The Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is a professional conference/academic conference for statisticians and data scientists held annually every year since 1840. Billed as "the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America", JSM has attracted over 5000 participants in recent years. The following statistical societies are designated as official JSM partners:the American Statistical Association (ASA) the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) two regions of the International Biometric Society (IBS) the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) the Western North American Region (WNAR) the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA) International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) Korean International Statistical Society (KISS)