The 2018 ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop held in September featured a session titled “Statistical Leadership: Its Importance, Imperatives, and Impacts.” The session consisted of two presentations representing industry and regulatory perspectives on statistical leadership.
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Stories of Significance Highlight North Carolina Chapter’s Fall Dinner
Nearly 100 statisticians from the North Carolina ASA community gathered for the 2018 Fall Dinner November 30. The theme was “Stories of Significance.”
To Join or Not to Join A(nother) Section or Interest Group?
Should you join a section or interest group? Data from the Council of Sections’ annual report might help you decide.
#ChooseToLead
Eleven women and nine men met at the ASA in Alexandria, Virginia, as part of the ASA’s new Leadership Institute. The workshop, “Leading with Cultural Competence,” was facilitated by Gary Sullivan.
Nominations Sought for Zelen Leadership Award
Nominations for the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science are being accepted until November 30, 2018. The award honors Marvin Zelen’s career as a statistician and his role in the field of biostatistics.
Leading Large … or My Dinner with Dennis
This month’s column profiles a statistician who, in every sense of the word, has spent his life leading large: Dennis Gillings.
Highlights of the July 2018 ASA Board of Directors Meeting
ASA President Lisa LaVange convened the July ASA Board meeting at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver prior to the start of JSM. On the schedule were action, discussion, and reported items.
North Carolina Chapter News for May 2018
The North Carolina Chapter offered the ASA’s statistical leadership course to its members in March.
Leading Outside Our Comfort Zone
This month, Lisa introduces you to two leaders in the statistics world: Aarti Shah and William (Bill) Wang. She also introduces you to the leader of the ASA Task Force on Sexual Harassment, Leslie McClure.
Building a Leadership Institute (from the Ground Up)
ASA President Lisa LaVange discusses ways to reach statisticians during their college and graduate education and prepare them for careers in leadership.