ISI World Statistics Congresses web page:http://www.isi-web.org/about-isi/isi-wscs