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2009 IASE Satellite Conference – Next Steps in Statistics Education

(14-15 August 2009, Durban, South Africa) Continuing the successful tradition of satellite conferences coinciding with each biennial International Statistical Institute, the International Association for Statistics Education is pleased to announce the sixth IASE Satellite Conference will be held in Durban, South Africa on the 14th and 15th of August 2009. The IASE Satellite Conferences have proven to be a very popular component of the Statistics Education calendar. These conferences are smaller and more personal in nature than the ICOTS conferences providing a wonderful opportunity for establishing new professional relationships and cementing existing ones. The format of next years conference will follow that of the 2007 satellite: plenary sessions will be supplemented by two parallel breakaway sessions. The theme of the conference is Next Steps in Statistics Education. All submissions addressing this theme will be welcome. This theme has been chosen to particularly attract papers under the following headings:
  1. What constitutes best practice for the curriculum beyond the “Introductory Statistics” course? What courses should follow on for those wishing to major in Statistics and what additional training should we offer to those in other disciplines?
  2. What elements of our undergraduate curriculum specifically prepare our students for their careers post-graduation, either in the workplace or as masters/doctoral students? How can we improve these elements?
  3. Since the 1949 formation of its precursor, the ISI Statistical Education Committee, the IASE has matured as an organisation. As we move towards ICOTS 8, we note that great progress has already been made in the field of Statistics Education but the challenge we face now is to consider the next steps that we must take. How can we build on past progress to raise the profile of our field so that it becomes a more visible and vibrant pursuit?
We hope that you will be able to join us in Durban on the 14th and 15th of August 2009 so please put these dates in your diary. On behalf of the IASE Executive and the IASE Satellite Conference Committee, Patrick Murphy (Chair of the IASE Satellite Conference), School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. PH: +353-1-7167641 Email: Patrick.Murphy@ucd.ie

Updated by: Chris Wild on Nov 29 2008


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