Program

The scientific program will feature the 2026 Wald Lecture (Tilmann Gneiting), the 2026 Blackwell Lecture (to be named) , three 2026 Medallion Lectures (Ian McKeague, Bodhisattva Sen, Jelle Goeman), the IMS Lawrence D. Brown Ph.D.Student Awards, and more than 60 invited and contributed sessions.

Details will be announced here in due course - stay tuned!

Call for invited session proposals for the 2026 IMS Annual Meeting

The 2026 IMS Annual Meeting will be held in Salzburg, Austria, July 6-9. We welcome proposals for invited sessions in probability and statistics. There are approximately 15 slots in probability and 15 in statistics to be filled as a result of this open call.

To propose an invited session, you will need a session title and a short description. You will need to provide details for the session organizer, the session chair, and three speakers. Each speaker's talk will be 25 minutes followed by a short Q&A.

Session proposals will be judged on importance, novelty, impact and timeliness. In addition, a good session proposal, although containing talks on a common theme, will be diverse in its outlook and participant line-up.

Proposal submission will close on November 15, 2025. Acceptance decisions will be made by December 1.

To submit your session proposal, please complete this form: https://imstat.org/2026AnnualMeeting/Invited/