Hi all,
Greetings from the AAAS annual meeting in Washington DC. I presented yesterday in a session about statisticians creating infrastructure and capacity for global science (Statistics Without Borders and LISA 2020).
I'm floating to you the following idea for a CAS-organized session at next year's AAAS meeting in Boston: what if we had a session about the practice of statistics and how improving the practice of statistics (specifically collaboration) can improve the practice of science? What do you think? See below for the theme of the annual AAAS meeting next year (emphasis mine):
2017 Theme: Serving Science Through Science Policy
To make decisions, societies rely on knowledge and multiple perspectives. Policies both within and outside science should be informed by the best available evidence. Science alone cannot translate knowledge into viable policy options; other factors include societal norms and cultural values.
One aspect of science policy is advancing the practice of science: How do we continually improve scientific methods, mechanisms, and outputs to increase the value of science to society?
Another aspect of science policy is providing the best available scientific evidence to policymakers, community leaders, and citizens. How can we most effectively provide scientific evidence that informs policy? What are the roles for scientists as individuals and for the scientific enterprise as a whole in the policy landscape? What emerging and established areas of science are essential to future policy decisions?
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Eric Vance
Virginia Tech-Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA)
Director and Associate Research Professor
Blacksburg VA, United States
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