This is a preliminary programme and may change. The detailed session schedule will be published closer to the conference. Workshop details are on the Workshops page.
Monday 23 November
Workshops- 09:00 – 10:30Morning workshops: Session 1
- 10:30 – 11:00Morning tea
- 11:00 – 12:30Morning workshops: Session 2
- 12:30 – 13:30Lunch
- 13:30 – 15:00Afternoon workshops: Session 1
- 15:00 – 15:30Afternoon tea
- 15:30 – 17:00Afternoon workshops: Session 2
Morning workshops
Venue 3
Who Is Doing the Thinking? Responsible AI Use in Teaching, Research and Postgraduate Supervision
StatSNetSA team
Afternoon workshops
Venue 1
AI for Climate Risk: Statistical Foundations for Forecasting in Data-Scarce Environments
Prof Rendani Mbuvha
Venue 2
An AI-Native Research & Development Lifecycle for R & Python Statistics Practitioners
Dr Gao Maribe
Tuesday 24 November
Workshops- 09:00 – 10:30Morning workshops: Session 1
- 10:30 – 11:00Morning tea
- 11:00 – 12:30Morning workshops: Session 2
- 12:30 – 13:30Lunch
- 13:30 – 15:00Afternoon workshops: Session 1
- 15:00 – 15:30Afternoon tea
- 15:30 – 17:00Afternoon workshops: Session 2
- 17:00 – 18:30EC Meeting
- 19:00 – 22:00EC Dinner
Morning workshops
Venue 1 · Full day
Introduction to Bayesian Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Modelling in R
Prof Kerrie Mengersen
Venue 2
Sourcing Multivariate Data (MDAG Workshop)
Prof Şebnem Er, Dr Arno Otto & Jason Pillay, Dr Shawn Liebenberg
Venue 3
Spatio-Stochastic Modelling of Infectious Diseases Using Compartmental Models (SEPIMOD Workshop)
Dr Raeesa Manjoo-Docrat & SEPIMOD facilitators
Afternoon workshops
Venue 1 · Full day
Introduction to Bayesian Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Modelling in R (continued)
Prof Kerrie Mengersen
Venue 3
Machine Learning: Building Predictive Models Using Model Studio in SAS Viya for Learners (Data Science Interest Group)
Prof Tanja Verster & Prof Renette Blignaut
Wednesday 25 November
Conference- 08:00 – 17:00Conference Day 1
- 17:10 – 18:00HoD Meeting
- 18:00 – 19:00Poster presentations
- 19:00 – 21:00Welcome Function
- 21:00 – 23:30Young Statistician Event
Thursday 26 November
Conference- 08:30 – 16:00Conference Day 2
- 16:00 – 17:30SASA AGM
- 18:30 – 22:00Gala Dinner
Friday 27 November
Conference- 08:00 – 12:40Conference Day 3
- 12:40 – 13:30Closing ceremony
- 13:30 – 14:30Lunch