(Medford, Mass., March 16, 2022) – The annual International Symposium on Forecasting (ISF), hosted by the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), will be held in Oxford, England, this year from July 10-13. Integrating academic research into forecasting practice, [...]
Workshop: Not an Imposter Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 12:00 PM GMT How many times did you feel that you may not deserve to be where you currently are? How many times have you thought 'I might be just a lucky one'? It [...]
IIF Sponsored Workshops For the past 18 years, The International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) has been sponsoring workshops, which focus on specific forecasting topics. The purpose of these workshops is to hold smaller, informal meetings where experts in a particular field [...]
Norman Swanson is a Professor of Economics specializing in Econometrics. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego under the Nobel laureate, Sir Clive W.J. Granger, and has undergraduate training from the University of Waterloo. His research interests include [...]
For the eighteenth year, the IIF, in collaboration and with financial support from SAS®, is proud to announce financial support for research on how to improve forecasting methods and business forecasting practice. The awards for the 2021 year will be (2) $10,000 [...]
The M6 Financial Forecasting Competition is the next installment of the renowned Makridakis’ Forecasting competitions. The M6 will be similar to the preceding five competitions, with the aim of obtaining empirical evidence that sheds further light on the causes and implications of [...]
International Symposium on Forecasting 2022 The ISF is the premier international event for professional forecasters and has earned its stellar reputation over the past four decades for the important forecasting research presented, and for hosting the most highly distinguished experts in the [...]
Doris Chenguang Wu is Professor of tourism demand forecasting in the School of Business at the Sun Yat-sen University, China. Her research interests include tourism demand modeling and forecasting, and tourism big data analytics. She is the founder of Tourism and Hospitality [...]
Forecasting jobs in industry – what would I do and how do I get one? Wed, Dec 8, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST You’ve worked hard to get a PhD but are intrigued with the idea of applying your newly-won [...]
How to Choose among Three Forecasting Methods: Machine Learning, Statistical Models, and Judgmental Forecasts In this article, Yue Li, Diane Berry, and Jason Lee of the Global Advanced Analytics Group with Bain & Company present their views on the strengths and weaknesses [...]
