Hello, all!
The Washington Statistical Society's looking for DC/MD/VA members to help with the 4th USA Science and Engineering Festival on 4/15-4/17. See the full announcement, and contact information if you have questions, below.
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Volunteers are needed to assist with the staffing of the American Statistical Association booth at the 4th USA Science and Engineering Festival on Friday, April 15 (from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.), Saturday, April 16 (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and Sunday, April 17 (from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The basic duties are to help with several hands-on activities that emphasize important statistical ideas in an informal setting and to answer questions from the public. An ASA staff member will also be at the booth most of the time. However, having 2 to 3 additional volunteers there will help immensely since the organizers estimate that around 10,000 people will visit each booth over the three days. Plus, it’s fun!!!!
If you can volunteer for two or more hours on any of these days, please contact Carol Joyce Blumberg by April 5 at cblumberg@gmail.com. Please specify which hours you can volunteer.
The festival itself will have more than 3,000 exhibits, stage shows, a book fair with author presentations, a career pavilion and much more. Friday is a sneak peek day (attendance by invitation only). Saturday and Sunday are open to the public and the entire festival is free of charge. Even if you cannot volunteer, bring your family and friends and give your future and current scientists the experience of a lifetime. For more information, the festival website is at http://www.usasciencefestival.org/. The ASA Booth is Booth 3034 in Hall ABC.
As an ASA member who lives in the District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia, we would like to encourage you to become involved in the events of the Washington Statistical Society (WSS) or other nearby ASA Chapters. ASA Chapters provide statisticians the opportunity to meet individuals with similar interests and attend seminars and other events related to a variety of areas of statistics and to receive information via newsletters and email about events such as the USA Science and Engineering Festival described above. For information on how to join WSS go to http://washstat.org/joinus.html. For information on other regional chapters, go to http://www.amstat.org/chapters/index.cfm.
Chris Moriarty, President, Washington Statistical Society
cdm7@cdc.gov
Michael Larsen, President-Elect, Washington Statistical Society
mlarsen@gwu.edu
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Lara Harmon
Marketing and Online Community Coordinator
American Statistical Association
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