The Past, Present and Future of Edinburgh Statistics, An RSS Pre-Conference

Date: Wednesday 27 November 2024, 2.30PM - 7.30PM
Location: The Bayes Centre
The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT
Local Group Meeting
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In anticipation of the large RSS conference coming to Edinburgh in 2025, the Edinburgh RSS Local Group will be hosting a pre-conference, which highlights the past, present and future of statistics in Edinburgh. More specifically the past will showcase some of the hit speakers from RSS Edinburgh over the last few years, the present will be a panel of individuals working across Edinburgh in different forms of statistics and the future will host some early career researchers in a flash talks session. This will all be followed by the RSS Edinburgh AGM and a keynote speech.

Registration is required for this event.
 
Join the Edinburgh local group for a pre-conference highlighting the past, present and future of statistics in Edinburgh -- hosted in the The Bayes Centre, from 14:30 until 19:30 on November 27th 2024. Registration is required for this event.

The schedule for the event is below:
  • 14:30 - 15:30 The Past: For this session, two local group members will be presenting their work highlighting statistics and data visualisation.
  • 15:30 - 16:30 The Present: Looking at the topic of responsible science in tackling the climate crisis, this session will be a discussion panel.
  • 16:30 - 17:00 Break 1
  • 17:00 - 18:00 The Future: Highlighting the range of early career researchers working in Edinburgh, this session will consist of mini-talks from different fields employing statistics.
  • 18:00 - 18:10 Break 2
  • 18:10 - 18:30 AGM: Join us for the Edinburgh Local Group AGM 2024, reflecting on the past year of events and electing the committee for 2025.
  • 18:30 - 19:30 Keynote Speech: For the final session of the day we'll be having a keynote speech reflecting the core of Edinburgh statistics.
 
Speakers to be announced soon.
 
Contact Chris Oldnall, Edinburgh Local Group Secretary
 
 
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