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The ASSQ is a professional association of statisticians based in the province of Quebec, Canada. The acronym stands for Association des statisticiennes et statisticiens du Québec (the Québec Association of Statisticians, Male and Female). The association was officially created on May 12, 1995, by Letters Patents from the Québec Government. Its permanent office is located in Québec City.
The ASSQ promotes statistics and its use in public life and runs an accreditation program; it also represents the views and defends the interests of statisticians across the province. The association has 6 institutional members and approximately 150 members from government, academia and the private sector; accredited members can use the title STAT ASSQ in correspondence.
The association maintains a web site (http://www.association-assq.qc.ca/) and publishes a regular newsletter entitled Convergence. It also organizes various scientific and professional activities, the most prominent of which are its annual meeting (typically held in June) and a golf tournament (usually held in September).