The History of the International Biometric Society

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The International Biometric Society (IBS) was formed at the First International Biometric Conference at Woods Hole on September 6, 1947. The History of the International Biometric Society presents a deep dive into the voluminous archival records, with primary focus on IBS’s first fifty years. It contains numerous photos and extracts from the archival materials, and features many photos of important leaders who served IBS across the decades. Features Describes events leading up to and at Woods Hole on September 6, 1947 that led to the formation of IBS Outlines key markers that shaped IBS after the 1947 formation through to the modern day Describes the regional and national group structure, and the formation of regions and national groups Describes events surrounding the key scientific journal of IBS, Biometrics, including the transfer of ownership to IBS, content, editors, policies, management, and importance Describes the other key IBS publications – Biometric Bulletin, Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics, and regional publications Provides details of International Biometric Conferences and key early symposia Describes IBS constitution and by-laws processes, and the evolution of business arrangements Provides a record of international officers, including regional presidents, national group secretaries, journal editors, and the locations of meetings Includes a gallery of international Presidents, and a gallery of Secretaries and Treasurers The History of the International Biometric Society will appeal to anyone interested in the activities of our statistical and biometrical forebearers. The focus is on issues and events that engaged the attention of the officers of IBS. Some of these records are riveting, some entertaining, some intriguing, and some colorful. Some of the issues covered were difficult to handle, but even these often resulted in changes that benefited IBS. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword Preface Author Gallery of Presidents 1 Introduction 2 In the Beginning – Woods Hole 3 After Woods Hole 3.1 Overview 3.2 Regions and Groups 3.3 Meetings 3.4 International Affiliations and Associations 4 Regional Structure and Early Regions 4.1 Introduction to Regions and National Groups 4.2 The First Year – Early Regions 4.2.1 Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 4.2.2 British Region (BR)/British-Baltic (BIR) 4.2.3 Western North American Region (WNAR) 4.2.4 Australasian Region (AR) 5 Growth with More Regions 1949–1958 5.1 Indian Region (IR)/Group (GInd) 5.2 Région Française (French Region, RF) 5.3 Belgian and Belgian Congo Region; Belgian Region (RBe) 5.4 Italian Region (RItl) 5.5 Deutsche Region (German Region, DR) 5.6 Região Brasileira (Brazilian Region, RBras) 6 Growth from 1959 – More Regions, National Groups and Networks 6.1 Afdeling Netherland (The Netherlands Region, ANed) 6.2 Region Österreich-Schweiz (Austro-Swiss Region, ROeS) 6.3 Japanese Region (JR) 6.4 Nordic Region (NR)/Nordic-Baltic Region (NBR) 6.5 Hungarian Region (HR)/Hungarian Group (GHu) 6.6 Spanish Region (REsp) 6.7 Eastern Europe 6.8 National Groups and Networks 7 Publications – Biometrics 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Transfer of Biometrics from ASA to the Society 7.3 Content 7.4 Editors and Editorial Policy 7.5 Journal Management 7.6 Importance 8 Later Publications 8.1 Biometric Bulletin 8.2 Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics (JABES) 8.3 Other Publications 8.3.1 Scientific Publications 8.3.2 Regional Publications 8.3.3 Non-scientific Publications - Directory 9 Scientific Meetings 9.1 International Biometric Conferences 9.1.1 IBC 1 – Woods Hole USA, 1947 9.1.2 IBC 2 – Geneva Switzerland, 1949 9.1.3 IBC 3 – Bellagio Italy 1953 9.1.4 IBC 4 – Ottawa Canada 1958 9.1.5 IBC 5 – Cambridge United Kingdom, 1963 9.1.6 IBC 6 – Sydney Australia 1967 9.1.7 IBC 7 – Hannover Germany 1970 9.1.8 IBC 8 – Constanⱬa Romania 1974 9.1.9 IBC 9 – Boston USA 1976 9.1.10 IBC 10 – Guarujá Brazil 1979 9.1.11 IBC 11 – Toulouse France 1982 9.1.12 IBC 12 – Tokyo Japan 1984 9.1.13 IBC 13 – Seattle WA USA 1986 9.1.14 IBC 14 – Namur Belgium 1988 9.1.15 IBC 15 – Budapest Hungary 1990 9.1.16 IBC 16 – Hamilton New Zealand 1992 9.1.17 IBC 17 – Hamilton Canada 1994 9.1.18 IBC 18 – Amsterdam The Netherlands 1996 9.2 Non-IBC Symposia 9.2.1 Indian Symposium, 1951 9.2.2 Brazil Symposium, Campinas 1955 9.2.3 Other Symposia 9.3 Concluding Comment 10 Governance, Constitution, and Management 10.1 Governance: Constitution and By-Laws 10.2 Management of the Society 11 Post-1997 11.1 Regions, Groups, and Networks 11.2 Publications 11.3 Meetings 11.4 Governance 11.5 Other Actions 12 For the Record 12.1 International Officers 12.1.1 President 12.1.2 Secretary 12.1.3 Treasurer 12.1.4 1947 Council Members 12.2 Regional and National Group Officers 12.2.1 Argentina Region (RArg) 12.2.2 Australasian Region (AR) 12.2.3 Region Österreich-Schweiz (Austro-Swiss Region, ROeS) 12.2.4 Région Belge (Belgian Region, RBe) 12.2.5 Região Brasileira (Brazilian Region, RBras) 12.2.6 British Region (BR)/British and Irish (BIR, 2006) 12.2.7 Central American and Caribbean (RCaC) 12.2.8 Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) 12.2.9 Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 12.2.10 Région Française (French Region, RF) 12.2.11 Deutsche Region (German Region DR) 12.2.12 Hungary Region (HR) 12.2.13 Indian Region (IR) 12.2.14 Regione Italiana (Italian Region, RItl) 12.2.15 Japanese Region (JR) 12.2.16 Korean Region (RKo) 12.2.17 Afdeling Netherland (The Netherlands Region, ANed) 12.2.18 Nordic Region (NR)/Nordic Baltic (NBR, from 2011) 12.2.19 Spanish Region (REsp) 12.2.20 Western North American Region (WNAR) 12.2.21 National Secretaries 12.3 Editorial Officers 12.3.1 Editors of Biometrics 12.3.1.1 Queries and Notes; Shorter Communications 12.3.1.2 Book Reviews 12.3.2 Editors of Biometric Bulletin 12.3.3 Editors of Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics (JABES) 12.3.4 Regional Journals 12.3.4.1 Biométrie-Praximétrie, RBe 12.3.4.2 Biometrische Zeitschrift (Biometrical Journal), DR/ROeS 12.4 Conferences Appendix Gallery of Secretaries and Treasurers References Index