The ASA’s Committee on International Relations in Statistics and Statistics Without Borders came together in the spring of 2022 to engage statisticians and data scientists based in different parts of the world and provide them with new educational opportunities.
International Relations
Practical Significance | Episode 35: ASA Around the World
The ASA is stronger because of the perspectives and experiences international members bring to our community. This month, co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein talk with Ingrid Van Keilegom, international representative to the ASA Board, and Afia Owusu-Forfie, founder and executive director of Coders Who Travel, about initiatives and resources that support international members. Van […]
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.
International Relations Committee Focuses on Outreach, Education
The ASA Committee on International Relations in Statistics was formed to identify goals, develop policies, and plan projects that foster activities involving international communications, exchange, and joint development with professional statisticians, societies, and other organizations in countries throughout the world. Here, Carolina Franco, chair of the committee, gives details about the committee’s initiatives.