The Council of Chapters Governing Board publishes a biannual newsletter every spring and fall.
Chapter News
President-elect Bob Rodriguez Visits Pittsburgh Chapter
Bob Rodriguez, the ASA president-elect and a senior director of R&D at SAS Institute, visited the department of biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh on September 29, 2011. As an invited speaker in the Biostatistical Seminar Series, Rodriguez gave a presentation titled “Business Analytics: Buzzword or Bonanza for the Statistics Profession?” to an audience of about 100 local statisticians and students.
Boston Chapter Hosts Statistics Career Day 2011
The Boston Chapter’s Statistics Career Day was held at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center. This event was planned to nurture interest in statistics and its use in fields such as public health, finance, sports, and marketing, as well as to inform students how to prepare for a career in statistics.
Chapter Hosts Inaugural Workshop for AP Statistics Teachers
This year, the Bay Area Chapter inaugurated a two-day workshop for Bay Area AP Statistics teachers August 11 and 12 at Carlmont High School in Belmont. Read on to find out how they did it.
Central Indiana Chapter Hosts Talk on Personalized Medicine, Dynamic Treatment Regimes
Abdus S. Wahed, an associate professor in the department of biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh, gave a fast-paced, two-hour presentation on dynamic treatment regimes for the Central Indiana Chapter.
Twin Cities Chapter Hosts Meetings, Career Days
The Twin Cities (TC) Chapter was established in 1957 and currently has more than 200 members. Chapter membership includes professionals from the academic, public, and private industrial sectors.
Statistics Awards Given at ISEF
The Southern California Chapter recently had the opportunity to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which was held May 8–13 in Los Angeles. While this global science competition for high-school students does not have a separate award category for statistics, the ASA was one of many participating organizations that sponsored both judging and awards.
April a Flurry of Activity
April was a busy month for the Southern California Chapter, which saw its annual workshop, careers day in statistics, and career fair.
2011 Don Owen Award Presented to Dennis K. J. Lin
John Schoolfield, president of the ASA’s San Antonio Chapter, presented the 2011 Don Owen Award to Dennis K. J. Lin on March 25 at the Conference of Texas Statisticians.
Career Day Hosts 32 at Rutgers
The ASA’s Princeton-Trenton Chapter held its Career Day at Rutgers University Busch Campus on November 20, 2010. Thirty-two students from the local high schools, colleges, universities, and graduate schools registered. Read more about it here.