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The theme this year, "Thriving in Your Environment," invites statisticians and data scientists around the world to share how they grow, lead, and flourish in their unique spaces. IDWSDS is a global, free 24-hour, virtual conference held annually, hosted by the Caucus for Women in Statistics & Data Science.

Call for Invited Session Proposals (Now Open!)

The International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science Conference (IDWSDS 2025) is accepting proposals for sessions. This year’s theme, "Thriving in Your Environment," encourages creative and thoughtful contributions—sessions, speed sessions, panels—that inspire and inform. Check out the 2024 Program Book on the website for examples of past presentations. These can be technical, career, leadership, history or on other topics. All are welcome to submit a session!

Submit your abstract by August 15, 2025: https://www.idwsds.org/

Sponsorship Opportunities

Support women in statistics and data science worldwide by sponsoring the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science Conference (IDWSDS 2025). Sponsors will be featured across IDWSDS platforms including the website, social media, and YouTube.

Explore options: https://www.idwsds.org/sponsorship/

Save the Date – October 14, 2025

Mark your calendar for the International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science Conference (IDWSDS 2025) — happening Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Registration is not yet open, but we’ll share updates soon. All are welcome to attend!

Want to know all the latest IDWSDS happenings? Join the mailing list:

https://www.idwsds.org/

Find out about technical and scientific study options:

• at the JKU in the field of technology and natural sciences, as well as statistics and business informatics.

• at the Fachhochschule Gesundheitsberufe OÖ mit den Standorten in Linz und Steyr.

• Complete your first technology lecture at the university.

• Participate in experiments and math exercises.

• Talk to faculty and students of technical and scientific programs.

• Visit the Technology Marketplace and clarify any questions you may have about your future studies.

For female students from the 9th grade AHS and BHS as well as all interested women.

For more information visit https://www.jku.at/schule/ueberblick-beratungsstellen/frauen-in-die-technik/fit-infotage/

Flyer for the event: https://www.jku.at/fileadmin/gruppen/318/FIT-Flyer_A5_Infotage_Februar-2026_241213-Ansicht_2.pdf 

Graz Women in Math is hosting the sixth “Austrian Day of Women in Mathematics” on 26-27 February 2026, organized by the Austrian Association of Women in Mathematics.

The conference will take place in the Department of Mathematics and Scientific Computing at Heinrichstraße 36, 8010 Graz.

The aim of this event is to bring mathematicians together to:

• highlight achievements of women and non-binary mathematicians

• develop a network which fosters interdisciplinary collaborations

• promote mutual support, such as career advice and mentoring

• give young women and non-binary researchers the opportunity to present their work

• discuss hot topics

Presenters: women and non-binary speakers

Participants: all genders - come and support your peers and listen to their exciting research!

Notice: Please note that photos will be taken during the event.

A tentative program with the names of the invited speakers will be published in October. The event will start with lunch on Thursday 26 and will finish at 12:30 on Friday 27.

There will also be parallel sessions and poster presentations where everyone is invited to participate.

A conference dinner will be offered on Thursday night.

 For this event there is no conference fee but the registation is mandatory. Registration is already open!

 Free child care is going to be organized during the event. Please write in the registration form if you need it.

Website: https://indico.global/event/15623/ 

The workshop is the sixth in the "Women in Optimization" series. It is aimed at young female scientists, doctoral candidates and students of mathematics with a focus on optimization. The aim of the workshop is both professional development and networking within the optimization community. In lectures by invited speakers, we would like to present the broadest possible range of mathematical optimization and the associated numerics. In addition to the lectures, the workshop offers plenty of space for scientific discussions and exchange of experiences. In poster sessions, the young female scientists are given the opportunity to actively participate. The workshop will be held in German.

Registration is not yet open.

https://www.opt.uni-wuppertal.de/de/wio2026/

The 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) will take place in Heidelberg, Germany between 13–18 September 2026.

At the HLF, all winners of the Fields Medal, the Abel Prize, the ACM A.M. Turing Award, the Nevanlinna Prize/IMU Abacus Medal, and the ACM Prize in Computing are invited to attend. In addition, young and talented computer scientists and mathematicians are invited to apply for participation. The previous HLFs have been an exceptional success. The HLF serves as a great platform for interaction between the masters in the fields of mathematics and computer science and young talents.

Over the course of the week-long conference, young researchers will be given the exclusive possibility to profoundly connect with their scientific role models and find out how the laureates made it to the top of their fields. As described by a young researcher, “Meeting the humans behind some of the most formidable inventions and discoveries of our time was phenomenal. What was unexpected, perhaps, was how warm and approachable these individuals turned out to be. I am grateful to have been given this opportunity, and to have shared it with peers who I hope to soon call colleagues, collaborators and friends."

Applications for participation at the 13th HLF are open in three categories: Undergraduate/Pre-Master, Graduate PhD, and PostDocs. The application period for the 13th HLF runs from November 2025 until February 2026.

See the webpage https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org for the online application and nomination forms.

For questions regarding requirements and the application process, please contact Young Researchers Relations at: yr@heidelberg-laureate-forum.org .

All applications that are completed and submitted by the deadline are meticulously reviewed by an international committee of experts to ensure that only the most qualified candidates are invited. There are 100 spaces available for each discipline of mathematics and computer science. All applicants will be notified by the end of April 2026 whether or not they are invited.

For more information, please visit: http://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/  

The organization STEM fatale kindly invites women working in a STEM-related environment to participate in their survey here.

With completing the STEM fatale anonymous survey you can contribute to improving gender balance in leadership positions in STEM fields. In case you have questions, feel free to get in touch with them via brains snail stem-fatale dot com.