Upcoming Events
Hotwiring the Transient Universe VII
May 13-16, 2024
Dunlap Institute at the University of Toronto
Details: https://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/hotwired7/
Deadlines: Registration deadline: April 15, 2024 (or until full; there is capacity for 100 in-person attendees)
COSMO 21
May 20-24, 2024
Chania, Greece
Details: https://cosmo21.cosmostat.org/
Deadlines: Registration deadline: March 29, 2024 (or before if the maximum of 100 people is reached). While the registration deadline has already passed, we include this in our list so the AN readers are aware of the event for future reference.
Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers XIX
June 3-7 2024
Enhanced virtual online format through Penn State University
Details: https://sites.psu.edu/astrostatistics/su24/
Deadlines: Registration deadline is May 11, 2024.
Joint Statistical Meeting
Aug 3-8, 2024
Portland, OR
Details: https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2024/
Deadlines: Submission of Topic-Contributed Session Proposals Nov 15-Dec 7, 2023; Abstract submission Dec 1, 2023 - Feb 1, 2024; Meeting and Event Request submissions Jan 25-Apr 4, 2024; Registration opens May 1, 2024
Past Events
International Astrostatistics Association (IAA) Elections
Event dates: October 6-31, 2023
Event location: Online
Details: Only IAA members are allowed to vote. If you are an IAA member, you should have already received an email with a link to the voting system.
Deadlines: IAA members vote by October 31, 2023
The International Astrostatistics Association (IAA) is a global scientific association devoted to astrostatistics and astroinformatics with the goal to promote collaboration between astronomers, statisticians and computer scientists. Membership is free and open to any scientist interested in the statistical analysis of astronomical data. To apply for membership please visit the IAA website: http://iaa.mi.oa-brera.inaf.it/IAA/home.html
International Astronomical Union nominations for memberships
Details: IAU Individual or Junior memberships are open for nominations
Nominations open on: October 7, 2023
Nominations end on: December 15, 2023
10th Astronomical Data Analysis Summer School
September 18, 2023 - September 22, 2023
Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
Details: http://ada10.cosmostat.org/
Held regularly since 2001, the Astronomical Data Analysis (ADA) summer school has been focused on training early career researchers on the state-of-the-art in data analysis techniques and tools for astrophysics.
Deadline: April 30, 2023
Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers XVIII
June 5-9, 2023
Center for Astrostatistics, Pennsylvania State University
Details: https://sites.psu.edu/astrostatistics/su23/
Deadline: May 5, 2023
Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy VIII
June 12-16, 2023
Center for Astrostatistics, Pennsylvania State University
Details: http://scma8.org
Deadlines: Abstract submission deadline was Feb 1, 2023, Final program will be announced Mar 15, 2023
Summer School in AstroStatistics in Crete
June 19-23, 2023
Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion
Details: http://astro.physics.uoc.gr/Conferences/Astrostatistics_School_Crete_2023/
Deadline: Mar 24, 2023
Note: the deadline has passed, but this event may be of interest in future years.
Statistics for Astronomy
Session 312 at the 64th ISI World Statistics Congress in Ottawa 2023
July 19, 2023
Ottawa, Canada
Details: https://www.isi2023.org/
Session Details: https://www.isi2023.org/conferences/session/312/details/
Early registration deadline is on April 17, 2023
Six Astrostatistics Sessions at the ASA JSM2023
True North Strong and…Amazing at Astrostatistics! (D. Stenning)
Astronomers Speak Statistics (J.G. Babu)
Modeling techniques for astrostatistical datasets (J. Williams)
Pulling Signal out of Noise for Data-Driven Discoveries in Astronomy (H. Tak)
Uncertainty Quantification in Astronomy (A. Siemiginowska)
Finalists of the Best Student Papers in Astrostatistics Competition (H. Tak)
August 5-10, 2023
Toronto, Canada
Conference Details: https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2023/
The program will be announced in May 2023.
Astromatic 2023
August 6-12, 2023
University of Montreal
Details: https://www.astro.umontreal.ca/astromatic/2023/
Summary from website: Astromatic 2023 is a week-long program to bring together a group of 15 outstanding undergraduate students interested in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and astrophysics from around the world in the vibrant city of Montreal. The program consists of lectures on these topics given by experts, followed by a hackathon and an exciting competition that fosters teamwork and creativity to develop a powerful project at the intersection of astrophysics and machine learning.
Deadline: April 15, 2023