The Young Statisticians' representative on the NZSA Executive is Mik Black of the University of Auckland.

Jim Young (the one on the left here) spoke to the young statisticians at the NZSA 2007 conference in Christchurch on July 4 on the meaning of life, not much statistics and being YOUNG.  Here are his notes - far out, man.

Young statisticians are encouraged to join the NZSA and the first year of membership is free to senior students enrolled at New Zealand universities, or who are graduates of NZ universities studying overseas, and not in full-time employment.

Normally some funding is available to enable young statisticians to travel to NZSA conferences.  Details are circulated with conference registration material. Special dinners for young statisticians are becoming a feature of our conferences.

For many years Hoare Research Software (HRS) have fostered a close association with the NZSA by offering prizes for the best student talks at NZSA conferences. A list of past winners is given here.  When you submit an abstract, make sure that it is identified in the student category.

The Australasian Region of the International Biometrics Society offers a Scholarship for Honours or 4th year students in statistics-related disciplines.