A new course on statistical leadership, offered by the department of biostatistics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was launched last fall. Here, Lisa LaVange, William Sollecito, David Steffen, Lori Evarts, and Michael Kosorok discuss the goals and results of the course.

ASA President Robert Rodriguez explains our need for statistical leaders and offers ways to develop leaders of the future.

Chris Barker recently visited Cuba and found that statisticians there need statistics books. Here, he explains how you can help.

The International Workshop in Applied Probability will be held in Jerusalem, Israel, from June 11–14.

COPAFS is the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics and acts as an advocate for the development and dissemination of high-quality federal statistics. Member organizations include professional associations, businesses, research institutes, and others interested in federal statistics. Through COPAFS, members have an opportunity to review and affect issues such as timeliness, quality, confidentiality, and the relevance of data. COPAFS holds quarterly meetings, the last one being on December 2, 2011.