2018 IAOS Young Statistician Prize - Deadline extended to February 15, 2018

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Are you interested in winning a trip to Paris in September 2018?

Will you be under the age of 35 by December 31, 2017? Do you work for an official statistical agency?

The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is sponsoring a competition for the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician. In addition to the monetary prize, the first-place winner will receive travel funds to present their paper at a session during the IAOS conference in Paris, France, September 19-21, 2018.

Submitters are encouraged to address and propose solutions to pressing methodological or strategic issues in official statistics at the regional, national, or international level.

Winning entries in previous years have spanned the United Kingdom, Bolivia, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and UNESCO. This year could be your countries turn.

Papers must be submitted by February 15, 2018. Details and submission instructions are available on the IAOS website.

European Statistics Day - congratulations from the IAOS

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On 20 October 2017, Official statisticians across Europe will commemorate European Statistics Day. This is an initiative of the European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) and with the support of the members of the European Statistical System and the European System of Central Banks.

European Statistics Day was established to raise awareness of European citizens to the importance and value of official statistics.

As with the five yearly World Official Statistics Day, European Statistics Day is an appropriate day to celebrate the contributions and many achievements of official statistics. It is also an appropriate day to acknowledge the contributions of official statisticians in the European Statistical System to the broader international statistical system. For example, a number of the standards used by international official statisticians originate in work conducted in the European Statistical System.

IAOS congratulates our colleagues in the European Statistical System on this important day in the work of all official statisticians.

Mario Palma

IAOS President

2018 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize - closes December 31, 2017

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Calling all Young Statisticians - Win a trip to Paris in 2018

The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2018 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize. This international prize, is awarded for the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician.

The first place winner will receive monetary prizes and travel funds to present the paper at the 16^th IAOS Conference being jointly organized with the OECD in Paris from 19-21 September 2018. 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 ten or fewer pages in length, be submitted in English, and should not have been previously presented in a public forum or published.

Papers must be submitted before 11:59pm on December 31, 2017 according to (GMT) timing. More information is available here.

Volunteers sought to help our colleagues in the Caribbean

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As we all know the countries and territories of the Caribbean were hit by a series of Hurricanes in September. Since then, a small team from the IAOS, the ISI and Statistics without Borders (SwB) have been working with regional partners such as Caricom and the Inter-American Statistical Institute (IASI) to identify areas where the NSOs may need help.

There is an urgent need to help with mapping of many of the critical disaster hit areas, assess the current status of the statistical offices/agencies worst affected by the disasters, as well as more general support to help the region reduce its data vulnerability.

We are seeking calls of interest from statisticians who can assist. Please contact SwB (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or IAOS (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The June,2017 issue of the SJIAOS

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Dear Colleague, The June 2017 issue of the SJIAOS is now available. In this issue, you will find a plethora of manuscripts on topics such as data quality, confidentiality of data, fabrication, nonresponse and the monitoring of adherence to the UN Fundamental Principles of Statistics. The issue opens with “*An International Perspective on the Undercount of Young Children in the US Census by William O’Hare*” followed by inputs from official statisticians in the U.S., Canada and France. The manuscripts and comments support the theme of this issue: “Counting the Youngest Among Us.” This theme was chosen to shine a light on the undercount of young children in censuses and surveys worldwide and the efforts to understand the possible reasons for missing young children. Lessons learned from coverage evaluation research in countries where the number of children is captured by well-established birth registration systems might provide useful insight for counting children everywhere. The June issue also pays tribute to Dr. Fritz Scheuren, SJIAOS editor-in-chief emeritus. As always, the views and opinions expressed in the interviews and conversations are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the Journal, IAOS nor IOS Press.

Ola Fritz

Dr. Fritz Scheuren received a trophy from IAOS President Ola Award during the 2016 General Assembly in Abu Dhabi in recognition of his genuine contribution and support towards developing the Statistical Journal of the IAOS

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West, Kirsten Interview with Fritz J. Scheuren: Statistical Mentsch
Condon, Katherine M. Remembering Hans Rosling (1948-2017)
West, Kirsten | Awad, Ola An international perspective on the undercount of young children in the U.S. Census
O'Hare, William P.

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