In addition to supporting individual chapter-level activities and association-wide initiatives, the Council of Chapters is dedicated to making use of the Joint Statistical Meetings to strengthen chapters. Is your chapter representative going to the sponsored meetings?
Council of Chapters
Council Prize Goes to HI Student
Sixteen members of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter chose Nolan Kamitaki from Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawaii, as the winner of the ASA Council of Chapters prize for the best use of statistics at the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Chapter to Sponsor Invited Sessions on Climate Change
The Council of Chapters is sponsoring two invited sessions at the 2010 JSM featuring diverse scientific applications of statistics. One session highlights statistical opportunities in large-scale international science endeavors. The other showcases the work of several Vancouver statisticians exploring the impact of climate change on British Columbia’s forests.