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Call for Volunteers for Project 254 – 2024 UNILAG Data Science Boot Camp

 In Brief: Statistics Without Borders is seeking volunteers for project 254, 2024 UNILAG Data Science Boot Camp, which is being conducted for the Statistics Department at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). In 2023 SWB assisted UNILAG in the development of a Data Science curriculum and the production of a two-week Data Science Bootcamp.  The goal of project 254 is to aid UNILAG in the production of a two-week training course in Data Science to be given August 19-30, 2024.  Specifically the goal is to secure volunteer webinar speakers and tutors for the two-week course, to produce hands-on exercises for the training course participants, to train the tutors to guide the Bootcamp participants through the exercises, and to present the webinars and exercises during the Bootcamp. Introduction: The UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS (UNILAG) is a Federal Tertiary Institution established in 1962 by an …


SWB Call For Volunteer: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine - 2021 Annual Survey of Internal (DO NOT FORWARD)

Volunteer Request: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine - 2021 Annual Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors Summary Results Reporting   January 17, 2022 OverviewThe Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) professional association whose mission is to foster the advancement of learning, discovery, and caring by enhancing the professional growth of academic internal medicine faculty, administrators, and physicians-in-training. In furtherance of its mission, AAIM advances research and scholarship through member advisory committees that develop content for recurring research surveys on disciplinary trends and topics in medical education. AAIM consists of 26 staff members, including two Surveys and Research personnel. More about AAIM and its Surveys project may be viewed at https://www.im.org/data/surveys-data-main. Request for SupportAAIM is in immediate need of a data analyst with strong intermediate training or higher in the Stata platform (Version 14 or higher) to report summary results (frequencies, percentages, measures …


Candidates for 2022 SWB Executive Committee elections - Do Not Forward

Hello [firstname],   SWB will be holding an election of officers for 2022-2024 for the positions of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. For all three positions, membership in ASA is required.  The job descriptions are attached.The Executive Committee has successfully worked together over the past several years to create a sustainable and growing organization dedicated to delivering statistical services to nonprofit organizations, under the umbrella of the American Statistical Association. The Executive Committee is interested in maintaining stability within the Executive Committee but also in opening opportunities to individuals who are interested in the challenges and commitment required by these positions. Please contact me, JeanOpsomer@westat.com, by January 15, 2022, if you are interested in running for one of these positions. All candidates must meet the criteria of the job descriptions and will be interviewed by at least two members of the Executive …