Dec ember 2007
Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
T
he future of the ASA was the focus
of the fall meeting of the ASA Board
of Directors that took place in
Alexandria, Virginia. Incoming 2008 board
members joined the full complement of
2007 board members, so a total of 21 direc-
tors were present. The board discussed many
important issues that will shape the associa-
tion and the profession in the years ahead.
Here are the highlights:
• The board reviewed a paper on climate
change that was developed at a fall work-
shop and heard from members David
Marker, Doug Nychka, and Richard
Smith. Following a lively discussion, the
board adopted the “ASA Statement on
Climate Change.” See www.amstat.org/ ASA Board: (back row, from left) Geert Verbeke, Susan Hilsenbeck, Bob Rodriguez, Alicia
news/index.cfm?fuseaction=climatechange
Carriquiry, Sastry Pantula, Katherine Monti, Tony Lachenbruch, Ron Wasserstein, Nat Schenker,
for details.
David Banks, (seated, from left) Ed Wegman, Tom Santner, Sally Morton, John Boyer, Mary Ellen
Bock, and Ron Fecso
• Bob Rodriguez, chair of the Strategic
Plan Task Force, informed the board of
the task force’s progress. A draft strategic
plan has been developed and was made and reducing the number of oral pre- constituencies on who we are as an asso-
available for member review and com- sentations. The length and structure of ciation and profession.
ment at www.amstat.org/news/index. JSM also was discussed. The committee
cfm?fuseaction=strategicplanfeedback. received feedback from the board and will
• The board expressed its gratitude to
Rodriguez outlined plans for how a continue to consider these issues.
outgoing members Dan Kasprzyk (vice
strategic plan would be implemented,
president), Denise Lievesley (international
indicating it will require significant
• The board also heard reports from representative), Ralph O’Brien (Council
changes in the way the board does busi-
Don Berry, chair of the Committee of Sections representative), June Morita
ness. He complimented the members of
on Excellence in Statistical Reporting, (Council of Chapters representative), and,
the task force for their considerable efforts
and Bob Bell, chair of the Committee of course, Past-President Sallie Keller-
over many months. The board thanked
on Fellows. The board works with the McNulty.
Rodriguez for extraordinary leadership of
Committee on Committees in advance
Your 2008 board members are President
the process.
of each meeting to schedule reports from
Tony Lachenbruch; President-Elect Sally
various ASA committees and to provide
Morton; Past-President Mary Ellen Bock;
• Xiao-li Meng and Russ Lenth reported help and feedback to those committees.
Vice Presidents Bob Rodriguez, Alicia
to the board the deliberations of the
Carriquiry, and Nat Schenker; Treasurer
Committee on Meetings regarding pos-
• The board received a paper titled
Sastry Pantula; Council of Chapters
sible changes to the Joint Statistical
“Developing a Public Awareness Strategy
Representatives Katherine Monti, John
Meetings. The committee expressed
for ASA,” written by Rosanne Desmone,
Boyer, and Susan Hilsenbeck; Council of
concern about the number of concur-
the ASA’s consultant on public aware-
Sections Representatives Ron Fecso, Tom
rent sessions, which was more than 30 at
ness, and Ron Wasserstein, the ASA’s Santner, and David Banks; Publications
times during JSM 2007. The committee
executive director. The board held Representative Ed Wegman; International
discussed possible solutions, including
breakout sessions to brainstorm ways to Representative Geert Verbeke; and
increasing the number of poster sessions
increase understanding among various Executive Director Ron Wasserstein. ■
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