We are prod to announce the Statistical Consulting Network 2020 Meeting, a virtual event where statistical consultants can connect, present their ideas, discuss best practice, and more! 

The event will be held December 7-9 2020 in three-hour sessions (11am-2pm AEDT), and will feature:

·        A keynote talk by Doug Zahn (Florida State)

·        Contributed talks

·        Lunchtime discussions on topical issues in consulting

·        A virtual display hall to view contributed speed talks and posters

It will be a low cost event, registration for SSA/NZSA members will be $60 or less.

The conference will be hosted in a Slack workspace, with talks held in Zoom meetings.  Slack is an intuitive channel-based messaging platform that makes it easy for conference attendees to connect with each other, publicly and privately, and to access and engage in a range of conference activities in an organised way.  The Statistical Consulting Network is part of the Statistical Society of Australia, a forum supporting consultants in the Australia/New Zealand region.

The call for contributed presentations is now open –

Submit your abstract now! 

Presentations are welcome on any topic of interest to the statistical consulting community, including but not limited to:

·        Case studies

·        Challenges of private consulting

·        Dealing with the challenges of remote consulting

·        Human side of consulting

·        Research in statistical consulting

·        Strategies for consulting

·        Short course teaching

A focus of the conference is interaction, and each day there will be an hour dedicated to lunchtime discussions around topical issues in consulting.  If you have something you would like to add to the agenda, let us know.

Abstract submission closes midday (AEST) September 30 2020. Registrations will open shortly on the SSA website. Watch this space!

For further details, go to the conference website.

Hope to see you there,

Sue Finch and David Warton (Co-Chairs)