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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Registration WNAR2026 Pullman, WA (13 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Requests for changes in sessions must be submitted by May 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Last day for registration cancellation (subject to $50 fee): May 14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Registration fees increase May 15&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Please join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://wnar.org/wnar2026" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;2026 WNAR/IMS annual meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;in Pullman, WA at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://wsu.edu/"&gt;Washington State University&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday, June 14 through Wednesday, June 17&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Washington State University in Pullman offers a beautiful summer setting for a conference, combining the energy of a vibrant campus with the charm of the surrounding Palouse region. Warm, sunny days highlight the rolling hills of wheat fields that create one of the most picturesque landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. Attendees can enjoy strolls through WSU’s scenic campus, visit the renowned Bear Center or the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and experience the lively downtown Pullman with its local shops and eateries. Just beyond Pullman, opportunities abound for outdoor recreation, from hiking and biking trails to nearby rivers and lakes, making it an ideal destination where academic engagement meets the natural beauty and hospitality of Eastern Washington.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" times="" new=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Program highlights include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;President Invited Presentation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Contributed Oral Sessions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Student Paper Sessions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;You can find details at the WNAR conference web&lt;/font&gt; page:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://wnar.org/wnar2026" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://wnar.org/wnar2026" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;WNAR 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Donation requests to support the WNAR Expanding Opportunities Workshop:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Due to current and unexpected federal funding cuts, WNAR is seeking donations to our newly developed Expanding Opportunities Workshop.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;The 2026 WNAR Expanding Opportunities Workshop (June 13-June 14)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a satellite workshop held in conjunction with WNAR, emphasizing the importance of mentorship and belonging in quantitative fields. The workshop will connect high school and undergraduate students with professional (bio)statisticians and data scientists in academia, government, and industry. It is organized by the WNAR Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee and the WNAR Leadership Committee.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span&gt;A donation option is included in the WNAR 2026 registration form. Those who wish to donate separately to the workshop may use the donation box on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://wnar.org/Donate" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;https://wnar.org/Donate&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;or email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:wnar@wnar.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;wnar@wnar.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. Thank you for your support!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOTEL INFORMATION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conference Hotels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are two official conference hotels for this event:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Courtyard Pullman&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A2026"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1295 NE North Fairway Road&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A2026"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Pullman, WA 99163&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A2026"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Residence Inn Pullman&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A2026"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1255 NE North Fairway Road&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A2026"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Pullman, WA 99163&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The deadline to reserve rooms at the conference rate is &lt;strong&gt;Thursday, May 14, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;. Rooms within the reserved conference block will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot guarantee rooms at the conference rate after this deadline or once the room block sells out; thus, participants are encouraged to reserve well in advance of the final cutoff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reserve at this link: &lt;a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1761767350087&amp;amp;key=GRP&amp;amp;app=resvlink&amp;amp;dtt=true&amp;amp;_branch_match_id=1483967779663154079&amp;amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXTywo0MtNLCrKzC8p0UvOz9UvSi3OyczLtgdK2ALZZSCOWkpJiW1JUWmqWmaKraG5GRCZG5saGFiYq2WnVtq6BwWo1RWlpqUCjclLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBiL3oKaQAAAA%3D%3D" target="_blank"&gt;hotel booking link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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