{"id":2408,"date":"2021-05-18T00:29:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isi-iass.org\/home\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2021-05-18T00:42:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:42:57","slug":"iass-news-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isi-iass.org\/home\/iass-news-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"IASS News May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>About the IASS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Links to more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The January 2021 issue of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/isi-iass.org\/home\/services\/the-survey-statistician\/\"><em>The Survey Statistician<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a>(TSS) is available.<\/li><li>2021&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/isi-iass.org\/home\/services\/newsletters\/2020-newsletters\">Newsletters&nbsp;<\/a>are available<\/li><li>The calendar of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/isi-iass.org\/home\/events\/\">events&nbsp;<\/a>is available<\/li><li>IASS Twitter account&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iass_isi\">@iass_isi<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The TSS is an open access journal. If you would like to contribute an article to the <em>Ask the Experts<\/em>, <em>New and Emerging Methods<\/em>, and <em>Book and Software Review<\/em> sections please approach the TSS editors or James Chipperfield (email below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IASS Executive Committee encourage members to subscribe and contribute articles to the Statistics Journal of the International Association of Official Statistics. Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/officialstatistics.com\/aims-scope\">https:\/\/officialstatistics.com\/aims-scope<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to send items to publish in future IASS newsletters to James Chipperfield <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#108;t&#x6f;&#58;j&#x61;&#109;&#x65;&#x73;&#46;&#x63;&#104;i&#x70;&#112;&#x65;&#x72;f&#x69;&#101;l&#x64;&#64;a&#x62;&#115;&#x2e;&#103;o&#x76;&#46;a&#x75;\">&#106;&#x61;&#x6d;e&#115;&#x2e;c&#104;&#x69;p&#112;&#x65;r&#102;&#x69;&#x65;&#108;&#x64;&#x40;a&#98;&#x73;&#46;&#103;&#x6f;v&#46;&#x61;&#x75;<\/a> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SPECIAL WSC SESSION AS A TRIBUTE TO LARS LYBERG<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Former IASS President, Lars Lyberg (1993-95) passed away this year after lifetime of contributions to the development of survey methods. His immense contribution will be honoured as part of the WSC meeting on <em>How survey experts can contribute to the better use of citizen-generated data for public policy? <\/em>being organized by Yongyi Min. Two of his long term colleagues, Paul Biemer and Dennis Trewin will speak at the meeting. Other participants will be invited to contribute at the end of the meeting. We hope that as many of you as possible will be able to attend this meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis Trewin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former IASS President (1995-97)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>World Statistics Conference 2021 Reminder (courtesy of ISI, 4<sup>th<\/sup> May)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/programme-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Programme-at-a-Glance<\/strong><\/a> is now available to view to help you to start to plan your congress days.&nbsp;Block your diary from the Opening Ceremony on 11<sup>th<\/sup> July through to the Closing Ceremony on 16<sup>th<\/sup> July and plan your virtual congress experience across five full days in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Plenary Sessions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Bailer, ISI President and President\u2019s Invited Speaker Professor Kerrie Mengersen, Distinguished Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guy Nason, Chair, International Prize in Statistics Foundation and Winner of the International Prize in Statistics, Professor Nan Laird, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Biostatistics (Emerita), Harvard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Your Pre-Congress Checklist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register to attend. <em>Go to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/registration\/<\/em><\/a><em> and register. It is quick and easy and you are still in time for the Early Bird rate!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select and review papers online. <em>A wide selection of abstracts\/papers &amp; posters will be available on our platform pages giving you time to browse content and connect with authors in advance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect and schedule meetings. <em>A meeting scheduler will allow you to search delegates attending the WSC and send messages and meeting requests in advance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upload your personal profile. <em>A personal profile page is set aside for you to upload your professional profile and detail your areas of research and interest in advance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Register for pre-WSC Short Course Programme. <em>Go to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021<\/em><\/a><em> to register for the pre-WSC short courses that will run from 6 May-1 July.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ISI Short Courses Programme 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ISI is holding its pre-WSC 2021 Short Courses Programme, organized in cooperation with the ISI Associations, from 6 May through 1 July 2021. The programme covers various areas of statistics and data science; an overview of the upcoming courses is given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to disseminate the course information and\/or register for the course(s) of your choice. Registrations can be made via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Short Courses 2021 &#8211; ISI (isi-web.org)<\/a>. We have kept the fees as low as possible and offer discounted rates for students and participants from developing countries. The rates are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For participants from developed countries:<br>1-day course: \u20ac 80<br>2-day course: \u20ac 100<br>3-day course: \u20ac 120<br>For participants from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/index.php\/capacity-building\/developing-countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;developing countries<\/a>&nbsp;and students:<br>1-day course: \u20ac 40<br>2-day course: \u20ac 60<br>3-day course: \u20ac 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to your participation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17 May\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/fraud-analytics\" target=\"_blank\">Fraud Analytics<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Dr. Tahir Ekin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18\u201319 May:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/financial-accounts-concepts-compilation-and-use\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Accounts \u2013 Concepts, compilation and use<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Henning Ahnert, Pierre Sola, Maciej Anacki, Andreas Hertkorn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20\u201321 May:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/building-technical-editing-and-science-communication-skills-for-21st\" target=\"_blank\">Building technical editing and science communication skills for 21st Century<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Prof. Elena N. Naumova, Prof. Alessandro Fass\u00f2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25\u201327 May:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/introduction-to-graph-sampling\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Graph Sampling<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Prof. Li-Chun Zhang, Dr. Melike Oguz-Alper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28 May:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/an-introductory-course-in-competing-risks\" target=\"_blank\">An Introductory Course in Competing Risks<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Jacobo de U\u00f1a-\u00c1lvarez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 31 May:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/recurrent-event-analysis-in-r-with-the-rereg-package\" target=\"_blank\">Recurrent Event Analysis in R with the reReg package<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Dr. Sy Han (Steven) Chiou<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u20133 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/spatial-statistical-learning\" target=\"_blank\">Spatial Statistical Learning<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Dr. Soutir Bandyopadhyay, Dr. William Kleiber, Dr. Douglas Nychka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/reshaping-challenging-data-to-produce-insightful-graphs-a-quick-start-to\" target=\"_blank\">Reshaping challenging data to produce insightful graphs &#8211; a quick start to using R tidyverse tools<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Prof. John Bailer, Assoc. Prof. Thomas Fisher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7\u20139 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/statistical-theory-of-deep-learning\" target=\"_blank\">Statistical Theory of Deep Learning<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Dr. Sophie Langer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u201311 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/statistical-disclosure-control-past-present-and-future\" target=\"_blank\">Statistical Disclosure Control: Past, Present and Future<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Prof. Natalie Shlomo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u201315 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/introduction-to-machine-learning\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Machine Learning<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Prof. David Banks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16\u201317 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/data-science-and-predictive-analytics-dspa\" target=\"_blank\">Data Science and Predictive Analytics (DSPA)<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Prof. Dr. Ivo D. Dinov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/bootstrap-methods-and-permutation-tests\" target=\"_blank\">Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Tim Hesterberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21\u201322 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/basketball-data-analysis\" target=\"_blank\">Basketball Data Analysis<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Prof. Marica Manisera, Prof. Paola Zuccolotto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/teaching-data-science\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching Data Science<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Dr. Mine \u00c7etinkaya-Rundel, Dr. Colin Rundel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/communicating-health-data-the-covid-19-experience\" target=\"_blank\">Communicating health data: the COVID-19 experience<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0day 1<br>Instructors:\u00a0Prof. Fulvia Mecatti, Prof. Clelia Di Serio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/precision-medicine-a-statistical-perspective-on-estimating-the-best\" target=\"_blank\">Precision medicine: A statistical perspective on estimating the best treatment strategy<\/a><br>Instructor:\u00a0Dr. Erica E.M. Moodie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29\u201330 June:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/cure-models-methods-applications-and-implementation\" target=\"_blank\">Cure Models: Methods, Applications, and Implementation<\/a><br>Instructors:\u00a0Dr. Yingwei Peng, Dr. Binbing Yu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 July:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isi-web.org\/events\/courses\/short-2021\/communicating-health-data-the-covid-19-experience\" target=\"_blank\">Communicating health data: the COVID-19 experience<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0day 2<br>Instructors:\u00a0Prof. Fulvia Mecatti, Prof. Clelia Di Serio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To register for the virtual ISI WSC 2021, from 11-16 July 2021, please click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">isi Virtual 2021 (isi2021.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update from the Inter-secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Publication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A new publication is available, prepared by colleagues at UNESCO Institute of Statistics:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/iswghs\/task-forces\/documents\/HHS-expenditure-data-processing.pdf\">Processing Education Expenditure Data from Household Surveys<\/a>&nbsp;The publication provides guidance on the estimation of private education expenditure through data collected from household surveys. This is the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;publication in a series of guidance provided on estimating education spending through household surveys.&nbsp; More information about the entire series of guidance on this topic is available at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/iswghs\/task-forces\/task-forces-objective\/\">https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/iswghs\/task-forces\/task-forces-objective\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Joint ISWGHS and UN Global Network of Data Officers and Statisticians webinar:<\/li><li>Topic: UK ONS COVID-19 Infect and Antibody Survey<\/li><li>Date\/Time:&nbsp;<strong>18 May 2021, 8:30-9:30am EST<\/strong><\/li><li>Speaker: Ms. Ruth Studley and Ms. Sarah Crofts, UK Office for National Statistics<\/li><li>Register&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccA1hWvNU9sdMlwxf7cIoJwdUMEVZMVozUzJBMlU1MVRCU0RJTlo2WEg1OS4u\">here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Household survey training opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Statistics Norway:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsdglearn.org\/courses\/questionnaire-development-and-testing\/\">Design and test a survey questionnaire<\/a><\/li><li>For more training opportunities on statistics, please check&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsdglearn.org\/statistics\/\">https:\/\/www.unsdglearn.org\/statistics\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you have input on our work? What areas do you think we should be focusing on in the next 2-5 years? How can we better serve you?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please complete this short&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccA1hWvNU9sdMlwxf7cIoJwdUNUw4VDVCRDQzMVowTFFLTVlDUERITzBTVS4u\">questionnaire<\/a>.<strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Conferences<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upcoming IASS-Supported Conferences in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICES VI<\/strong> &#8211; The International Conference on Establishment Statistics will take place 14-17 June 2021 in New Orleans, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/ices\/2020\/conferenceinfo.cfm\/\">https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/ices\/2020\/conferenceinfo.cfm\/<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EESW21<\/strong>&#8211; European Establishment Statistics Workshop 2021 will take place virtually 14 &#8211; 17 September 2021. Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/statswiki.unece.org\/display\/ENBES\/EESW21\">https:\/\/statswiki.unece.org\/display\/ENBES\/EESW21<\/a><br><br><strong>SAE2021- BigSmall<\/strong> &#8211; Conference on Small Area Estimation, with the theme &#8220;Big Data for Small Areas\u201d, will be held virtually 20-24 September, as a satellite conference to the World Statistics Conference in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sae2020.org\/\">https:\/\/sae2020.org\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11e Colloque International Francophone sur les Sondages &#8211; 11th International Francophone Conference on Surveys<\/strong> will take place 6-8 October 2021 in Brussels, Belgium.&nbsp; Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/sondages2020.sciencesconf.org\">http:\/\/sondages2020.sciencesconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Conferences on survey statistics and related areas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statistics in the Big Data Era <\/strong>will take place 2 \u2013 4 June 2021 in Berkeley, USA. Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/simons.berkeley.edu\/workshops\/statistics-big-data-era\">https:\/\/simons.berkeley.edu\/workshops\/statistics-big-data-era<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symposium on Data Science &amp; Statistics<\/strong> is planned to take placeJune 2-5, 2021 in Missouri, USA\u2013. Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/sdss\/2021\/\">https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/sdss\/2021\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imstat.org\/meetings-calendar\/anzsc-2020-australian-statistical-society-and-new-zealand-statistical-association-conference\/\"><strong>ANZSC 2021 \u2013 Australian Statistical Society and New Zealand Statistical Association Conference<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>will take place 5 \u2013 9 July 5, Gold Coast, Australia.&nbsp; Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/anzsc2021.com.au\/\">https:\/\/anzsc2021.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conference and Special Issue of Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A in memory of Fred Smith and Chris Skinner<\/strong> will be held in Southampton, UK, 8\u201010 July 2021. See the August 2020 IASS Newsletter for full details. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>63rd ISI World Statistics <\/strong>Congress will take place 11-16 July 2021 and will be virtual.&nbsp; Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/\">https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imstat.org\/meetings-calendar\/2021-joint-statistical-meetings%e2%80%8bims-annual-meeting%e2%80%8b\/\"><strong>Joint Statistical Meetings<\/strong><\/a><strong> 2021 <\/strong>will take place 7 -12 August in Seattle, USA. Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amstat.org\/ASA\/Meetings\/Joint-Statistical-Meetings.aspx\">https:\/\/www.amstat.org\/ASA\/Meetings\/Joint-Statistical-Meetings.aspx<\/a> <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/wsds\/2021\"><strong>2021 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference<\/strong><\/a> will take place 7-9 October in Pittsburgh, USA. Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/wsds\/2021\/\">https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/wsds\/2021\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 International Methodology Symposium, <\/strong>\u201dAdopting Data Science in Official Statistics to Meet Society&#8217;s Emerging Needs\u201d, will take place virtually from October 15 to November 5. Website:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/eng\/conferences\/symposium2021\/index\">https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/eng\/conferences\/symposium2021\/index<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Survey Research Methods Section (SRMS) of the ASA <\/strong>Information on activities of the Survey Research Methods Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) are available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.amstat.org\/surveyresearchmethodssection\/home\">https:\/\/community.amstat.org\/surveyresearchmethodssection\/home<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the IASS Links to more information: The January 2021 issue of&nbsp;The Survey Statistician&nbsp;(TSS) is available. 2021&nbsp;Newsletters&nbsp;are available The calendar of&nbsp;events&nbsp;is available IASS Twitter account&nbsp;@iass_isi The TSS is an open access journal. 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