Practical Significance producer Kim Gilliam recently conducted an interview with Donna LaLonde, ASA associate executive director, and Ron Wasserstein, ASA executive director, turning the tables on her ASA colleagues and podcast cohosts.
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Application Open for Journal Scholars Exchange Group Volunteers
The ASA and American Association for Public Opinion Research collaborated to create a program that prepares the next generation of researchers for the professional and academic world.
Practical Significance | Episode 41: ASA Chapters: Turning the ‘Page’ on Opportunities and Initiatives
The ASA has 70+ regional chapters that organize networking events, provide continuing education, conduct outreach efforts, and promote statistics as a career. They bring local flair to the ASA. By providing support in countless ways, the Council of Chapters Governing Board (COCGB) is the glue that connects chapters with each other and the broader ASA […]
ASA GivesBack: Stories of Giving Back
The ASA GivesBack group chose to focus their first project of 2024 on the generosity of ASA members. Read the selection of the stories submitted from ASA members about how they chose to give back in 2023.
Abstract Submission Underway for JSM 2024
The program committee put together 166 invited sessions, including paper and panel sessions. In the event your proposal is not selected for an invited or topic-contributed session, there are still ways to get involved in the 2024 JSM program.
ASA Speakers Bureau Seeks More Volunteers
The ASA is working to grow the Speakers Bureau, a repository of qualified ASA members who are available to speak to student chapters and K–12 student groups and classes.
Statistics Without Borders Celebrates 15th Year, Aims to Update Charter
Over the last 15 years, Statistics Without Borders volunteers have completed hundreds of projects around the world for not-for-profit and nongovernmental organizations. Much has changed throughout that time, and now Statistics Without Borders’ leadership are taking time to think about the future.
Volunteer and Attend a Short Course for Free
Sign up as a volunteer monitor to help with short courses and you can attend one for free. Monitors help courses run smoothly and, in turn, get to follow along with course content and meet the instructor and attendees.
SWB Volunteers Share Experiences, Rewards
Statistics Without Borders volunteers describe a well-rounded SWB experience and some of what they have learned.
Reaching Your Networking Peak: A Guided Networking Session at JSM
The JSM 2019 guided networking session, “Reaching Your Networking Peak,” was led by pro-networker Sally Morton, an ASA former president, and hosted by the ASA Committee on Career Development.