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2021 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize
Announcement of Competition
Calling all Young Official Statisticians
Win a trip to an international statistical conference
The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize. This international prize, which is designed to encourage more young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics, is awarded for the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician.
In addition to the monetary prizes, the first-place winner will receive travel funds to present the paper at an international conference. Due to COVID-19, details of the conference will be decided in conjunction with the winner and may include the IAOS Conference which will be held in Livingstone, Zambia, in 2021 (rescheduled from 2020) or a 2021 ISI World Statistics Congress Satellite Conference in memory of Fred Smith and Chris Skinner being held in Southampton, UK, 8-10 July 2021.
We encourage submitters to address and propose solutions to pressing methodological or strategic issues in the area of official statistics at the regional, national or international level. The paper must be no more than 4,000 words, be submitted in English, and should not have been previously presented in a public forum or published. An international panel will judge the papers based on the following criteria:
- Scientific and/or strategic merit
- Originality
- Applicability of the ideas in the practice of statistical organizations
- Quality of the exposition.
Papers must be submitted before 11:59pm (UTC) on 12 February 2021.
The decision of the panel will be final. Prizes will only be awarded if papers of significant quality are submitted.
A maximum of three co-authors is allowed for a paper. An author can participate in only one paper.
The author(s) of the best paper will be awarded:
- A cash prize valued at €1,500 (divided among co-authors if applicable)
- An opportunity to present the paper at a session at a mutually agreed international statistical conference, with airfare and hotel accommodation provided (for only one author in situations of co-authorship)
- Two years of IAOS membership
- A certificate of award from the IAOS acknowledging success in this competition.
Prizes may also be awarded to those in second and third place:
- 2ndPlace - A cash prize valued at €1000, 2 years of IAOS membership, and a certificate
- 3rdPlace - A cash prize valued at €500, 2 years of IAOS membership, and a certificate
A prize will also be award to the best paper from a developing country:
- Best paper – honorable mention, 2 years of IAOS membership, and a certificate.
Prize winning papers will be considered for publication in the Statistical Journal of the IAOS.
To be eligible, authors (and co-authors) must:
- Be under the age of 35 on 12 February 2021 and
- Be employed(1) by an official statistical organization(2) as at 12 February 2021
Submissions(3) must comprise a maximum of 4,000 words (including abstract, titles and references) plus the filled-in submission template plus a cover page that must include:
- A line that it is a “Submission for the 2021 IAOS Prize for Young Statisticians”
- The title of the paper
- The name(s), prefix(s), job title(s), full date(s) of birth, age(s) and e-mail addresses of the author(s)
- The name(s) of the employing official statistical agency(ies)
- An abstract of no more than 15 lines.
Any material beyond the core text of the paper, such as table of contents, references, appendices, tables, and graphs, must be contained within the maximum of 4,000 words. Any submission exceeding 4,000 words plus cover page will be disqualified.
Please submit papers, in MS Word or compatible format to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Guidelines for papers
Submission template
More information may be found here.
You may also submit questions you have about the competition to the e-mail address above.
1. Full-time, part-time, or contractual employees or interns are eligible and an NSOs employee who also teaches or studies on a part-time basis is eligible. Professional consultants or members of the teaching profession carrying out a contract with the NSO agency are not eligible.
2. A National or International Statistical Organization, the Statistics Department of a Central Bank or the Statistics Department of a Ministry or Regional or Local Government in a decentralized National Statistical System.
3. In Times New Roman (size 12) font, with side, top, and bottom margins of 1 inch (25.4 millimeters).
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NOTICE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR OFFICIAL STATISTICS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The 2020 IAOS General Assembly will be held on Thursday 20th August at 12.00 - 13:00 (CEST) in virtual format.
If you wish to attend please email Jo Green ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) who will send you a link to join the meeting.
The agenda for the meeting will be:
- Minutes of 2019 General Assembly: for agreement
- IAOS Annual Report: for agreement
- Amendment to the statutes of the IAOS: for agreement (see note below)
- Nominations for the IAOS Executive Committee: for consideration
- Future topics for SJIAOS: for consideration
- Other business
John Pullinger
President
Note on amendment to the statutes for the IAOS
The statutes of the IAOS are in line with Dutch law and the statutes of the ISI.
The statutes do not permit the General Assembly to be held in virtual format. Accordingly, the IAOS Executive Committee had intended to find an opportunity to hold a meeting in physical format during 2020. At a meeting of the Executive Committee on 7th August the Executive Committee concluded that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic this would not be possible.
The Dutch authorities have recognised the COVID-19 pandemic currently makes it difficult for organisations to hold General Assemblies in physical format and has made provision for General Assemblies to be held in virtual format so long as this is done before 1st September 2020. This does not allow us the usual 2 months notice period for General Assemblies.
In order to avoid this situation recurring the General Assembly will be invited to agree a change to the IAOS statutes as follows. To insert the words:
The General Assembly meeting may be held virtually. In the case of a virtual meeting, members are given the opportunity to participate online and vote.