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SWB co-sponsored several sessions at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings. See here for details.
A list of co-sponsored events for the 2012 Joint Statistical Meetings will be posted here once details are finalized.

Join a WSS seminar on May 9

Title: Introduction to Statistics Without Borders and Discussion of the Global Citizen Year Project

Speakers: Gary Shapiro, Chair of Statistics Without Borders; and Shari McGee

Chair: Steve Pierson, Director of Science Policy, American Statistical Association

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 / 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (EDT)

Location:

New Offices of Mathematica-MPR
1101 First Street NE, 12th Floor,
Washington DC 20002, (near L Street, north of Union Station)

Sponsors:
WSS Human Rights Program
DC-AAPOR
Capital Area Social Psychological Association

Remote Viewing and In-person Attendance:

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/984786040
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 server
Macintosh®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

In-person Attendance
For those who choose to attend in person, Mathematica is located at 1100 1st Street, NE, 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20002. If traveling by Metro, take the Red Line to either the New York Ave Station or Union Station. From the New York Ave Station, follow signs to exit at M Street out of the station and walk 1 block west on M street and 2 blocks south on 1st Street (the building will be on your right). From Union Station, walk north along 1st Street for about 4-5 blocks until you reach L Street (the building will be on your left after crossing L street). If traveling by car, pay parking is available in the building parking garage, which is located 1 block east of North Capitol on L Street NE. Once in the building, take the elevators to the 12th floor and inform the secretary that you are attending the WSS seminar. Please call Mathematica's main office number (202 484-9220) if you have trouble finding the building.

Abstracts:

Introduction to Statistics Without Borders
Gary Shapiro, Chair Statistics Without Borders

Gary will briefly discuss the mission and current status of Statistics Without Borders (SWB), an all-volunteer Outreach Group of the American Statistical Association that provides services in the area of international health. He will then briefly discuss a few of the projects that SWB has and is working on. This talk will serve as an introduction to the main presentation by Shari McGee, on work SWB did for the organization Global Citizen Year.

Discussion of Global Citizen Year Project
Shari McGee, Lillian Park, and Geoffrey Urland

The Global Citizen Year (GCY) project consisted of data analysis of the year abroad survey, categorizing open-ended responses and further analysis of key questions chosen by the GCY group to evaluate participant satisfaction with the year abroad program. The statisticians also helped GCY calculate its Net Promoter Score (NPS), a management tool used to determine the loyalty of an organization's customers (in the case of GCY, students). The NPS is highly regarded as a more effective measurement alternative to traditional customer research. Shari's presentation will focus on this work, the outcome, and the lessons learned.

For further information contact Michael P. Cohen at mpcohen@juno.com or 202-403-6453.