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Per the Bylaws, Regular and Senior Retiree members of the Society are considered eligible voting members of the in good standing. And therefore, we hope you will participate in the next IBS Presidential Election. This election closes on 31 October, 2024. Regular and Senior Retiree members will be asked to cast their vote for the next read more

Hello, members. You will recall our recognition of David Cox back in 2022. In his memory, another new and innovative program that has been developed is the David Cox Medal for Statistics , which will be awarded for the first time in 2025. The IBS is a key stakeholder in this program. The award will recognize mid-career individuals, with an age limit read more

(The following release was provided by the King Baudouin Foundation.) KBF awarded the second Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics to Yoav Benjamini, Daniel Yekutieli, and Ruth Heller for their work on the False Discovery Rate (FDR). The international and independent jury, appointed by the King Baudouin Foundation, has selected the pioneering work read more

New travel and visa details have recently been added, with more to come. Speaking of travel, are you ready to book your hotel room in Atlanta? The booking link is available now. In addition, final testing on our registration tool is taking place. Check back for the latest updates or visit https://www.ibc2024.org/home .

We are deeply saddened to learn that Prof. Peter Armitage – former President and Honorary Life Member of the International Biometric Society – died last week, aged 99 years. We remember Peter for the depth and breadth of his statistical insight, the kindness and generosity of his dealings with scientific colleagues, and not least for the selflessness read more