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: Management & analysis of client wellbeing data
Kim Barea, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (local equivalent of FCA & PRA) Senior IT Analyst
Kim Barea has been based within the IT department of the national financial services regulator for the past seven years. She has spent eight years working as a data analyst for a large international gaming company, where she provided remote and on-site statistical & product support to various international state lotteries.
13:25 – 13:40: Experience as a volunteer with Edinburgh World Heritage Trust
Faisal Zai, Director, Actuarial services, Peraspera Consulting
Faisal Zai is an actuary with over 20 years’ experience in the insurance and banking sector. He is also doing a DPhil in agro climate.
13:40 – 13:50: Questions for the audience
13:50 – 14:05: Rapid fire session
- Working on a short-term project – Red Rose Recovery
Alice Heaton, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Mental health outcome – Mosaic Clubhouse
Chris Barker, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University College London
- Working on a project on internationally – Belville Community Garden Trust
Sabeeha Mohammed - Senior Associate (Data Scientist) within the Data and Analytics team at PwC
- Maintaining relations after a project
Paul Kiff, Director of the Research Advice Service
- Working on a team of volunteers – Embrace Wigan and Leigh
David Loughlin, Senior Data Quality Analyst in HMRC
14:05 – 14:30: Questions for the audience