April Is Mathematics Awareness Month: The Future of Prediction |
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Throughout Mathematics Awareness Month 2016, the ASA and Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) have been exploring how mathematics and statistics are the future of prediction, providing insights and driving innovation. We are asking the question, "What's next?" and exploring how mathematicians and statisticians contribute to society.
Learn more in Amstat News and visit the MAM website for resources and information.
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ASA Board Approves Resolution: ASA Will Not Sign Contracts for Meetings in Any State with Discriminatory Laws |
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In response to recent laws passed in North Carolina (NC) and Mississippi, the ASA Board of Directors on April 8, 2016, adopted the following resolution:
"The ASA Board of Directors resolves that the ASA will not sign contracts for meetings in any state that passes laws that discriminate against individuals based on gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other protected status."
This resolution reinforces a previous statement on discriminatory laws (PDF) issued by the ASA in April 2015.
The ASA's upcoming Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference scheduled for October 20–22, 2016, will remain in Charlotte, NC, as the contracts associated with that event predate the NC law. Read more online.
We want to hear from you about the statement, and you are welcome to write directly to ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein at ron@amstat.org.
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ASA Is Official Sponsor of 2016 Data Science and Applied Analytics Conference
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The ASA will sponsor the 2016 Data Science and Applied Analytics (DSAA) Conference, to be held in Montreal October 17-19. DSAA, which had its inaugural conference in 2014, is organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computational Intelligence Society (CIS). CIS representatives invited the ASA to suggest keynote speakers, panelists, and session chairs for the conference and to cosponsor DSAA 2016.
Since the ASA recognizes statistics as one of three foundational areas of data science, we encourage you to consider submitting a paper for DSAA 2016. The call for papers deadline is May 20.
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