Highlights of the December 4, 2009, meeting held at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

One of the goals of the American Statistical Association is to improve statistics education at all levels. Improving education is also a goal for Battelle. As a committed supporter of the ASA’s education programs, Battelle recently contributed $8,000 to the ASA in support of the ASA’s Educational Ambassadorship Program, which supports statistical education on an international scale.

Representatives from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics will be available to discuss book projects at several conferences in the coming year.

Members of the community from private organizations, government, or academia are invited to attend the 2010 International Methodology Symposium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from October 26–29.

The February Amstat News staff spotlight is on Jojuana Wilkins, one of the ASA’s customer service representatives.