Diversity Workshop and Mentoring Program at the Joint Statistical Meetings

多样性研讨会和指导计划将于2019年7月28日至31日在科罗拉多会议中心的联合统计会议（JSM）上举行。该项目将历史上代表性不足的本科生、研究生、博士后和早期职业专业人士与学术界、政府和私营部门的更高级统计学家聚集在一起，进行指导、建立网络、领导能力和技能发展。本次研讨会的最终目标是培养持久的师徒关系，并为不同背景的统计学家和数据科学家的职业成功做好准备。该计划将包括会议期间的信息会议，小组讨论和一对一的导师/学员对会议。会议的主要主题是发展领导者、发展社区和确保职业多样化。参与者将有机会参加平行会议，主题包括职业成功：技巧和陷阱，研究生学业成功，有效的演讲技巧，战略网络和发展成功的师徒关系。会议将以主题演讲和大卫·布莱克威尔诞辰100周年庆祝活动结束。该项目由美国统计协会的少数族裔统计委员会组织，并由一个讲习班规划委员会提供额外支持。研讨会的网站是https://community.amstat.org/cmis/events/dwmp/dwmp2019This，该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Diversity Workshop and Mentoring Program will be held July 28-31, 2019 at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) at the Colorado Convention Center. The program brings historically-underrepresented undergraduates, graduates, post-docs, and early career professionals together with more senior statisticians in academia, government, and the private sector for mentoring, networking, and leadership and skills development. The ultimate objective of this workshop is to foster enduring mentoring relationships and prepare statisticians and data scientists of diverse backgrounds for career success.The program will include information sessions, small group discussions and one-on-one meetings of mentor/mentee pairs during the conference. The overarching theme for the sessions is Developing Leaders, Growing Community, and Ensuring a Diverse Profession. Participants will have an opportunity to participate in parallel sessions on topics such as Career Success: Tips and Traps, Graduate School Success, Effective Presentation Skills, Strategic Networking, and Developing Successful Mentoring Relationships. The program will conclude with a Keynote address and a 100th Birthday Celebration of David Blackwell. The program is organized by the American Statistical Association's Committee on Minorities in Statistics with additional support provided by a workshop planning committee. The workshop website is https://community.amstat.org/cmis/events/dwmp/dwmp2019This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.