Volume 22, No. 4 of CHANCE magazine includes articles on a diverse set of topics. Here are the highlights.

Statistics Without Borders (SWB) has made great strides as an organization in the past several months. This ASA-affiliated group, which now includes nearly 100 volunteers, provides pro bono statistical expertise to organizations working on problems broadly related to international health issues.

A worldwide computer programming contest illustrates the importance of statistics and probability courses.

The January Amstat News member spotlight is on E. J. Reedy, manager in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation.

The 2010 International Methodology Symposium, titled “Social Statistics: The Interplay Among Censuses, Surveys, and Administrative Data,” will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from October 26–29.