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Federal Statistical Agencies Praised for Pandemic Response
The first half of 2020 was a busy time for the federal statistical system, requiring quick responses and nimble adaptability from agencies on several fronts.
Frontier of Science, Agriculture and Food System (AFS): Global and Big Data Impact! One World Under COVID-19
You are invited to join us in a special JSM panel, showcasing the inaugural ASA/IMS/AMA/MAA/ACM/SIAM Science and Technology Policy Fellowship.
ASA Releases Statement on Government Data Experts
The American Statistical Association released a statement recently on the role of data experts in state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistical Consulting Section Responds to COVID-19
Applied and practicing statisticians in the ASA Statistical Consulting Section are engaged and playing key roles in COVID-19 research. Here, we highlight members of the section who are responding to COVID-19.
JSM 2020: Opportunities for Interaction, Learning, Engagement
In a historic first, JSM 2020 will be held August 2–6 virtually (i.e., in an online format) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the offerings for applied statisticians.
Virtual Reality
Although we will only be able to connect with each other virtually, ASA President Wendy Martinez is looking forward to our first virtual JSM and doing some unique and creative activities. Here, she talks about what she is most looking forward to.
ASA Members Stop the Presses with New Book About Disease Outbreaks
It’s not often statisticians get to shout, “Stop the presses,” but that’s what longtime ASA members Steve Rigdon and Ronald Fricker found themselves doing earlier this year. Just as their book, Monitoring the Health of Populations by Tracking Disease Outbreaks: Saving Humanity from the Next Plague—the latest in the ASA’s collaborative series with CRC Press—was going to the printer in early 2020, news was emerging about the novel coronavirus.
JSM 2020—Everyone Counts: Data for the Public Good
The Joint Statistical Meetings—one of the largest statistics events in the world—is going to be virtual this year for the first time. The spotlight will be on the important work we share: Everyone Counts: Data for the Public Good.
The Pandemic JSM
As Futurama’s Professor Hubert Farnsworth says in his catchphrase announcement of potential disaster, “Good news, everyone! The JSM is going virtual.” But JSM Program Chair David Banks thinks we can make it work.