Talk by Don Estep (CANSSI)

TITLE: Challenges and opportunities for Canadian Statistics and CANSSI

ABSTRACT: Since starting as CANSSI Director, I have had the opportunity to visit universities and institutes around Canada. Talking with students, faculty, and administration has given me a picture of some of the challenges and pressures that the Canadian statistical and data science communities are confronting. This is the environment in which CANSSI has to pursue its mission to support research and training in statistics and data science and CANSSI has to evolve to be effective. In this talk, I will describe some of the challenges and pressures on statistics in Canada and possible ways in which CANSSI can adapt.