The Victorian and Tasmanian Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA Vic & Tas) represents statisticians in Victoria and Tasmania, as well as professionals from other fields with an interest in statistics.
We host events in a variety of formats to engage different segments of our community, including students, early-career professionals, and experienced practitioners. Some of the regular events we run include:
- National Seminar Series talk
- Tasmanian-hosted seminar
- Early Career and Student Statisticians (ECSS) mentoring night, a speed networking event where attendees speak to mentors in small groups to find out about their careers as statisticians or data professionals
- ECSS Social
- Joint events with related groups in Victoria and Tasmania
- Workshops
- The Annual General Meeting takes place in March, followed by a seminar.
- The Belz Lecture, which is our premier event, is held at the end of each year. Established in 1969 during Clem Pratt’s presidency, it is now the highlight of our branch calendar. For more information and a list of previous Belz Lecturers, please visit the main Belz Lecture page.
Events are announced on the society's Events calendar.
Join our friendly Slack community—open to everyone interested in statistics, wherever you're based. All are welcome, whether you're a statistician, data scientist, analyst, statistical programmer, or simply curious about the field. For more information, please email vic.branch@statsoc.org.au
Current SSA Vic & Tas Council
The current council comprises:
- Elena Tartaglia (President)
- Alun Pope (Vice President)
- Rick Tankard (Treasurer)
- Anna Wilkinson (Deputy Treasurer)
- Tong Chen (ECSS Representative)
- Shane Richards (Tasmanian Representative)
- Ninh Tran (Membership Officer)
- Susan Wei (Deputy Membership Officer)
- Shuwen Hu (Secretary)
- Ryan Covey (Deputy Secretary)
- Victorino Marquez (Communications Officer)
- Hien Nguyen (Deputy Communications Officer)
- Sara Goliath (Industry Representative)
The list of past councillors can be found here.
Sponsorship of Statistical Events and Support for Victorian and Tasmanian Early Career and Student Statisticians
The Branch Council supports worthy statistical events, particularly those with high impact, and provides financial and professional support for the Victorian Early Career and Student Statisticians Group. In recent years, the Branch Council has provided some financial assistance for:
- October 2019 — Supported the travel expenses of six student members attending the Young Statisticians Conference, Canberra.
- August 2018 — Joint International Society for Clinical Biostatistics and Australian Statistical Conference, Melbourne.
- August 2018 — Payment for refreshments at Early Career Event at Joint International Society for Clinical Biostatistics and Australian Statistical Conference, Melbourne.
Workshops
The Branch Council organises workshops on topics of interest to local statisticians. Details of current workshops can be found under Events.
Some of our workshops in recent years include:
- Feb 2023 - An introduction to SQL
- July 2022 - Machine learning with Python
- December 2021 - An introduction to SQL
- November 2021 - Machine learning with Python
- July 2021 - Introduction to Julia for Statistics and Data Science
- November 2020 - Data Visualisation with R
- July 2020 - Machine learning with Python
- July 2020 - Introduction to Julia for Statistics and Data Science
- July 2020 - Data Visualisation with R
Branch Documents
Contact Details
To contact us, please email vic.branch@statsoc.org.au.
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