Advancing the science and application of statistics, and promoting use and awareness for public benefit

Welcome
Jointly organised by:
• University of Manchester School of Mathematics
• RSS: Young Statisticians’ Section
• RSS: Manchester Local Group
Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

Membership open to anyone with an interest in statistics
• 7000 members
• 1500 members outside the
United Kingdom

• Three peer-reviewed journals:
Series A: Statistics in Society
Series B: Statistical Methodology
Series C: Applied Statistics
• Significance magazine
• Newsletter, web site, eNews
• Around 20 Local groups and 15 Sections and
Study Groups
• Full voting rights in the Society elections
• Use of headquarters’ facilities

• Plenary speakers including Peter Hall, Tim
Harford and Terry Speed
• Over 25 invited sessions
• Professional development workshops
• Networking opportunities
• Abstracts deadlines: 2 April (Contributed Talks),
30 June (Posters)
• Early registration deadline: 30 May
6

GradStat and CStat Status
• GradStat = anyone with a degree with ‘sufficient’ stats component
•CStat = GradStat + Relevant experience (5 years+)
•Benefits:
•Shows that statisticians (you) are professionals, akin to architects, doctors, engineers and lawyers.
•Measure of assurance to employers, contractors and collaborators of statisticians, and a mark of accomplishment to society at large.
Find out more www.rss.org.uk

Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

The YSS aims to unite statisticians in the early stages of their careers, acting as a central resource which supports, promotes, coordinates and provides a voice for all those within the YSS community.
Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)

Events
When What
3-4 April 2014 Survival Analysis for Junior
Researchers conference
28 April - 01
May 2014
37th Annual Research Students'
Conference in Probability and
Statistics
7 May 2014 Sheffield Statistics Roadshow:
Journals and Funding
Where
University of Warwick
More info warwick.ac.uk/survival
University of Nottingham rsc2014.co.uk
Sheffield TBA
15 May 2014 Beyond the Two-arm RCT (joint with
Primary Care SIG)
Leeds http://bit.ly/1fCmxeK
RSS, Errol Street, London goo.gl/ppFGDA 30 May 2014 YSS Funding Workshop 2014 – the
Inside Scoop on Research Funding
30 May 2014 DEADLINE: Young Statisticians’
Writing Competition http://goo.gl/CRCNLP
Bristol ysm2014.co.uk
3-4 July 2014 Young Statisticians’ Meeting Young Statisticians’ Section (YSS)
1-4 Sept 2014 RSS 2014 International Conference Sheffield rssconference.org.uk

YSM 2014
Bristol, 3 rd -4 th July 2014
Venue: Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol
Registration fee before 15 th April: £100 per person
Registration fee after 15 th April: £115 per person
Accommodation (optional): £58/room/night
Now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations www.ysm2014.co.uk

Networking
Website - www.rss.org.uk/yss
Mailing list – YOUNG-RSS through the JISCmail.ac.uk website
Facebook – Add RSS Young Statisticians’ Section as a friend or join the RSS Young Statisticians’ Section group!
Twitter – @statsyss
Email – Matt (Chair) matthew.sperrin@manchester.ac.uk
Órlaith (Secretary) orlaith.burke@dph.ox.ac.uk