Dear SSC community,

Members of the SSC are invited to volunteer or suggest names to fill positions in the SSC. A preliminary slate of candidates is to be presented in November by the election committee. Suggestions of names or nominations are requested for the following positions:

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SSC (Three-year terms)

President-elect

Executive Secretary

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Two-year terms)

Regional representatives from all regions:

Atlantic Provinces (1)

Quebec (2)

Ontario (2)

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut (1)

Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon (1)

MEMBERS OF THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE

Two positions will be elected, each for a three-year term. Candidates must be P.Stat. members.

MEMBERS OF THE ACCREDITATION APPEALS COMMITTEE

Two positions will be elected, each for a three-year term. Candidates must be P.Stat. members.

 

Please communicate your suggestions to any member of the election committee before October 21, 2020. More formal nominating petitions (signed by five members of the SSC) may be sent before January 15, 2021 to the chair of the election committee.

The election committee for 2020–21 consists of the following members:

Bruce Smith, Chair

David Landriault, Actuarial Science

Lei Sun, Biostatistics

Ryan Browne, BISS

Dave Campbell, Data Science and Analytics

Jean Vaillancourt, Probability

Sotirios Damouras, Statistical Education

Kim Huynh, Survey Methods

Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Accreditation

Erica Moodie, Appointed

David Haziza, Appointed

Jemila Hamid, Appointed

 

Sincerely,

Bruce Smith,

Past President

past-pres@ssc.ca