Revised Charter (2008)
Article I. NAME
Article II. OBJECTIVES
Article III. MEMBERSHIP
Article IV. OFFICERS
Article V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Article VI. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Article VII. TERMS OF OFFICE
Article VIII. COMMITTEES
Article IX. PUBLICATIONS
Article X. MEETINGS
Article XI. AMENDMENTS
Article I. NAME
The name of this organization is the Section on
Statistics in Defense and National Security of the American Statistical
Association (hereafter called the Association).
Article II. OBJECTIVES
The principal objectives of the Section are to:
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Assist in the advancement of knowledge in defense
and homeland security by fostering wider and more effective use of
statistical techniques.
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Study, develop, and apply statistical methodologies
that support national defense and homeland security and related
fields;
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Promote the statistical profession and statistical
best practices within the national defense and homeland security
governmental and affiliated organizations;
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Encourage professional statistical review of
statistical methods and statistical activities carried out in support
of national security, particularly statistical research that is not
available for public review;
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Disseminate information and provide training
opportunities for individuals involved in the production and use of
national and homeland security data and statistics; and,
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Promote the
ethical application of statistics throughout the defense and homeland
security communities in accordance with the ASA’s Ethical Guidelines
for Statistical Practice
(www.amstat.org/profession/index.cfm?fuseaction=ethicalstatistics).
Specific activities of the Section shall include,
but not be limited to: organizing sessions at meetings of the American
Statistical Association; organizing and conducting conferences,
workshops, and short courses; sponsoring joint meetings with other
professional societies; sponsoring sessions at meetings of other
professional societies; publishing newsletters, scientific articles,
and books; and, establishing committees and advisory groups for
government agencies and other appropriate bodies.
Article III. MEMBERSHIP
Any full member of the Association may become a
member of the Section by paying dues to the Section or otherwise
following ASA procedures for joining.
The membership year for each member of the Section
shall coincide with that member's membership year in the Association.
Article IV. OFFICERS
The officers of the Section shall be the Chair, the
Chair-elect, the Secretary/Treasurer, the Program Chair, the Program
Chair-elect, the Publications Officer, and the Representative(s) to the
Association's Council of Sections. The number of Representatives shall
be determined by the Charter of the Council of Sections. All officers
shall be members of the Section.
The Chair is the chief officer of the Section and
is a member of its Executive Committee. The Chair shall preside at all
meetings of the Section and the Executive Committee. The Chair, with
the approval of the Executive Committee, may designate committees or
individuals to carry out functions of the Section. The Chair shall
coordinate the work of the officers and committees of the Section and
shall prepare an annual report, for publication in a news bulletin, on
the activities of the Section. The Chair shall review the regular
financial reports provided by the Association's central office.
The Chair-elect shall serve as a member of the
Executive Committee and preside over meetings of the Section and the
Executive Committee in the absence of the Chair. In consultation with
the Chair, the Chair-elect shall prepare the budget of the Section for
the year in which the Chair-elect is Chair.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve as a member of
the Executive Committee. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible
for the minutes of all meetings of the Section and the Executive
Committee. The Secretary/Treasurer shall also assist the Chair-elect in
preparing the annual budget and shall monitor the Section's dues
collections and expenditures and prepare an annual report on the
financial condition of the Section.
The Program Chair shall be responsible for
developing and coordinating the Section's sessions and other program
events at national and regional meetings of the Association. The
Program Chair serves as a member of the Executive Committee and also as
a member of the Association's Program Committee.
The Program Chair-elect shall serve as a member of
the Executive Committee and assist the Program Chair.
The Publications Officer shall serve as a member of
the Executive Committee and also as the Section's representative on
Association committees concerned with section publication matters. The
Publications Officer shall coordinate activities within the Section
related to publications sponsored by the Section. The Publications
Officer shall solicit the views of the Section's members concerning the
content and operation of the Association's journals and shall bring
those views to the attention of the Editors. When requested by the
Editors, the Publications Officer shall assist in soliciting, reading,
and editing articles on national defense and homeland security for
publication in the Association's journals.
The Representative or Representatives to the
Council of Sections shall serve as members of the Executive Committee
and shall represent the interests of the Section and its members on
matters that come before the Council of Sections.
Article V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee of the Section shall
consist of the officers of the Section and the immediate past Chair of
the Section. Between business meetings the management of the affairs of
the Section shall be in the hands of the Executive Committee, subject
to such standing rules as the business meeting may from time to time
provide.
Article VI. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Each year the Section's Committee on Nominations
shall submit, to the designated official at the ASA and the Section
Chair, at least two candidates for each position to be filled. The
Association's general deadline for submission of nominations shall
apply. As part of the Association's annual election, the Secretary of
the Association will mail (or email) a ballot to all members of the
Section.
Additional nominations may be made by submitting a
petition, signed by at least 25 members of the Section, or by
presentation of supporting email documents from 25 members of the
Section, to the Section Chair and the Secretary of the Association.
Such a petition must be submitted within 45 days after the mailing date
of the publication announcing the names of the candidates submitted by
the Committee on Nominations.
If the office of Chair becomes vacant, the
Chair-elect shall become the Chair, the term extending through the
following year. The same principle of succession shall apply if the
office of Program Chair becomes vacant. Vacancies in other offices
shall be filled by appointment by the Chair with the approval of the
Executive Committee.
Article VII. TERMS OF OFFICE
The Chair, Chair-elect, Program Chair, and Program
Chair-elect shall each serve a one-year term. The Chair-elect and the
Program Chair-elect shall automatically succeed the Chair and the
Program Chair, respectively, at the annual change of officers, which
shall occur on January 1.
The Secretary/Treasurer and the Publications
Officer shall each serve a two-year term.
The term of office for the Representatives to the
Council of Sections shall be as specified in the Charter of the Council
of Sections.
No officer shall be eligible for immediate
re-election to the same office except the Secretary/Treasurer and the
Publications Officer.
Article VIII. COMMITTEES
1. Types. The Committees of the Section shall
consist of the Executive Committee, Standing Committees provided by
this Charter, and such Standing or Current Committees as the Chair and
the Executive Committee may establish.
2. Membership. The term of membership on Standing
and Current Committees, if not otherwise specified in this Charter,
shall be three years. Terms shall be set by the Chair for one, two, or
three years so that, as nearly as possible, one-third of the members
shall be appointed each year.
No member may serve on a committee for more than six consecutive years
without specific approval by the Executive Committee, except for ex
officio members. Members of committees shall serve until their
successors are appointed or elected.
Unless otherwise specified in this Charter, each
committee shall be governed by a chair appointed by the Chair of the
Section. All members of Standing Committees, as well as the chairs of
Current Committees, shall be members of the Section.
3. Normal Time of Appointment. In order that new
members of Standing and Current Committees may begin work promptly, the
Chair-elect shall normally designate these members. If possible, the
designations shall be made at least two months prior to the time when
the new committee members take office.
4. Standing Committees. The three Standing
Committees provided by this Charter are as follows:
a. Committee on Nominations. The Committee on
Nominations shall consist of the immediate past Chair of the Section,
who serves as chair of the Committee, and three other members, one
appointed each year by the chair of the Committee. The Committee shall
submit nominations for officers as provided in Article VI of this
Charter. Members of the Committee are not eligible for nomination by
the Committee.
b. Committee to Nominate Fellows. The Committee to
Nominate Fellows shall consist of three members. Each year the
Committee shall identify members of the Section who would be suitable
nominees for the honor of Fellow of the American Statistical
Association (as described in the By-Laws of the Association) and shall
coordinate preparation and submission of the nominations.
c. Charter Committee. Beginning in 2010 and at a
minimum decennially thereafter, the Chair shall appoint a Charter
Committee for the purpose of reviewing the Charter of the
Section. If necessary, the Charter Committee shall prepare a
revision to this Charter to be submitted to the Section in accordance
with Article XI of this Charter. In the event that the
Committee undertakes a major revision of the Charter, the Executive
Committee may extend the life of the current Charter one year at a time.
In addition to the Standing Committees provided by
this Charter, the Chair, with the approval of the Executive Committee,
may establish Standing Committees. Such Standing Committees may be
dissolved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
Each Standing Committee must submit an annual
report to the Executive Committee.
5. Current Committees. Current Committees may be
established to serve a particular need or interest of the Section. The
life of a Current Committee may not exceed five years without a review
of its need by the Executive Committee. Any committee that is to
continue for more than one year must have a charge approved by the
Executive Committee. Each Current Committee must submit an annual
report to the Executive Committee.
Current Committees established in accordance with this article may be
dissolved at any time by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
Article IX. PUBLICATIONS
Publication of nonjournal periodicals, reports,
proceedings, or other publications may be authorized by vote of the
Executive Committee.
Editors for Section publications shall be members of the Section and
shall be appointed by the Chair with the approval of the Executive
Committee.
Article X. MEETINGS
The annual business meeting of the Section shall be
held in connection with the annual meeting of the Association and shall
be announced in the printed program of the annual meeting. The officers
may also conduct business with members of the Section by mail and/or by
email.
The Executive Committee shall meet at the annual
meeting of the Association. It may also hold additional
meetings at times and places designated by the Chair with the consent
of the Executive Committee. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
Chair or by vote of two-thirds of the Executive Committee.
Between meetings the Executive Committee may conduct business by mail,
telephone, or other electronic means.
Article XI. AMENDMENTS
1. Proposal. Amendments to this Charter may be
proposed by the Executive Committee, or by a petition signed by at
least 25 members of the Section, or by presentation of supporting email
documents from 25 members of the Section. An amendment originating by
petition shall be referred to the Executive Committee, which shall vote
on its recommendation regarding ratification. Periodic
revisions, as provided for in Article VIII, shall be referred to the
Executive Committee, which may recommend ratification as a whole or in
parts. The Executive Committee may also decide upon the final wording
of a proposed amendment, as long as such wording is consistent with the
original intent of the petition.
2. Ratification. All proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the members of the Section for mail or email vote at the
time of the next annual election of officers. If approved by a majority
of the members voting, the amendment shall take effect immediately. A
copy of the amendment shall be filed with the Secretary of the
Association.
Original
Charter
Article I. NAME
Article II. OBJECTIVES
Article III. MEMBERSHIP
Article IV. OFFICERS
Article V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Article VI. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Article VII. TERMS OF OFFICE
Article VIII. COMMITTEES
Article IX. PUBLICATIONS
Article X. MEETINGS
Article XI. AMENDMENTS
Article I. NAME
The name of this organization is the Section on
Statistics in Defense and National Security of the American Statistical
Association (hereafter called the Association).
Article II. OBJECTIVES
The principal objectives of the Section are to
study, develop, and apply statistical methodologies that support
national defense and homeland security.
Specific activities of the Section shall include,
but not be limited to: organizing sessions at meetings of the American
Statistical Association, conducting workshops, sponsoring joint
meetings with other professional societies, sponsoring sessions at
meetings of other professional societies, publishing newsletters and
scientific articles, and establishing committees and advisory groups
for government agencies and other appropriate bodies.
Article III. MEMBERSHIP
Any full member of the Association may become a
member of the Section by paying dues to the Section.
The membership year for each member of the Section
shall coincide with that member's membership year in the Association.
Article IV. OFFICERS
The officers of the Section shall be the Chair, the
Chair-elect, the Secretary/Treasurer, the Program Chair, the Program
Chair-elect, the Publications Officer, and the Representatives to the
Association's Council of Sections. The number of Representatives shall
be determined by the Charter of the Council of Sections. All officers
shall be members of the Section.
The Chair is the chief officer of the Section and
is a member of its Executive Committee. The Chair shall preside at all
meetings of the Section and the Executive Committee. The Chair, with
the approval of the Executive Committee, may designate committees or
individuals to carry out functions of the Section. The Chair shall
coordinate the work of the officers and committees of the Section and
shall prepare an annual report, for publication in a news bulletin, on
the activities of the Section. The Chair shall review the regular
financial reports provided by the Association's central office.
The Chair-elect shall serve as a member of the
Executive Committee and preside over meetings of the Section and the
Executive Committee in the absence of the Chair. In consultation with
the Chair, the Chair-elect shall prepare the budget of the Section for
the year in which the Chair-elect is Chair.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve as a member of
the Executive Committee. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible
for the minutes of all meetings of the Section and the Executive
Committee. The Secretary/Treasurer shall also assist the Chair-elect in
preparing the annual budget and shall monitor the Section's dues
collections and expenditures and prepare an annual report on the
financial condition of the Section.
The Program Chair shall be responsible for
developing and coordinating the Section's sessions and other program
events at national and regional meetings of the Association. The
Program Chair serves as a member of the Executive Committee and also as
a member of the Association's Program Committee.
The Program Chair-elect shall serve as a member of
the Executive Committee and assist the Program Chair.
The Publications Officer shall serve as a member of
the Executive Committee and also as the Section's representative on
Association committees concerned with section publication matters. The
Publications Officer shall coordinate activities within the Section
related to publications sponsored by the Section. The Publications
Officer shall solicit the views of the Section's members concerning the
content and operation of the Association's journals and shall bring
those views to the attention of the Editors. When requested by the
Editors, the
Publications Officer shall assist in soliciting, reading, and editing
articles on national defense and homeland security for publication in
the Association's journals.
The Representatives to the Council of Sections
shall serve as members of the Executive Committee and shall represent
the interests of the Section and its members on matters that come
before the Council of Sections.
Article V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee of the Section shall
consist of the officers of the Section and the immediate past Chair of
the Section. Between business meetings the management of the affairs of
the Section shall be in the hands of the Executive Committee, subject
to such standing rules as the business meeting may from time to time
provide.
Article VI. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Each year the Section's Committee on Nominations
shall submit, to the Secretary of the Association and the Section
Chair, at least two candidates for each position to be filled. The
Association's general deadline for submission of nominations shall
apply. As part of the Association's annual election, the Secretary of
the Association will mail (or email) a ballot to all members of the
Section.
Additional nominations may be made by submitting a
petition, signed by at least 25 members of the Section, or by
presentation of supporting email documents from 25 members of the
Section, to the Section Chair and the Secretary of the Association.
Such a petition must be submitted within 45 days after the mailing date
of the publication announcing the names of the candidates submitted by
the Committee on Nominations.
If the office of Chair becomes vacant, the
Chair-elect shall become the Chair, the term extending through the
following year. The same principle of succession shall apply if the
office of Program Chair becomes vacant. Vacancies in other offices
shall be filled by appointment by the Chair with the approval of the
Executive Committee.
Article VII. TERMS OF OFFICE
The Chair, Chair-elect, Program Chair, and Program
Chair-elect shall each serve a one-year term. The Chair-elect and the
Program Chair-elect shall automatically succeed the Chair and the
Program Chair, respectively, at the annual change of officers, which
shall occur on January 1.
The Secretary/Treasurer and the Publications
Officer shall each serve a two-year term.
The term of office for the Representatives to the
Council of Sections shall be as specified in the Charter of the Council
of Sections.
No officer shall be eligible for immediate
re-election to the same office except the Secretary/Treasurer and the
Publications Officer.
Article VIII. COMMITTEES
1. Types. The Committees of the Section shall
consist of the Executive Committee, Standing Committees provided by
this Charter, and such Standing or Current Committees as the Chair and
the Executive Committee may establish.
2. Membership. The term of membership on Standing
and Current Committees, if not otherwise specified in this Charter,
shall be three years. Initial terms shall be set by the Chair for one,
two, or three years so that, as nearly as possible, one-third of the
members shall be appointed each year.
No member may serve on a committee for more than
six consecutive years without specific approval by the Executive
Committee, except for ex officio members. Members of committees shall
serve until their successors are appointed or elected.
Unless otherwise specified in this Charter, each
committee shall be governed by a chair appointed by the Chair of the
Section. All members of Standing Committees, as well as the chairs of
Current Committees, shall be members of the Section.
3. Normal Time of Appointment. In order that new
members of Standing and Current Committees may begin work promptly, the
Chair-elect shall normally designate these members. If possible, the
designations shall be made at least two months prior to the time when
the new committee members take office.
4. Standing Committees. The three Standing
Committees provided by this Charter are as follows:
a. Committee on Nominations. The Committee on
Nominations shall consist of the immediate past Chair of the Section,
who serves as chair of the Committee, and three other members, one
appointed each year by the chair of the Committee. The Committee shall
submit nominations for officers as provided in Article VI of this
Charter. Members of the Committee are not eligible for nomination by
the Committee.
b. Committee to Nominate Fellows. The Committee to
Nominate Fellows shall consist of three members. Each year the
Committee shall identify members of the Section who would be suitable
nominees for the honor of Fellow of the American Statistical
Association (as described in the By-Laws of the Association) and shall
coordinate preparation and submission of the nominations.
c. Charter Committee. Not more than three years
after adoption of this Charter, the Chair shall appoint a Charter
Committee for the purpose of reviewing the Charter of the Section. If
necessary, the Charter Committee shall prepare a revision to be
submitted to the Section not more than five years after the adoption of
this Charter, in accordance with Article XI of this Charter. In the
event that the Committee undertakes a major revision of the Charter,
the Executive Committee may extend the life of the current Charter one
year at a time.
In addition to the Standing Committees provided by
this Charter, the Chair, with the approval of the Executive Committee,
may establish Standing Committees. Such Standing Committees may be
dissolved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.
Each Standing Committee must submit an annual
report to the Executive Committee.
5. Current Committees. Current Committees may be
established to serve a particular need or interest of the Section. The
life of a Current Committee may not exceed five years without a review
of its need by the Executive Committee. Any committee that is to
continue for more than one year must have a charge approved by the
Executive Committee. Each Current Committee must submit an annual
report to the Executive Committee.
Current Committees established in accordance with
this article may be dissolved at any time by a majority vote of the
Executive Committee.
Article IX. PUBLICATIONS
Publication of nonjournal periodicals, reports,
proceedings, or other publications may be authorized by vote of the
Executive Committee.
Editors for Section publications shall be members
of the Section and shall be appointed by the Chair with the approval of
the Executive Committee.
Article X. MEETINGS
The annual business meeting of the Section shall be
held in connection with the annual meeting of the Association and shall
be announced in the printed program of the annual meeting. The officers
may also conduct business with members of the Section by mail and/or by
email.
The Executive Committee shall meet at the annual
meeting of the Association. It may also hold additional
meetings at times and places designated by the Chair with the consent
of the Executive Committee. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
Chair or by vote of two-thirds of the Executive Committee.
Between meetings the Executive Committee may conduct business by mail,
telephone, or other electronic means.
Article XI. AMENDMENTS
1. Proposal. Amendments to this Charter may be
proposed by the Executive Committee, or by a petition signed by at
least 25 members of the Section, or by presentation of supporting email
documents from 25 members of the Section. An amendment originating by
petition shall be referred to the Executive Committee, which shall vote
on its recommendation regarding ratification. Periodic
revisions, as provided for in Article VIII, shall be referred to the
Executive Committee, which may recommend ratification as a whole or in
parts. The Executive
Committee may also decide upon the final wording of a proposed
amendment, as long as such wording is consistent with the original
intent of the petition.
2. Ratification. All
proposed amendments shall be submitted to the members of the Section
for mail or email vote at the time of the next annual election of
officers. If approved by a majority of the members voting, the
amendment shall take effect immediately. A copy of the amendment shall
be filed with the Secretary of the Association.
