|
|
||
|
|
||
| Back to ISLP Home |
|---|
Editing and updating ISLP web pages is one of the main tasks of the ISLP action plan for this period. Therefore, we are restructuring the web pages around four main topics (some of them are then subdivided in other topics), as you can see from the list at the end of this message.
To complete this task we are now looking for volunteers that will act as ISLP page coordinators. These ISLP page coordinators will be in charge of editing and updating one (or more) of these topics. If you are interested in being an ISLP page coordinator, please contact us before the end of September.
List of topics for ISLP web pages:
1. Statistical Literacy
2. Teaching and Learning
3. Journalists/Media
4. National statistical offices
For more information, please contact ISLP Deputy Director Pedro Campos
Best wishes,
ISLP Director Reija Helenius
Main tasks, timetable, persons responsible and results
| ACTION | TIMETABLE | TASK | PERSON(S)LEADING ACTION | SUPPORTING/ ADVISING TEAM | PROGRESS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An action plan | At the beginning of 2010, 2011, 2012 | Drafting of an action plan to be commented by the advisory board (AB). | Reija Helenius | Sharleen Forbes, Pedro Campos, Helen MacGillivray, John Harraway | Ready, will be updated regularly. |
| Appointment of advisory board (AB) | At the beginning of 2010, 2012 | Composition and invitations | Helen MacGillivray, John Harraway | ISI Permanent Office | Appointed http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/people |
| Recruitment of the council of country/region coordinator | From the beginning of 2010 | Call for applications/proposals | Reija Helenius | Helen MacGillivray, John Harraway/IAOS | Call is ongoing all the time. |
| From the beginning of 2010 | Nomination of the country coordinators. | Reija Helenius | The advisory board | 97 country coordinators nominated http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/people. Call is ongoing all the time. http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/home | |
| From the beginning of 2010 | Informing the appointees (and other applicants). | Reija Helenius | Done periodically. | ||
| Editing and updating ISLP web pages. | 2010−2013 | Web pages have been updated except for the ISLP resources section. | |||
| 2010-2013 continuously | Informing about main events and other topics of current interest in the ISLP web pages regularly/continuously. | ISLP executive | The Council of country coordinators, a nominee of IAOS, the advisory board | Done periodically. | |
| Evaluation of current ISLP web pages a)ISLP web resources | Feb 2010−June 2010 | Evaluation of the contents of the pages and contacting the page coordinators; draft for further development possibilities to be discussed by the advisory board. First processing during ICOTS8 after which further actions will be decided upon. | Shared responsibility by ISLP executive and a nominee of IAOS (statistical office: training and projects) | University Trainee Ingaliina Seppä/Statistics Finland designed and made a questionnaire to gather ideas for developing the ISLP web pages. | |
| b) Other part of the ISLP web page | 2010−2012 | Evaluation of the current situation and drafting development ideas to be discussed in the advisory board. | Pedro Campos | Done. John Harraway accepted the structure of the webpages in August 2012. | |
| c) Selection and nomination of the new ISLP web resource coordinators | At the beginning of 2011 | The AB, ISLP executive | Call for page coordinators until the end of September. | ||
| - Technical assistance | Support in maintenance and updating problems. | Chris Wild | Abhinav Rakesh Chopra | ||
| The ISLP-Newsletter (2 times in a year) | spring, autumn | Gathering and editing topical information of current interest. | Shared responsibility by ISLP executive. | The Council of country coordinators and the advisory board | Done twice a year. The summer issue 2012 was released in August 2012. The next issue is released in December 2012 |
| Proposal* for National and international statistical literacy competitions | spring 2010 | Nature of competition to be decided and proposal developed. Once proposal accepted, meeting at ICOTS8 to determine practical arrangements and timetable. | ISLP executive, advisory board, members of the Council of country coordinators by advisory board, (Lead by ISLP executive) | ISI | The ISLP competition 2010−2011 started at the Autumn 2010 and closed in June 2011. University Trainees Ingaliina Seppä and Jukka Sireni / Statistics Finland prepared competition rules, judging citeria, registration form, competition announcement, teacher’s notes, coordinator’s notes and guidelines for making posters. Pedro Campos designed logo for the ISLP competition and Sharleen Forbes edited all competition materials. Statistics Finland took care for the registrations. Stephen Cope prepared the competititon platform and helped to load the posters. Judging jury was nominated: Martha Alliaga, USA (chair), Iddo Gal, Chris Wild, Christine Reading, Metka Zalatel and Enriqueta Reston. James Nicholsson and Iddo Gal prepared the poster competition display to the ISI2011. http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/competition-second. The ISLP Competition 2012−2013 will start in September 2012. |
| Formulating the ISLP strategy with the general aim of contributing to statistical literacy across the world, among young and adults, in all phases of life. | 2010 | ISLP executive and advisory board (Lead by Reija Helenius) | Council of country coordinators | Work is in progress during 2012. The interim reports were delivered in April 2012 | |
| Seeking for funds and sponsors | 2012−2013 (plan) | Identifying the possibilities in national and international level. | Council of country coordinators (national level) and ISLP executive (international level) | The advisory board and ISI Council and ISI central office | Done by Helen MacGillivray (2010−2011). Call for sponsors is in action. |
| World Statistics Day 2010 | 20.10.2010 | Highlight the role of official statistics. | Reija Helenius, council of country coordinators | The advisory board | Exercises for the use of the schools were made by Statistics Finland and Martha Aliaga. Country coordinators from Great Britain and Canada helped in editing the texts. http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/WSD |
| International Year of Statistics 2013 | year 2013 | To promote the importance of Statistics to the broader scientific community, business and government data users, the media, policy makers, employers, students, and the general public. | Reija Helenius, council of country coordinators | The advisory board | http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/international-year-of-statistics-2012 |
| Activities of country coordinators | 2010 | For example: María Inés Rodriguez (Argentina): “First Regional Statistics Olympics” in September 2010. | Country coordinators | ISLP executive, the advisory board | Released on the ISLP Newsletter. |
| Liaison with national societies | Ongoing | Support of national competitions | Louis Chen (ISI portfolio for national societies) | ISLP executive, the advisory board, Council of country coordinators | |
| Liaison with other ISI sections | Ongoing | Support of activities | Martha Aliaga (ISI portfolio for education) | ISLP executive, the advisory board, Council of country coordinators |
* Components of proposal for ISLP competition
| Component | Comment |
|---|---|
| Goals, form and format | Poster |
| - Period, rules, categories and target groups, registration, informing | National competitions |
| - Planning tests for national competitions | Just one round, period autumn 2010−spring 2011 |
| - Examining posters | Schools, country representatives and their network |
| - Nature of final (the international competition) | Suggest posters sent to ISI and displayed for all ISI delegates to see or virtual final in Internet |
| - Examining final | Committee to be determined |
| - Funding | Country coordinators in national level, ISLP executive (international level) |
| - Translations | Country coordinators and their network |
| Publicity | National societies, national statistical offices, IASE, IAOS, ISI |
updated Feb 2011/Reija Helenius
| Back to ISLP Home |
|---|