The SSC will hold an offsite reception on Tuesday, July 31st, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Steamworks Brewpub.

"Born on Friday the Thirteenth: The Curious World of Probabilities"
by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Professor of Statistics, University of Toronto

The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Sciences announced the establishment of two lectureships named after women: The Elizabeth L. Scott Lecture, and the F.N. David Lecture. The lectures will be given in alternate years at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings beginning in 2019.

The SSC signed onto the letter in support of PRIS to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló along with 46 other organizations.  

See following link for full article: https://royalsociety.org/news/2018/05/distinguished-scientists-elected-fellows-royal-society-2018/

There is a writing workshop for junior researchers at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver.  Postdocs and junior faculty are encouraged to apply.   The SSC is sponsoring the event for the first time this year. 
 

Application Deadline: June 1 (early applicants may receive early notification of acceptance).

Here are the three winners of the Canada 150 Contest – My story in numbers! See the full news article for their stories. 

On April 11th, 2017 past president of the SSC Brian Allen spoke in the House of Commons before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-36. 
 

The amendment to the Statistics Act received royal assent on December 13th, 2017: https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2017/12/government_of_canadafulfillscommitmenttogivestatisticscanadagrea.html

SSC President Hugh Chipman discusses the long-form census results on CTV News. 

Statistics Canada recognizes the next generation of storytellers and statisticians with a contest, sponsored in part by the SSC, in honour of Canada's 150th birthday.