The ASA Committee on Career Development submitted a proposal to the ASA to do a career satisfaction survey. Here are the results.

Members of the ASA’s Committee on Career Development (CCD) are developing a centralized directory of ASA resources in “soft skills” training.

The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics. For 2016, three awards were presented during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Chicago.

The Career Development Committee provides resources relevant to you at each stage of your career, including several important sessions this year at JSM 2016 in Chicago.

The Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee invites all JSM 2016 poster contributors to compete for a policy applications prize in its fifth Statistical Significance competition.

Members of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies announce their 2015 awards, which were presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington.

Nominations are being sought for ASA president-elect and vice president candidates for the 2015 election year, with terms beginning January 1, 2016.

Representatives from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and National Security Agency will be available for a dialogue at this year’s JSM. Officials from each funding organization will describe their programs in presentations from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. From 11 a.m. to noon, the program directors will be available to shed light on processes, answer questions, and hear concerns.

The ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians will sponsor a topic-contributed session for the Joint Statistical Meetings in San Diego, California, that focuses on career planning for the academic statistical scientist.

Nominations are being sought for ASA president-elect and vice president candidates for the 2013 election year.