INDIAN SOCIETY FOR PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
A BRIEF REPORT
By
Prof. P.Rajasekhara Reddy, President, ISPS
The objectives:
Our society has considered the following objectives to be achieved for the year 2011-12
1. Organizing 30th Annual conference at Jammu University
2. Proposal for hosting 31st Annual conference to be held at Cochin University
3. To release the Journal of ISPS volume 11,12 &13
4. To make the necessary arrangements for releasing ISPS journals with standard
publishing company and ISSN
5. To organize the workshops and summer/winter courses/training programs with academic/
research organizations
6. To develop the infrastructural developments at the ISPS head quarters, Tirupati
7. To take up the academic programs, research and projects works on behalf of the society
8. To have MoU’s on expert and intelligence property exchange of our society with needy
groups.
9. To mobilize the funds and improve the financial status of the society
10. To introduce area wise best research paper competitions on the thrust areas of Probability
and statistics by mobilizing the corpus funds from the philanthropists and other interested
people.
11. To have thorough interaction among members through mail correspondence, internet and
other web based services so as to develop an effective networking of the society.
The Program Implementations:
1. As a part of the first objective the society has successfully organized as the 30th Annual
conference along with an international conference and a National workshop with the
department of Statistics, University of Jammu, Jammu during 3rd -10th December 2010.
The Society is very much happy with the proceedings under the chairmanship of Prof.
J.P. Sing Joorel. Our hearty congratulations to Prof J.P. Singh Joorel and his team
members for their un tired efforts in making the program grand success.
2. The conference venue for this year was decided at the Annual General Body Meeting
held at University of Jammu. The society has informed the activities that are to be taken
at the conference such as Organizing The Endowment lectures in the memory of Prof.PV
Sukhatme, Prof. YC Narasimhulu, and the best paper competitions Prof. MN Gopalan,
Young statistician award, student best project competition along with usual programs of
the conference as per the organizing committee.
3. We have released the volumes 11,12 of ISPS journals successfully with the efforts of
Prof. K.Srinivasa Rao, the chief Editor and his team. Whereas the preparations for vol. 13
are under progress. The Chief Editor shall explain more about these aspects.
4. The necessary arrangements for releasing ISPS journals with standard publishing
company with ISSN number is under process. We are hoping that work will be
completed by this finance year.
5. ISPS with joint involvement of the department of statistics, SV University has organized
three national statistics days a row during 2009 to 2011.
a. The 3rd National statistics day was organized with a national workshop on “The
Indian Official Statistical Systems in the expansion of the horizon of Science and
Technology”. Prof. S.P. Mukharjee has graced the occasion as the chief guest
b. The 4th National Statistics Day cum the summer training on Advanced Stochastic
Processes and their applications” was organized from 28th June 2010 to 4th July
2010. Sri N. Kiran kumar Reddy, Honble. Chief Minister and Andhra Pradesh has
graced the occasion as the chief Guest. The website of ISPS was also inaugurated
on the same occasion
c. The national workshop on Geo statistics and soft computing on data management
systems” was organized during 22nd – 24th November 2010. Prof CR Rao, has
attended the program as the chief Guest.
d. The 5th National Statistics day and National workshop on “Business Intelligence
and Data Analytics” was organized during 28th June 2011 to 4th July 2011. Dr. T
Ramasamy, Secretary, DST has graced the occasion as chief guest.
e. We are planning to start a Research and Development center for the services of
TTD at SV University as a joint activity of DST, SV University and TTD for
which the expertise is expected from ISPS and ORSI –Tirupati Chapter.
6. There is an absolute of developing the necessary infrastructure for pursuing the research
and consultancy activities on behalf of the ISPS. There are suggestions from the member
to establish a permanent office with necessary building and other infrastructure at the
ISPS head quarters, Tirupati.
7. The activities like Running Diploma courses, Statistical training, Consultancy and
extension service may be undertaken so as the functions of ISPS may be expanded.
8. The society may go for MoU’s on expert and intelligence property exchange of our
society with needy groups. The establishment of core working group at the head quarters
will pave the way for achieving the proposed programs
9. We are thankful to the organizing chair of ISPS-IASS conference, Prof. K.Srinivasa Rao,
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (2010) for his generous contribution of Rs.20,000/-;
Prof. J.P.Singh Joorel, University of Jammu,(2010) for contributing Rs.10,000/- and
Prof.P.Rajasekhara Reddy for contribution Rs.10,000/- during 5th National Statistics
day(2011) and Rs.10,000/- during the National workshop on Geo statistics (2010) held at
SV University Tirupati.
10. Members have proposed to introduce area wise best research paper competitions on the
thrust areas of Probability and statistics by mobilizing the corpus on each account by
raising the funds from the interested people.
11. We have released the directory of ISPS members at Visakhapatnam Conference to enable
the information our society members. It was also placed in the website. Members are
requested to have frequent visits of the site to have the latest communications. Members
are also requested to furnish the latest and address for communication, email id, contact
phone numbers. I am happy to announce that some of our members have expressed their
happiness of making use of the ISPS directory for getting the expert panels for their
official program. As we are in need of academic networking groups, we have to make use
of vibrant dimensions of our website on more effective lines. Maintaining thorough
interaction among the members through mail correspondence, internet and other web
based services is requested.
Executive Council Meeting Dated 29-06-2011:
The EC met on 29th June, 2011 at Hotel Bliss, Tirupati. Prof. B.K Dass, Dean Faculty of
Sciences, University of Delhi attended as special invitee for this meeting and discussed
about:
 Possible ways and means for initiating Academic activities like awarding
diploma/certificate course programs by ISPS were discussed in length. A committee
is constituted to study and suggest the modalities. Prof. K. Srinivasa Rao is
nominated as the convener.
 Members have expressed the desire of having a Permanent ISPS office so as the
above proposed programs can be implemented.
 Proposed to decide the title for M.Sc Student project competition well in advance for
which a committee was constituted with Prof. N. Balakrishna (Convener), Prof. G.
Gopal (Member) and Prof. D.K. Ghosh (Member). The committee has suggested The
project entitled “Statistical analysis of the impact of Agricultural production on
Indian economy”.
Eight universities have participated for which four teams
including local team were selected, first time we have completed the process before
October 2011.
 Proposed to start Prof. B.R Bhat memorial lecture. A subcommittee is constituted
with Prof. T.P. M. Pakkala and Prof. H.J Vaman. They are requested to make the
necessary for sponsors and donors to the proposed program.
 It is very heartening to note that More than 100 Members have registered for ISPS
Life Membership during 2010-11.
 We have received representations from various Universities to host the Annual
Conventions of ISPS for 2012, 2013. The decision is yet to be disposed after the
approval of AGM.
 The committee for student project competition has sort listed the following Four
Universities
o University of Mysore, Mysore
o Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
o Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin
o Saurashtra University, Rajkot
 The committee for the competition of Young Statistician Award of ISPS have reviewed
the papers and shortlisted the following three (3) names for presentation in the Young
Statistician Award competition.
o Dr. R. Vishnu Vardhan, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
o Dr. Rani Sebastian, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam
o Dr. G. Hareesh
Place: S.V. University, Tirupati
Date: 16 – 12 – 2011