The SRCOS Summer Research Conference in Statistics and Biostatistics

南方区域统计理事会是南方统计和生物统计方案的联合体。它目前在该地区16个州的45所大学设有成员项目。该补助金将提供研究生和本科生的旅行和参加第56届夏季研究会议（SRC）在统计和生物统计学在杰基尔岛别墅海边在杰基尔岛，格鲁吉亚在2021年10月3日至6日的支持。SRC是由SRCOS主办的年度会议。SRC的目的是鼓励统计和生物统计学当前研究思想的交流和相互理解，并为进一步的研究进展提供动力和方向。 该项目将以青年研究人员为重点，使他们有机会参加会议，并与该领域的领导人密切互动，这是在大型会议上不可能做到的。SRC对于研究生，本科生，孤立的统计学家和来自南部地区较小区域学校的教师来说特别有价值，这些学校的距离可行驶，而无需前往遥远的地点。发言者将提出正式的研究会谈，有足够的时间进行澄清，放大，并在小组中进一步进行非正式讨论。 根据该奖项提供的旅行支持，研究生将参加并在海报上展示他们的研究，由更有经验的研究人员进行审查。除了研究生的参与，第56届SRC还将包括第二届年度统计本科生研究经验（SURE），旨在鼓励来自代表性不足群体的本科生参与STEM领域的研究生教育和就业机会。 SURE将包括专门为本科生和本科生导师举办的活动，例如关于统计学职业机会的小组讨论，“真实的数据分析研讨会”，以及与当前统计学和生物统计学研究生的快速指导会议。该奖项提供的支持将支持SURE，并鼓励代表性不足的学生进入STEM领域，包括统计学或生物统计学，并提供培训以支持这一奋进。第56届统计研究委员会将加强统计和生物统计界作为一个整体的研究，并帮助弥合代表性不足的群体追求统计或生物统计的差距，特别是在南部地区的16个州。有关会议的更多信息可以在以下网站找到：https://www.srcos.org/conference.This奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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来支持。

The Southern Regional Council on Statistics is a consortium of statistics and biostatistics programs in the South. It currently has member programs at 45 universities in 16 states in the region. This grant will provide support for graduate and undergraduate students to travel and participate in the 56th Summer Research Conference (SRC) in statistics and biostatistics at Jekyll Island Villas by the Sea in Jekyll Island, Georgia on October 3-6, 2021. The SRC is an annual conference sponsored by the SRCOS. The purpose of the SRC is to encourage the interchange and mutual understanding of current research ideas in statistics and biostatistics, and to provide motivation and direction to further research progress. This project will focus on young researchers, giving them an opportunity to participate in the meeting and to interact closely with leaders in the field in a manner not possible at larger meetings. The SRC is particularly valuable for graduate students, undergraduate students, isolated statisticians, and faculty from smaller regional schools in the southern region at drivable distances without the cost of travel to distant venues. Speakers will present formal research talks with adequate time allowed for clarification, amplification, and further informal discussions in small groups.  Under the travel support provided by this award, graduate students will attend and present their research in posters to be reviewed by more experienced researchers. In addition to the graduate student participation, the 56th SRC will also include the second annual Statistical Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), a conference within a conference aimed to encourage the participation of undergraduate students from under-represented groups to pursue graduate education and career opportunities in STEM fields. SURE will include events specifically for undergraduate students and undergraduate mentors, such as a panel about career opportunities in statistics, a “Real Data Analytics Workshop,” and a speed-mentoring session with current statistics and biostatistics graduate students. The support provided by this award will support SURE and encourage under-represented students to enter STEM fields, including statistics or biostatistics, and provide training to support this endeavor. The 56th SRC will strengthen the research of the statistics and biostatistics community as a whole and help bridge the gap for under-represented groups to pursue statistics or biostatistics, particularly in the sixteen states of the Southern Region. More information about the conference can be found at: https://www.srcos.org/conference.This 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.