The Washington Statistical Society and Government Statistics Section are accepting applications for their joint mentoring program.
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ASA Sections Announce Joint Student Paper Competition
A trio of ASA sections are holding a student paper competition. Winners will present their papers at JSM 2026.
Sections Announce Student Paper Competition Results
The winners are anticipated to attend the Joint Statistical Meetings; present their work; and participate in the sections’ business meetings to formally receive their awards.
Government Statistics Section Sponsors Popular JSM Sessions
In addition to four invited sessions, GSS sponsored seven topic-contributed sessions, including a student paper competition, and a roundtable session on missing data treatments for short-term statistics during a pandemic.
Government Statistics Matches Mentors with Mentees
Eleven mentor/mentee pairs were matched through the Government Statistics Section mentoring program. The mentoring committee is working with participants to produce a roundtable event to cycle the program in sync with the 2021–2022 academic year.
Government Statistics, Statistical Computing, Statistical Graphics Sections Congratulate Data Challenge Winners
The winners of the 2020 Data Challenge Expo are Lydia Carter and Phuong Ho. The theme for the 2021 Data Expo Challenge is “Helping Families, Business, and Communities Respond to COVID-19”
Government Statistics Mentoring Program Is Underway
The Government Statistics Section is looking for participants to be mentors or mentees. You don’t even have to belong to the section to participate.
Applications Sought for ASA Student Paper Competition
The Social Statistics Section, Government Statistics Section, and Survey Research Methods Section announce a competition for student and post-graduate papers.
Virtual Workshops on Blended Data a Success
The Government Statistics Section and Social Statistics Section hosted a free series of virtual workshops as part of the ASA’s professional development program. They will hold another series in the fall of 2020.
GSS to Host Mentoring Roundtable
At JSM 2020, the Government Statistics Section will again host a mentoring roundtable to encourage diverse participation and engage young professionals and students with more senior, advanced-career members.