Schedule at a Glance
The Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference program offers courses, concurrent sessions, speed sessions, an exhibit hall, and many opportunities to network. Below is a brief overview of the conference schedule. Be sure to check back often as more information becomes available.
Thursday, October 18
| 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Morning Half-Day Courses  |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Exhibits Open | |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks and Aarti Shah’s “Bit by Bit: Lessons Learned on My Leadership Journey” | |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Refreshment Break Sponsored by SMU Statistical Science | |
| 2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions and Speed Presentations 1&2 | |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Speed Poster 1 and Opening Mixer Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank |
Friday, October 19
| 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Exhibits Open | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Speed Poster 2 Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank | |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Claudia Perlich’s “Predictability and Other Predicaments in Machine Learning Applications” | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Refreshment Break Sponsored by Duke University | |
| 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions and Speed Presentation 3 | |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch (on own) | |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions and Speed Presentation 4 | |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Nancy Potok’s “Federal Statistics: Biggest Challenges of the 21st Century” | |
| 5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science Reception and Speed Poster 3 Sponsored by 84.51° and Google |
Saturday, October 20
| 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Registration | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Exhibits Open | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Speed Poster 4 Sponsored by Statgraphics | |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Alicia Carriquiry’s “Playing Nice with Others: The Many Benefits of Collaboration” | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Refreshment Break Sponsored by Lubrizol | |
| 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Closing Session, Hackathon Awards, and Children’s Book Service Project |
Preliminary schedule. Times are tentative and subject to change.
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