Global Community Service Foundation wanted to expand its maternal and infant care program and partnered with Statistics without Borders to formulate a program evaluation and find ways of expansion.
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Biometrics Section in Search of Volunteers and Career Development Proposals
Are you part of the Biometrics Section and want to get more involved in JSM? Consider volunteering to chair a session. The ASA Biometrics Section also invites applications for funding to support career-development efforts for assistant professors or associate/full professors interested in moving into a new research area. A one-page application is due February 15.
Saying ‘Yes‘ to ASA Enhances Career
Several volunteer superstars of the ASA tell us how and why they got involved.
Serve ASA and Enhance Your Influence
Mingxiu Hu of Takeda Pharmaceuticals encourages ASA members to contribute to the association.
Strengthening the Profession Through Chapter Involvement
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?
ASA Members Rise to New High
ASA members have again set new marks for generosity in financial support of their association. More than 700 members contributed a total of nearly $53,000 to the ASA’s Annual Fund Drive during 2012. This is another record, up almost $15,000 (39%) from last year’s record figure.
Statistics Without Borders Participates in Science Diplomacy Program
Statistics Without Borders will provide pro-bono instructors for the Pyongyang Summer Institute (PSI) in Survey Science and Quantitative Methodology in North Korea this summer. The PSI is an intensive, international teaching program at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the first and only private and international university, which was launched in North Korea in the fall of 2010.
Fritz Scheuren
Fritz Scheuren, past ASA president, is committed to improving the lives of others. The evidence of this can be seen through his human rights projects, volunteer work, and leadership activities.