Warmest wishes to everyone in our ASA community and hopes for a peaceful, healthy, and productive 2024! I am both honored and humbled to be your ASA president in 2024. One of my first tasks—and a great pleasure—was to select a theme for the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings, known to many as simply JSM. The […]
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JSM Panel Urges Statistical Community to Propose Research Institutes
2022 ASA President Katherine Ensor led a JSM late-breaking session urging the statistical and data science communities to propose mathematical sciences research institutes (MSRIs) in response to the National Science Foundation’s current quinquennial call from its Division of Mathematical Sciences.
Section on Statistical Consulting Seeks Articles
The Section on Statistical Consulting, in conjunction with the journal Stat, is soliciting articles for a special issue, titled “Statistical Consulting and Collaboration,” with coeditors Robyn L. Ball, H. Dean Johnson, Lee-Ann Hayek, Xiaoyue Niu, Joseph Rigdon, and Hao Helen Zhang.
2023 ASA Board of Directors Candidates
The ASA announces the candidates for the 2022 election. Voting begins April 11 and runs through May 2. Make sure to look for your ballots in your email inbox.
Climbing the Tower: Developing Your First Promotion Packet as an Academic Collaborative Statistician
The ASA Pathways to Promotion Committee brought together Walter Ambrosius and Leslie McClure for a webinar in their Establishing a Collaborative Career in Academia series. The title of the free webinar is “Developing Your Promotion Packet as an Academic Collaborative Statistician.”
ICSA Panel Discusses Partnerships, Collaborations Across Sectors, Part 2
During the 2021 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, several panelists discussed the key elements of forming and sustaining successful collaborations and partnerships, along with challenges and barriers. This is Part 2 of a two-part panel that includes six experts from either academia, industry or consulting, with Kelly Zou as the moderator.
Statistical Consulting Section, Stat Seek Articles
The articles will go in a special issue, “Statistical Consulting and Collaboration,” with coeditors Robyn L. Ball, H. Dean Johnson, Lee-Ann Hayek, Xiaoyue Niu, Joseph Rigdon, and Hao Helen Zhang.
ICSA Panel Discusses Partnerships, Collaborations Across Sectors
During the 2021 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, several panelists discussed the key elements of forming and sustaining successful partnerships and collaborations, along with the challenges and barriers.
Committee Spotlight: Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment
Amstat News is spotlighting ASA committees and their activities. This month, we feature the Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment and ask Chair Theresa Utlaut and member Erin Wiley a few questions about the committee’s purpose and goals.
