President’s Column – Page 2

President’s Column 2021-09-062021-10-07

What have you been doing in the holidays?

When I was small, on return to school in September, we had to write an essay: ‘What I did in the summer holidays’. So with apologies to ISI members in the southern hemisphere (maybe imagine it’s February?) I thought I would make this the theme of this ‘summer’ blog.

President’s Column 2021-08-102021-10-07

Looking back at the success of the WSC and starting my term as ISI President

Starting a term of office at the end of the WSC feels very strange. But in some ways it is ideal. I have always found the WSC an uplifting experience and always go home with lots of notes about ideas to follow up and of new people I have met to keep in touch with. Not so much of the latter this time, given its virtual nature, but plenty of highlights. I will be using future blogs to set out some thoughts for the future but thought I would use this first blog to reflect on the WSC just past.

President’s Column 2021-07-052021-08-10

Appreciating the Shade, Planting for the Future

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
– Nelson Henderson

President’s Column 2021-06-152021-07-10

Responding to professional call(s)

If you are reading this blog, then you likely identify ‘statistician’ as one of your vocations. Vocation is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a “summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action” or as a synonym of occupation – “the work in which a person is employed.”

President’s Column 2021-05-172021-07-10

Providing for our future

The fourth of our strategic priorities is to secure our financial stability. The financial stability of ISI supports our pursuit of the three strategic priorities described in previous columns, namely, to encourage statistical communication and networking, to increase the public voice of statistics, and to develop statistical capacity.

President’s Column 2021-04-162021-07-10

Growing, Collaborating and Empowering

The first two ISI strategic priorities were discussed in February and March. Statistical Communication and Networking and increasing the Public Voice of Statistics. The focus of my comments this month are on Developing Statistical Capacity.

President’s Column 2021-03-052021-07-10

Projecting Our Voice

Increasing the Public Voice of Statistics, the second of ISI strategic priorities, is the focus of my comments this month. Be warned that there are homework assignments embedded in this column.

President’s Column 2021-02-102021-07-10

Thinking Strategically and Acting Accordingly

ISI strategic priorities are described in our 2017-2021 strategic plan: These include:

encourage statistical communication and networking;
increase the public voice of statistics;
develop statistical capacity;
secure our financial stability.

President’s Column 2021-01-102021-01-26

Continuing Strong in 2021

I decided to review my January 2020 President’s message before writing this message. That message reflected an excitement about the preparation for upcoming in-person conferences. We planned and, ultimately, the coronavirus causing COVID-19 laughed.

President’s Column 2020-12-112021-07-10

2020 in Review; 2021+ in Preview

2020: A year for the record books

As long as you wear a mask, spend less than 15 minutes reading this message and wash your hands after then you shouldn’t have to worry about COVID-19 exposure here.