The Philippine Statistical Association Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting and Christmas Party on December 2, 2011 (Friday), 5:00 PM at the Philippine Social Science Center Auditorium, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, which features the usual year-end business meeting/General Assembly, election of 2012 Board of Directors, and the traditional Christmas Party. This event promises to be another showcase of unity, camaraderie, and the spirit of sharing in the giftedness of PSA members and colleagues in the statistics community. Details of the program will be sent over the next few days.

Nominations to the 2011 PSA Lifetime Achievement Award and PSA Outstanding Service Award are now being accepted by the PSA Search and Awards Committee. Deadline of submission of nominations is on 19 November 2011. Nominations may be sent either to the PSA office ( Room 214, Room 214, Philippine Social Science Center Bldg.,Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101) or through email to lsbersales@gmail.com. The awards will be presented at the PSA Annual meeting and Christmas party on December 2, 2011.

Attached are the nomination forms which contain the procedure of selection of awardees and qualifications of nominees.

      1.   Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form

The Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. (PSA) is honored to co-organize this two-day Conference with the Department of Tourism (DOT), an event that is highly significant as it promises to be mutually beneficial to both the statistical system and the tourism industry in the Philippines. The Conference coincides with the celebration of the World Tourism Day on September 27, 2011, and will also serve as a belated Anniversary celebration of the PSA which will have turned 59 years old by 24 September 2011.

We are pleased to inform you that the 2011 Training Program has been finalized and attached is the course description/schedule (below) for your reference. We will be happy to see you or your colleague/s participate in these Training Courses once again.

Module I. Univariate Time Series Analysis and its Application to Finance (4 days)
Training Dates: July 4 to 7, 2011
Venue: School of Statistics, UP Diliman
Seminar Fee: Php 10,000.00

Module II. Forecasting using Multivariate Time Series Techniques (4 days)
Training Dates: August 8 to 11, 2011
Venue: School of Statistics, UP Diliman
Seminar Fee: Php 10,000.00

Module III. Financial Econometrics: Modeling Assets’ Correlations and Risks (4 days)
Training Dates: September 5 to 8, 2011
Venue: School of Statistics, UP Diliman
Seminar Fee: Php 10,000.00

PSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011          
“Tourism and Statistics”
26-27 September 2011

Announcement and Invitation:

The Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. together with the Department of Tourism announces that the 2011 PSA Annual Conference will be held on September 26-27, 2011, at Sarabia Manor Hotel, Iloilo City, with the theme: Tourism and Statistics. All government and private sector officials and professionals involved in tourism as well as statisticians interested in tourism statistics are invited to participate in this Conference.

About the Conference: