The sixth Institute of Mathematical Statistics Asia Pacific Rim Meeting (IMS-APRM) was scheduled to take place in Melbourne, Australia from 5 to 8 January 2021. Due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions, the conference has been postponed until January 2022. Firm dates will be announced at a later date.

IMS-APRM will provide an excellent forum for scientific communications and collaborations for the researchers in Asia and the Pacific Rim, and promote communications and collaborations between the researchers in this area and those from other parts of the world.

The program covers a wide range of topics in statistics and probability, presenting recent developments and the state of the art in a variety of modern research topics and in applications. The program will include:

• Plenary Lectures presented by world-renowned scientists in statistics and probability
• Distinguished Lectures delivered by leading specialists
• Invited Paper sessions
• Contributed talks and posters

Invited Session Proposals submitted in 2020 are being kept on file. Announcements will be made regarding the 2022 event at a later date.

Each Invited Paper session will consist of four speakers and one chair, with each speaker having 25 minutes. The proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Program Committee on a competitive basis.