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We are excited to host StatConnect 2025, a one-day event on March 21, 2025. The event will be held in the Nguyen Engineering Building on Mason's Fairfax campus. (See website for details: https://statistics.gmu.edu/statconnect-2025 or register here: StatConnect Registration Form

StatConnect 2025 is a collaborative effort between the Department of Statistics at George Mason University, the Department of Statistics at George Washington University, the MS program in Data Science and Analytics at Georgetown University, the Statistics program in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, and the Washington Statistical Society. This event offers a valuable networking opportunity for students, faculty, and professionals from industry and government. 

The day will feature a panel on data linkage, matching, and blending, followed by a keynote address from Nilanjan Chatterjee of Johns Hopkins University. The afternoon will include presentations by faculty and students, both oral and poster formats. Additionally, a Career Fair will be held at the same location prior to the event, starting at 9:00 AM. Please fill out the registration form for both students attending and interested company representatives.  Career Fair Registration Form

Hybrid Sessions

Hybrid Session I (11:00 AM-12:30 PM Eastern Time)
CEC Innovation Week & R. Clifton Bailey Statistics Seminar Series
Designing Your Future: A Conversation with Quincy K. Brown
Dr. Quincy K. Brown
Please register to receive the link; see "Seminars" event.

Hybrid Session II (1:00 PM-2:00 PM Eastern Time)
GMU Virtual Campus Tour with Statistics Graduate Students Association (SGSA)
Contact Admin for online access information (sjohn38@gmu.edu)

Hybrid Session III (2:30 PM-5:00 PM Eastern Time)
Contact Admin for online access information (sjohn38@gmu.edu)
2:30-2:35 PM | Welcome Address – Dr. Jiayang Sun, Department Chair
2:35-2:45 PM | Participant Self-Introductions
2:45-3:15 PM | Faculty Research Presentations
o Dr. Abolfazl Safikhani, Dr. Nicholas Rios, Dr. Ben Lee, Dr. David Kepplinger, Dr.
William Rosenberger
3:15-3:25 PM | Featured Interview
o A conversation with Dr. William Rosenberger
3:30-4:00 PM | Overview of Graduate Programs
o PhD & Graduate Certificate – Dr. Lily Wang
o MS (Statistical Science & Biostatistics) – Dr. Brett Hunter
4:00-4:20 PM | Student Panel: Life as a GMU Graduate Student
o Presentation by the President of SGSA – Mr. Yang Long
4:20-4:30 PM | Admissions & Application Process
o Ms. Phyllis Johnson, CEC Graduate Studies
4:30-4:35 PM | Lucky Draw
o Ms. Amir Hasan, Department Office Manager
4:35-5:00 PM | Open Q&A
o Faculty, staff, and current students available to answer prospective students’ questions

Be part of an exciting gathering as the Department of Statistics at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA, USA) hosts the International Conference on Robust Statistics (ICORS) and the Conference on Data Science, Statistics, and Visualization (DSSV) from July 29 to August 1, 2024. The Pre-Conference Data Science Session is scheduled on July 28, 2024.Stay tuned for more details!

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