The American Statistical Association, the nation’s second-oldest learned society, will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2014. The celebration is for everyone and with everyone. The members of the 175th Anniversary Steering Committee hope it will be by everyone, as well.
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The American Statistical Association is seeking a director of programs to report to and work closely with the executive director to execute the ASA’s strategic and short-range plans.
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences and Duke University received a grant from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Census Bureau for the Triangle Census Research Network.
The first electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) will take place from May 14–18 through the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education.
Award deadlines and information
In his first President’s Corner column, Robert Rodriguez discusses his initiatives for 2012.
Nancy Geller, 2011 ASA president, led the board through a rich agenda that reflected the membership’s diversity of areas of statistical practice during its final meeting of 2011.
The Scientific and Public Affairs Committee invites all 2012 JSM poster contributors to compete for a policy applications prize in its third Statistical Significance competition.
The Council of Chapters Governing Board publishes a biannual newsletter every spring and fall.
Lamar University’s department of mathematics will host the Conference of Texas Statisticians from March 2–3 in Beaumont, Texas.
The Biometrics Section introduces its new officers and provides a look at their JSM 2012 invited sessions.
It looks as if 2012 will be an exciting year, with a number of conferences slated and new webinars on the horizon.
John Czajka outlines the activities the Survey Research Methods Section has lined up for 2012.
The 2011 New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports was held on September 24, 2011, at the Harvard University Science Center.
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the January issue. For a complete listing of news and information about members of the ASA, click here.
This is a listing of ASA members who have recently passed away. For a complete listing of the most recent members’ obituaries, click here.
Award deadlines and information from the January 2012 issue of Amstat News
The Division of Mathematical Sciences at the National Science Foundation announces several funding opportunities directly relevant to the statistics community.
Keith Crank, ASA research and graduate education manager, provides comprehensive salary information for biostatisticians.
