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日在科罗拉多州会议中心举行的联合统计会议(JSM)上举行。该项目将历史上代表性不足的本科生、毕业生、博士后和职业生涯早期的专业人士，以及学术界、政府和私营部门的更多高级统计师聚集在一起，进行指导、网络以及领导力和技能发展。此次研讨会的最终目标是培养持久的指导关系，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。该计划将包括信息会议、小组讨论和会议期间导师/学员对的一对一会议。会议的首要主题是培养领导者，发展社区，并确保多样化的职业。学员将有机会参加关于职业成功：技巧和陷阱、研究生院的成功、有效的演讲技巧、战略网络和发展成功的指导关系等主题的平行会议。该节目将以主旨演讲和大卫·布莱克威尔的100岁生日庆祝活动结束。该计划由美国统计协会的少数群体统计委员会组织，并由研讨会规划委员会提供额外支持。研讨会网站是https://community.amstat.org/cmis/events/dwmp/dwmp2019This奖，反映了国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.