Travel Support for the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute, August 2009, Durban, South Africa

美国统计协会将利用国家科学基金会的这一奖项作为美国与会者出席2009年8月16日至22日在南非德班举行的国际统计学会第五十七届会议的旅费赠款。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，会议范围广泛，涉及数千名统计人员感兴趣的应用程序。旅费赠款将提供部分支助，以支付从机构和非营利协会选出的个人的交通费用。该奖项的重点是鼓励年轻统计人员以及弱势群体的统计人员参加会议，并为他们提供机会。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。该委员会将由四名或四名以上的阿萨成员组成，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。以及妇女和少数民族。

The American Statistical Association (ASA) will use this NSF award as a travel grant for United States participants to attend the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) in Durban, South Africa from August 16-22, 2009. 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 a wide range sessions with applications of interest for thousands of statisticians. The travel grants will provide partial 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, as well as statisticians from disadvantaged groups, 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 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 four 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.