Dear Section Members:
Are you interested in developing your leadership skills, expanding your network, or helping other collaborative/consulting statisticians develop their career? If so, Section leadership may provide the opportunity you are looking for!
The Section needs to fill the following four positions for the 2024 election (subject to final approval by ASA), each of which participates on our Executive Committee.
- Chair-Elect 2025 (becomes Chair in 2026 and Past-Chair in 2027)
- Publications Officer (2025-2026)
- Executive Committee At-Large Member (2025-2027)
- Council of Sections Representative (2025-2027)
If you are interested in running for election to any of these positions, please reach out to a member of the Nominations committee: Aparna Anderson (andersab95@gmail.com), Dean Johnson (dean_johnson@wsu.edu), Heidi Spratt (hespratt@utmb.edu), or me (xiaoyue@psu.edu) by October 15.
Please see descriptions of each position below, or read more about the Section at our microsite and Operating Manual.
Chair-Elect: The Chair-Elect shall preside over meetings of the Section and the Executive Committee in the absence of the Chair. In consultation with the Chair and Secretary/Treasurer, the Chair-Elect shall prepare the budget of the Section for the year in which the Chair-Elect is Chair. Early in the Chair-Elect's tenure, the Chair-Elect shall appoint the Program Chair-Appointee, who will succeed the Program Chair the following year. Review the Operating Manual to understand the responsibilities of the Chair and Past-Chair.
Publications Officer: The Publications Officer shall coordinate paper and electronic publications associated with the Section including, but not limited to, Section columns in Amstat News, proceedings of meetings, and other presentations. The Publications Officer serves as Chair of the Section's Publications Committee. The Publications Officer shall serve as the Section's representative on Association committees concerned with Section publication matters. When requested by the Editors, the Publications Officer shall assist in soliciting, reading, and editing articles on statistical consulting for publication in the Association's journals.
Executive Committee At-Large Member: The three at-large elected members of the Executive Committee serve as a channel for information between the membership and the Executive Committee and serve on committees of the Section. They shall also assist the Section through special assignments made by the Chair and/or Executive Committee.
Council of Sections Representative: The Representative(s) to the Council of Sections shall report to the Executive Committee (and, as appropriate, to all Section members) about issues being discussed by the Council of Sections, shall communicate feedback from members to the Council of Sections, and shall represent the interests of the Section and its members to the Council of Sections.
Thank you for considering.
Best,
Maggie
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Xiaoyue Niu
Associate Professor
Director of the Statistical Consulting Center
Department of Statistics
The Pennsylvania State University
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