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举行的联合统计会议（JSM）上举行。该计划将历史上代表性不足的本科生，毕业生，博士后和早期职业专业人士与学术界，政府和私营部门的高级统计学家一起进行指导，网络，领导力和技能发展。本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，小组讨论以及会议期间导师/学员对的一对一会议。会议的首要主题是发展领导者，成长社区和确保多元化的职业。参与者将有机会参加平行会议的主题，如职业成功：提示和陷阱，研究生院的成功，有效的演讲技巧，战略网络，并发展成功的导师关系。该计划将以主题演讲和大卫布莱克威尔100岁生日庆祝活动结束。该方案由美国统计协会统计少数群体委员会组织，并由一个讲习班规划委员会提供额外支助。研讨会网站是https://community.amstat.org/cmis/events/dwmp/dwmp2019This奖反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为值得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的支持。

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.