Edinburgh Local group
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Welcome to the webpages of the Edinburgh local group of the Royal Statistical Society. We arrange an annual programme of talks and workshops intended to appeal to anyone with an interest in statistics. All of our events are free, and are open both to members of the RSS and to non-members. We typically organise 6-8 events per year, which are usually held on a tuesday evening. Refreshments are available beforehand, and events are usually followed by a trip to either a pub or a restaurant.
Tuesday 19th October 2010
Joint meeting with RSS Social Statistics section
The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR
Further details to be announced shortly
Tuesday 9th November 2010
Chris Robertson (Strathclyde University)
Statistical Issues in Surveillance of H1N1v Influenza in Scotland
The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR
Meeting starts 6.30pm, tea and coffee from 6pm
Tuesday 1st February 2011
Professor Deborah Ashby (Imperial College London) and local group AGM
Further details to be announced shortly
Tuesday 8th March 2011
Robert Murray and Richard Hill (Scottish Water)
Further details to be announced shortly
Forthcoming events organised by others
Wednesday 20th October 2010
World Statistics Day Seminar
Rob Wishart (Chief Statistician in Scottish Government) and Neil Jackson (UK Statistics Authority in Scotland)
University of Edinburgh, Meeting Room 1.07, Main Library, George Square, 4-5.30pm
Booking for this event is essential, please visit www.aqmen.ac.uk to secure your place.
Abstract
The 20th October 2010 marks the first worldwide celebration of the role and achievements of official statistics at both national and
international level. To celebrate the role of official statistics in Scotland, the local
Edinburgh branch of the Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) has
organised a seminar to bring together two leading figures involved in
upholding quality and integrity of statistical outputs. Rob Wishart is
Chief Statistician in Scottish Government, a role he has held since
1999. Neil Jackson is leader of the Monitoring and Assessment team for
the UK Statistics Authority in Scotland, which was established in 2008.
Local group committee for 2010
>>> List of members
If you would like to receive email notifications of events that are organised by the group then please contact Adam Butler and ask to be added to the mailing list. Announcements of meetings are also posted to the ALLSTAT mailing list two weeks prior to the meeting.
Details of past meetings are available here:
This page is maintained by Adam Butler. Last updated 26 August 2010.