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2026 ASA SBSS Student Paper Competition
The ASA Section on Bayesian Statistical Science (SBSS) is pleased to announce a student paper competition for research in Bayesian methodology, covering a broad spectrum of applied, computational, or theoretical work. This paper competition is for completed research....
Call for 2026 Zellner Medal Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for the ISBA Zellner Medal, which recognizes ISBA members who have rendered exceptional and distinguished service to ISBA over an extended period of time, and whose contributions have had an impact on the society beyond the time of...
Special Issue “Advances in Games and Decisions for Reliability and Risk”
Special issue of Reliability Engineering & System Safety on : “Advances in Games and Decisions for Reliability and Risk” This special issue brings together cutting-edge research on game theory, decision analysis, and reliability/risk assessment—particularly in...
Announcement Request: Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) International Visitor Program – Aug 2025 applications now open
Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI) International Visitor Program (IVP): applications closing 11:59am (Sydney time) Friday 1st August 2025. The IVP2025 August Round applications are now open. Researchers in the mathematical sciences from international...
Faculty Lecturer (Teaching), McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health
The McGill University Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is inviting applications for a full-time position as a member of the Contract Academic Staff at the rank of Faculty Lecturer (Teaching)
Interview with Jim Albert. Part 1.
BERaP’s Program Chair (2017-2028)), Jim Albert, was interviewed by the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education
Call for Named Lectures
Nominations Due April 15, 2025
Call for 2025 DeGroot Prize Nominations
Deadline for nominations is May 31, 2025
In Memoriam: Herman K. van Dijk
Zellner Award Session at the 2022 ISBA World Meeting in Montreal (© Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter) Herman K. van Dijk, the founder of the European Seminar on Bayesian Econometrics (ESOBE) and a founding member of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA),...
2024 Zellner Medals
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Zellner Medals: Sylvia Fruehwirth-Schnatter For fundamental innovative research in simulation-based Bayesian inference for dynamic models with substantial practical implication for forecasting, for true leadership in...