The Workshop for Australia’s Young Statisticians (W.A.Y.S.) is a meeting place for young statisticians from all areas of application to share their common background in an informal environment. The event has been previously held in Newcastle, Adelaide (in conjunction with the 15th Australian Statistical Conference), Wollongong, Newcastle, Canberra, Sydney, Coolangatta, Wagga Wagga and Melbourne. The purpose of the workshop is three fold:

1. To provide young statisticians from different environments with an opportunity to meet and discuss their work or research in an informal and non-threatening environment. Young statisticians fill diverse roles in government, business and academia, and it can be difficult to make or maintain contact with other young statisticians working in different roles. W.A.Y.S. encourages those people who would otherwise be professionally isolated in their workplace.
2. To further the professional development of young statisticians. Participants can establish a network of people with similar backgrounds which could benefit their future. In addition, listening to talks by invited speakers and other participants will broaden their scope and possibly encourage further learning.
3. To be the national meeting of the Young Statisticians section of the Statistical Society of Australia Inc.

W.A.Y.S. is usually run as a series of talks given by invited speakers and participants. All participants are encouraged to give a 20 minute presentation on their work, research or anything of interest to other statisticians. There will be ample time for informal discussion during the workshop. Note that these talks are not technical in nature. Some will be informative about future prospects for the statistician, and in particular the "young" statistician.

Click here to take a closer look at some of the past workshops.

 

 

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