Statistics Partnerships among Academe, Industry and Government (SPAIG)

The purpose of this page is to give information about the activities of SPAIG. If you know of some other activities in support of the mission of SPAIG - Increasing interaction of academe, industry and government - let me know via email and I'll feature those activities here also!

Check out the information about the SPAIG Award!

Wondering how to carve out an intellectual property agreement between a company and a university? Check out the attached sample agreement (MS Word format).

New article: The Benefits of Partnerships, by Professor Dean Isaacson, Iowa State University

An article on ""Colleges and Industry Can Work Together" appeared in the Chronicle Review, Feb 4, 2005, Vol. L1, No. 22, Section B. The article is not available online, but you may have access to it at your university through a subscription. (Or, you can subscribe electronically at http://chronicle.com/review/.) In this article, the author makes a case that colleges can collaborate productively with industry without having to sacrifice their scholarly principles. To do so, reforms are needed. Licensing, BayhDole Act, conflict-of-interest and federal oversight of clinical research are discussed.

New presentation on History of SPAIG, by Bob Starbuck, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Background	Current Initiatives
History of SPAIG 1996 Planning Meeting 1997 SPAIG Workshop Reference Literature Partnership Success Stories	SPAIG Committee Charter SPAIG Committee Membership SPAIG Committee ASA Site Status of Current Initiatives (to be added to) SPAIG Salary Survey
Vision Statements	Lists
Academe Business/Industry/Government	Possible Speakers (SPAIG) Possible Speakers (SPES) Possible Advisory Board or Review Team Members Student Internships Available!

SPAIG NEWS:

We have created an electronic mailing list (LISTSERV) for Industry and Government statisticians. This very low-volume mailing list will be used to Click here to learn more.

The National Academy has released a report on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research. Click here to learn more.

SPAIG NEWS FLASH!!!

Speech by Rick Wagoner, Chairman and Chief Executive Office, General Motors given February 9, 2004 on "Emerging Issues" and discussing importance of partnerships.

The ASA-sponsored salary survey of Business/Industry/Government statisticians conducted in June and July 2003 was published in the December issue of Amstat News. A more complete version of the report is available on this web page. Click here for more information.

Note that you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read some of these files. It is available for free at http://www.adobe.com, and versions exist for Macintosh, Windows, . . .