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

Members of the executive committee of the SSC (3-year terms)

• President-Elect

• Executive Secretary

Regional representatives on the board of directors (2-year terms)

Regional representatives from all regions:

•  Atlantic Region (1)

•  Quebec (2)

•  Ontario (2)

•  Manitoba, Saskatchewan, N.W.T., Nunavut (1)

•  Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon (1)

Section officers (3-year terms; 2-year terms for Survey Methods Section)

Nominations or suggestions are requested for executive positions in the seven sections:

•  Actuarial Science Section (President-Elect, Treasurer)

•  Biostatistics Section (President-Elect, Treasurer)

•  Business and Industrial Statistics Section (President-Elect, Treasurer)

•  Data Science and Analytics Section (President-Elect)

•  Probability Section (President-Elect)

•  Statistical Education Section (President-Elect, Treasurer) 

•  Survey Methods Section (President-Elect, Secretary)

Members of the accreditation committee 

Three positions will be elected, each for a 3-year mandate. Candidates must be
P.Stat. members.

Members of the accreditation appeals committee 

One position will be elected for a 3-year mandate. Candidates must be P.Stat.
members.

Please communicate your suggestions to any member of the election committee
before October 1, 2026. More formal nominating petitions (signed by five members
of the SSC) may be sent before January 15, 2027, to the chair of the election
committee.

The SSC election committee for 2026–2027 consists of the following members:

• Rob Deardon, Chair

• Jean-François Bégin, Actuarial Science 

• Celia Greenwood, Biostatistics 

• Dave Campbell, BISS 

• Joshua Speagle, Data Science and Analytics 

• Priscilla (Cindy) Greenwood, Probability 

• Harsha Perera, Statistical Education 

• Steve Matthews, Survey Methods 

• John Koval, Accreditation 

• Changbao Wu, Appointed 

• Catherine Njue, Appointed

Sincerely,
Rob Deardon
Chair of the Election Committee
Email: rob.deardon@ucalgary.ca