The Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award recognizes and encourages mentoring junior staff in the statistical community in federal, state, or local government.
Committee
JSM 2022: A World of Innovation in Data for Good
David Corliss offers tips to help Data for Good practitioners get the most out of the Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC.
A Conversation with LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee Chair Deirdre Middleton
Middleton took on the role of chair of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee in January and has been working to make the statistical community an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ data scientists and statisticians.
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 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 Being Accepted for Diversity Mentoring Program at JSM
The diversity mentoring program is designed to promote the statistics profession among under-represented minority populations in the United States.
Climate Science Day Participants See Change of Tone on Capitol Hill
The ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy and the Section on Statistics and the Environment sent four statisticians to the eighth annual Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill at the end of January. As reported last year, participants again noted the changing tone of climate change discussions in many offices.
Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality Offers Resources
The ASA Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality has tips to keep your data safe online.
External Nominations and Awards Committee: Why, What, and How?
A new ASA committee aims to ensure statisticians are represented on boards and in external awards.
Government Statistics Section News for October 2017
Nominate a government statistician for ASA Fellow.