15th IMS New Researchers Conference

本次会议将于2013年8月1日至3日在蒙特利尔数学研究中心举行，为期三天。该提案描述了第15届新研究人员会议的计划，该会议是在数理统计研究所（IMS）主持下为初级研究人员组织和举办的一系列会议。主要目标是为统计和概率领域的新研究人员提供一个急需的交流场所。本次会议将于2013年8月1日至3日在蒙特利尔数学研究中心举行，为期三天。会议将紧接联合统计会议（JSM）举行。参与者将是在过去五年内获得博士学位或预计在同一年内获得学位的统计学家和概率学家。每位参与者将做一个简短的说明性演讲和一张海报。主题将涵盖统计和概率的各个领域，从理论和方法到应用。资深讲者将在全体会议上发表演讲以激发灵感，并参加四个讨论小组，讨论对开始学术/研究生涯的年轻人至关重要的主题：教学、指导、出版和资助。这个会议系列的明确目的是培训未来的领导者和工人在统计和概率。在帮助建立新研究人员网络的过程中，它为未来的合作以及思想和知识的非正式交流奠定了基础。它对于在统计和概率领域内建立专业凝聚力以及为研究开辟新领域也至关重要。与自己研究专业领域以外的人见面，了解他们的研究，有助于对研究有更全面的看法，这在担任编辑职位和其他专业服务活动时很重要。会议吸引了不同背景和国籍的与会者，明确鼓励代表性不足的群体（妇女、少数民族和残疾人）参加。会议网址为http://www.math.mcgill.ca/nrc2013。

The proposed meeting will take place over three days, August 1-3, 2013, at the Centre de recherches mathematiques in Montreal.This proposal describes plans for the 15th New Researchers Conference, a conference series organized by and held for junior researchers under the auspices of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). The primary objective is to provide a much needed venue for interaction among new researchers in statistics and probability. The proposed meeting will take place over three days, August 1-3, 2013, at the Centre de recherches mathematiques in Montreal. The meeting will be held immediately preceding the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM). Participants will be statisticians and probabilists who have received their Ph.D. within the past five years or are expecting to receive their degree within the same year. Each participant will present a short expository talk and a poster. Topics will cover a variety of areas in statistics and probability, from theory and methods to applications. Senior speakers will give plenary talks for inspiration and take part in four discussion panels covering topics of importance for young people embarking on an academic/research career: teaching, mentoring, publishing and funding. This conference series is explicitly aimed at training the future leaders and workers in statistics and probability. In helping to create networks of new researchers, it lays the groundwork for future collaboration and informal exchange of ideas and knowledge. It is also critical for building professional cohesion within the fields of statistics and probability and setting new frontiers for research. Meeting people outside of one's research specialty area, and learning about their research, favors a more comprehensive view of research, which is important when taking editor positions and other professional service activities. The conference attracts participants with different backgrounds and nationalities, and underrepresented groups (women, minorities and people with disabilities) are explicitly encouraged to attend. The conference website is available at http://www.math.mcgill.ca/nrc2013.