International Statistical Institute

Government of Canada extends Chief Statistician of Canada's term

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Mr. Arora was first appointed Chief Statistician of Canada in September 2016, with his term renewed in June 2018 for another five years.

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  • Mr. Arora was first appointed Chief Statistician of Canada in September 2016, with his term renewed in June 2018 for another five years.
  • Mr. Arora will continue in this role until the end of March 2024, to enable the Government of Canada to identify and appoint a new Chief Statistician of Canada and support a seamless transition.
  • – The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
    "I am pleased to continue to serve as the Chief Statistician of Canada until March 2024, marking more than 35 years of public service.
  • The Statistics Act was amended in 2017 to give the Chief Statistician of Canada authority for decisions on statistical matters and to increase government transparency.

Statistical Announcement - February 2023 - World Statistics Conference 2023

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Monday, March 20, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, March 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Statistics Canada is pleased to announce that the 64th World Statistics Congress (WSC) will be held in Ottawa, Canada, from July 16 to 20, 2023, at the Shaw Centre.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, March 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Statistics Canada is pleased to announce that the 64th World Statistics Congress (WSC) will be held in Ottawa, Canada, from July 16 to 20, 2023, at the Shaw Centre.
  • The WSC is the leading international statistics and data science event, held every two years by the International Statistical Institute (ISI) since 1887.
  • "I am excited to have the 64th World Statistics Congress visit Canada and look forward to the impact it will have on the industry.
  • Statistics Canada looks forward to welcoming experts in this field from around the world and taking part in presentations, panel discussions and more.

Unlearn Appoints Arman Sabbaghi, Ph.D. as Head of Biostatistics Research

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Unlearn®, the only artificial intelligence (AI) company developing prognostic digital twins to run smaller, faster clinical trials, today announced that Arman Sabbaghi, Ph.D. has been appointed Head of Biostatistics Research.

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  • Unlearn®, the only artificial intelligence (AI) company developing prognostic digital twins to run smaller, faster clinical trials, today announced that Arman Sabbaghi, Ph.D. has been appointed Head of Biostatistics Research.
  • In this role, he will lead the company’s research and development activities to develop novel clinical trial applications that capitalize on the unique value of prognostic digital twins to reimagine the clinical trial for the 21st century.
  • “We are pleased to welcome Arman to the Unlearn team.
  • Arman earned a Masters and Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University and BS in Mathematics (with Honors) and Mathematical Statistics from Purdue University.

Jean Opsomer to Receive American Statistical Association 2022 Founders Award

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jean Opsomer, Ph.D., a Westat Vice President and Statistical Fellows Committee Co-Chair, will be honored with the 2022 American Statistical Association (ASA) Founders Award for his distinguished service to and impact on the association. A Fellow of the ASA, Dr. Opsomer has been a stalwart leader for its mission, serving many key roles on committees over the years, including currently as Chair of the Survey Research Methods Section.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jean Opsomer, Ph.D. , a Westat Vice President and Statistical Fellows Committee Co-Chair, will be honored with the 2022 American Statistical Association (ASA) Founders Award for his distinguished service to and impact on the association.
  • The Founder's Award recognizes Dr. Opsomer's service in a leadership capacity to ASA over the past 20+ years.
  • The award will be presented Tuesday evening August 9, 2022, at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) , which is being held August 6-11, 2022, in Washington, DC.
  • Dr. Opsomer is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute.

Remembering Leland Wilkinson, H2O.ai Chief Scientist, Data Visualization Pioneer and Luminary

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Friday, December 17, 2021

Leland Wilkinson, H2O.ai chief scientist, our brilliant, beloved and kind friend, colleague, mentor, academic, author, entrepreneur, musician, pioneer and luminary in data visualization and statistical graphics, passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 in Lake Forest, Ill., following a stroke.

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  • Leland Wilkinson, H2O.ai chief scientist, our brilliant, beloved and kind friend, colleague, mentor, academic, author, entrepreneur, musician, pioneer and luminary in data visualization and statistical graphics, passed away on Friday, Dec. 10 in Lake Forest, Ill., following a stroke.
  • His impact will continue to be felt across the statistics, data visualization, data science and machine learning communities.
  • The H2O.ai Fellows unanimously named Leland an H2O.ai Fellow, posthumously, for his contributions to the H2O.ai community, customers and code.
  • The Leland Wilkinson Award for AI and Data Visualization and a series of talks and gatherings during the H2O World conference this spring will be dedicated to celebrating Lelands life and work.