A new initiative by the ASA’s Committee on International Relations in Statistics and Statistics Without Borders has been uniting statisticians from around the world with a common interest in learning about popular and emerging statistics topics.
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Nigeria Hosts First ASA Student Chapter in Africa
Last December, the first ASA student chapter to be created in Africa was founded in Nigeria. The Nigeria ASA Student Chapter is headquartered at the University of Lagos but includes students from other universities throughout the country.
Educational Ambassadors Sought
The ASA Committee on International Relations in Statistics is seeking qualified nationals from Ukraine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and/or Central African Republic to serve as 2020 Educational Ambassadors. In 2020, the ASA will select two educational ambassadors to receive funding to attend the Joint Statistical Meetings and take one or more continuing education courses in an emerging area of research. The ambassadors will then return to disseminate the subject matter in their home country and/or region.
2019 Educational Ambassadors from Nepal, Mexico Attend JSM
The Educational Ambassador Program is an ASA outreach effort launched by the late Martha Aliaga and the Committee on International Relations in Statistics to foster international collaboration and enhance statistics education worldwide. The program subsidizes two ambassadors from developing countries to attend JSM and take CE courses. It also provides a one-year ASA membership.
A Tour of the International Statistics Scene
The world of statistics, however, extends far beyond the membership of the ASA—a fact that has been recognized by the ASA leadership for a long time. To make sure the ASA membership is aware of what happens in the statistics profession in other parts of the world, the ASA formed the Committee on International Relations in Statistics (CIR) in 1979. There is an internationally focused community of statisticians from across the world that connects frequently through international professional societies.
Educational Ambassadors Sought
The ASA Committee on International Relations in Statistics is seeking qualified nationals from Cuba, Mexico, Nepal, and/or Vietnam to serve as 2019 Educational Ambassadors.