Given the actual COVID-19 pandemic, it is with great regret that we announce the cancellation of the in-person 2020 Canadian Statistics Student Conference to be held May 30, 2020 at Carleton University, Ottawa.
However, this year’s CSSC will now be offered as a free online webinar! Register now! A link to access the online conference will be sent only to registrants closer to the conference day.
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT/8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. PDT
Location: Online (via Zoom webinar)
Please join us at this annual conference, organized entirely by students, for students! Some of the features planned for this year include the following:
- A keynote speech by Dr. David Haziza (Université de Montréal and Statistics Canada).
- A career session with panelists from academia, government, and industry including
- Dr. Mireille Schnitzer, Professor (Université de Montréal),
- Kathryn Mills, Manager—Advanced Analytics/AI (Canada Revenue Agency),
- Reuben Pereira, Manager—Data Science (The Home Depot).
- A scientific workshop on "Efficient literature reviews using Python" by Blair Bilodeau, PhD candidate (Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto).
- Student oral/poster presentation sessions.
Further details, including program updates, links, etc., will be announced at a later date and updates posted frequently on the CSSC website.
For any other questions, please feel free to email us at ssc.student.conference@gmail.com.
Take care, be safe, and hoping to see you there (virtually)!
The CSSC 2020 Organizing Committee