The Royal Statistical Society is hosting a virtual meetup for Statisticians for Society volunteers, hosted by Rob Mastrodomenico, chair of Statisticians for Society.
The aim of this event is to bring together past and current volunteers to share experiences, learnings and good practices. The session is a chance to connect with other volunteers who have carried out or in the process of delivering individual projects for charitable organisations.
There will be short presentations from volunteers about their completed projects along with opportunities for questions, and themed rapid-fire talks to encourage discussions about the many facets of projects.
If you are a fellow of the RSS interested in volunteering for Statisticians for Society, this is a chance to learn more about our projects and support available for volunteers.
This event will be hosted live on Microsoft Teams, but registration is required. Joining instructions will be sent to registered delegates nearer the time.
Programme:
13:00 - 13:10: Welcome and introductions
Rob Mastrodomenico, chair of Statisticians for Society
13:10 – 13:25: Working with a challenging charity system
Mark Greenberg, Data Science Director at Vocalink, a Mastercard company
Mark is a Data Science Director and is responsible for Vocalink’s team of data scientists and data analysts. Using a range of analytical techniques we classify, summarise and predict payment trends for the UK banks, Government, regulators, businesses and other interested parties.
13:25 – 13:40: Working on Diversity Data.
Bella Image, Oxfordshire County Council
Bella started her career as a statistician fast streamer in the Office for National Statistics and then moved to the Department for Work and Pensions where she specialised in modelling and forecasting. She has worked for Oxford City Council and Oxford University, and is now team leader of the Data Analysis team at Oxfordshire County Council.
13:40 – 13:50: Questions for the audience
13:50 – 14:05: Rapid fire session
14:05 – 14:30: Questions for the audience