IISA SPC Student Paper Competition 2016 : International Indian Statistical Association

Organization : International Indian Statistical Association
Competition Name : IISA SPC Student Paper Competition 2016
Applicable For : Students those who are enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent) program in Statistics or related fields
Competition Last Date : May 31, 2016

Website : http://www.intindstat.org/
Conference Website: https://www.intindstat.org/

Student Paper Competition :

IISA is accepting submissions for the 2016 Student Paper Competition. Submission Last Date is 11:59PM, PDT, May 31, 2016. Please submit your paper and CV (in pdf) by email to spc@intindstat.org.

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Awards:
Prizes are given in two categories:
(a) Probability/Theory/Methodology and
(b) Applied. Winners receive cash awards and certificates.

Eligibility:
Those who are enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent) program in Statistics or related fields as of May 15th, 2016 are eligible. IISA membership is NOT required. Winners of the previous IISA student paper competitions are NOT eligible.

Process:
Eligible students are invited to submit a paper to be presented in a Student Paper Competition at the IISA Conference. Up to twelve students (six in the Probability/Theory/Methodology and six in the Applied category) are shortlisted for the competition. These shortlisted students then present their work in a fifteen-minute talk at the conference.

Selection:
The competition winners will be chosen based on the quality and content of these presentations and will be announced at the conference. An awards subcommittee selected by the IISA Executive Committee determines the winners.

Submission:
** Participant must be the lead author of the paper submitted.
** Please send your paper, your CV and a letters from the co-authors stating that you are the lead author (if applicable).
** Please submit all the documents in pdf format to spc@intindstat.org.
** Submission Last Date for the 2016 student paper competition is May 31st, 2016, 11:59p PDT.
** Please note the paper is only for judges to assess the research and select the finalists.
** This is not a submission for publication.