Important Documents

ABSTRACT: We provide an update of the evolution of the Southern Regional Council on Statistics (SRCOS) and its Summer Research Conference (SRC) from 2005 through 2023. Their origin and evolution from 1966 through 2004 are described in an article by Taylor and Padgett (2006). The SRCOS was created to foster the advancement of statistics in the Southern Region of the United States via cooperation and collaboration between universities in the region. The primary and most visible activity of SRCOS is the SRC, which it created to fulfill a unique need for a small gathering of statisticians, biostatisticians and related scientists in the Southern Region. The goal of the SRC is to provide opportunities for young statisticians and biostatisticians (junior faculty and graduate students) to interact and engage with well-known senior researchers to enhance their research, networking, and career development.

Access the SRCOS Memorandum of Agreement here. If you have any questions about the MOA, please contact us.

The 2024 Business Meeting will be hosted in Norfolk, Virginia at Old Dominion University on October 4-5, 2024. The proposed agenda is:

1. Planning the upcoming 60th SRCOS meeting themes and invited speakers. The celebrations of 60 years of Summer Research Conferences will be held on June, 9-11 2025 on Jekyll Island, Georgia.

2. Discussion on future of Statistics with the impact of changes in/from other fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Also, the model teaching for the statistics’ courses will be revisited from last year ( in reference to Ed Boone) and this last summer conference ( with David Hitchock).

3. The financial reports.

4. Updating information about grants received and supports to junior faculty and students.

Note that, institutional membership updates information is available at https://www.srcos.org/. If you have not already done so, please go ahead and update your institutional membership by paying yearly dues. For your convenience, the option of paying membership for multiple years is also available.

The Business meeting registration will open soon.

The accommodations have been arranged at Springhill Suites, 4500 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508 for $119 per night. Rooms can be reserved using link springhillsuites.com, (SpringHill Suites by Marriott ODU) or calling 757-423-4100. The closest airport is the Norfolk International Airport (ORF).