2015 IAOS General Assembly July 28, 2015 At the 60 th ISI World Statistics Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Room 201C, Rio Centro Conference Center

Welcome to 2015 IAOS GA For IAOS members, I look forward to your active engagement. For observers (non-members), This will be an opportunity to learn more about IAOS. I invite you to join IAOS. Meeting Documents Please download from the IAOS website at (Top page) “Welcome”  “IAOS 2015 General Assembly” 2

Agenda 12:45 – 13:55 Part 1 1. Opening and Introduction 2-1. President’s Report Report of SJIAOS Editor-in-Chief Questions and Answers Part 2 3. Inauguration of the Incoming President 4. IAOS Strategy IAOS Conference (Abu Dhabi, UAE) 6. Closing 3

2-1. President’s Report for (1) Overall View Three Main Pillars of IAOS activities A. Conferences IAOS 2014 and 2016, ISI WSC, Satellite B. Young Statisticians Prize (YSP) YSP 2014, 2015, 2016, ISI/WB Support C. Stat. Journal of IAOS (SJIAOS) SJIAOS, Members Update Management of IOAS D. Membership, Finance, Succession 4

2-1. President’s Report for (2) Three Main Pillars A. IAOS Conferences B. Young Statisticians Prize (YSP) C. Stat. Journal of IAOS (SJIAOS) Success owes very much to members, governments and international organizations that provided support. Thank you all for your support! (IMPORTANT!!!) YSP2016 is already opened. (Deadline: Dec. 15, 2015) Share this information, and encourage participation. 5

2-1. President’s Report for (3) Management of IAOS - Membership Membership peaked in mid- 1990s. Membership declined, but now recovering. Note: Figures may or may not include institutional members depending on the year (2014) 541 (1993) (2009)

2-1. President’s Report for (4) Management of IAOS - Financial Status Sound financial status More room for increase of spending For 2015, expenses have been increased to provide support for SJIAOS work. 7

2-1. President’s Report for (5) Management of IAOS - Financial Status 8

Strategic Planning To be presented by the Incoming President Documenting and Archiving For keeping continuity and Effective transition from the outgoing to the incoming Executive 2-1. President’s Report for (6) Management of IAOS - Succession 9

2-2. Report of SJIAOS Editor-in-Chief Prologue 1.Overall Health of the Journal 2.Continuing Strong Teaming with IOSPress 3.Transitioning to new Editor‐in‐Chief, Dr. Kirsten West, June next year 4.Continuing support from Editorial Assistant, Greta Cherry 10

2-2. Report of SJIAOS Editor-in-Chief 5.Successful benchmarking with JOS (Stockholm Celebration) 6.Feedback and publicity from readers on the June/earlier issues 7.Status of the September issue (Now at the printer) 8.Efforts to increase the number and quality of Journal submissions Epilogue 11

Questions and Answers  Please keep your questions brief to give many participants opportunities to speak.  In case Q & A time is not sufficient, I will be happy to answer you after GA individually. 12

End of Part I I thank my colleagues of the Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief, and others who supported our activities. Special thanks to Ms. Nancy Gordon, advisor for the Executive Committee. It has been my great pleasure and honor to serve the IAOS. Thank you for giving me such a rewarding experience. 13

Part II 3. Inauguration of Incoming President President : Ms. Ola Awad (President of Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics) President-Elect: Mr. Mario Palma (President ) (Vice President of the Board of Governor of INEGI, Mexico) Executive Committee ( ): Mr. Oliver J.M. Chinganya (Division Manager, Stat Dept., African Development Bank) Ms. Nancy McBeth (Consultant, GCC Stat (Oman)) Ms. Sibylle von Oppeln-Bronikowski (Director of Strategy and Planning, German Federal Statistics Office) Mr. Leslie Tang (Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Hong Kong SAR, China) Ms. Ada van Krimpen (Ex-Officio, Director, ISI Permanent Office) 14

3. Inauguration of Incoming President SJIAOS Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Fritz Scheuren (Senior Fellow and Vice President of NORC, 100 th President of the ASA) IAOS 2016 Program Committee Chair: Mr. Eric Rancourt (Statistics Canada) SCORUS Chair: Ms. Teodora Brandmueller (Eurostat) 15

Inauguration Address IAOS President Ms. Ola Awad President Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 16

4. IAOS Strategy From here on, the 2015 IAOS General Assembly is presided by President Ola Awad. 17