Editorial

Victor M. Panaretos, Editor of Bernoulli News

Dear friends, colleagues and readers of Bernoulli News,

It is with pleasure and a sense of responsibility that I accepted Ed Waymire’s and Victor Perez-Abreu’s invitation to become editor of Bernoulli News. It is always a challenging task to edit a journal, and a scientific newsletter has particular challenges of its own. During my term as editor, I will do my best to maintain the status of Bernoulli News as the prime source of information and news items related to the activities of the Society and its Members, and also to try to expand published material to include pieces and opinion columns on topics of special interest.

One particular goal on which I would like to place special emphasis is increasing the attractiveness of Bernoulli News for early career (or young as they are often referred to) statisticians and probabilists. A key mission of a society such as ours is to attract and retain talented young researchers in our discipline. On the one hand, the Bernoulli Society can benefit from their willingness to adapt to new technologies, fresh outlooks, drive, enthusiasm, ambition and sense of idealism. At the same time, the Bernoulli Society has much to offer in the way of exposure, networking, participation, recognition and access to resources. And, as the main bulletin of our Society, Bernoulli News has the potential to be an ideal medium to reach out to early career statisticians and probabilists and to encourage their active participation in the society.

I would therefore like to encourage our members - and not only - to consider submitting information about funding opportunities, early career positions and activities that are of interest to the “young” members of our societies. I would also welcome the submission of articles related to topics of high interest for early career statisticians and probabilists (e.g., career advice, mentoring articles, etc.). Any further ideas are more than welcome!

Finally, I would like to thank our past editors, Vicky Fasen and Robert Stelzer, for their great work and I count on your support to make Bernoulli News an indispensable companion to our members!

 

Victor M. Panaretos
Editor, Bernoulli News
Lausanne, Switzerland