The History of the International Biometric Society

by Lynne Billard

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032258645
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/18/2022
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

LYNNE BILLARD, PhD is University Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. She has over 250 publications and 10 books. She is a former International President of IBS (1994-95), Regional President of the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of IBS (1985), and President of the American Statistical Association (1996).

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Author xiii

Gallery of Presidents 1

1 Introduction 5

2 In the Beginning - Woods Hole 9

3 After Woods Hole 19

3.1 Overview 19

3.2 Regions and Groups 29

3.3 Meetings 31

3.4 International Affiliations and Associations 32

4 Regional Structure and Early Regions 37

4.1 Introduction to Regions and National Groups 37

4.2 The First Year - Early Regions 40

4.2.1 Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 40

4.2.2 British Region (BR)/British-Baltic (BIR) 45

4.2.3 Western North American Region (WNAR) 48

4.2.4 Australasian Region (AR) 50

5 Growth with More Regions 1949-1958 53

5.1 Indian Region (IR)/Group (GInd) 53

5.2 Région Française (French Region, RF) 57

5.3 Belgian and Belgian Congo Region; Belgian Region (RBe) 58

5.4 Italian Region (RItl) 59

5.5 Deutsche Region (German Region, DR) 60

5.6 Região Brasileira (Brazilian Region, RBras) 64

6 Growth from 1959 - More Regions, National Groups and Networks 67

6.1 Afdeling Netherland (The Netherlands Region, ANed) 67

6.2 Region Österreich-Schweiz (Austro-Swiss Region, ROeS) 72

6.3 Japanese Region (JR) 73

6.4 Nordic Region (NR)/Nordic-Baltic Region (NBR) 74

6.5 Hungarian Region (HR)/Hungarian Group (GHu) 76

6.6 Spanish Region (REsp) 77

6.7 Eastern Europe 78

6.8 National Groups and Networks 80

7 Publications - Biometrics 85

7.1 Introduction 85

7.2 Transfer of Biometrics from ASA to the Society 86

7.3 Content 91

7.4 Editors and Editorial Policy 95

7.5 Journal Management 99

7.6 Importance 103

8 Later Publications 105

8.1 Biometrie Bulletin 105

8.2 Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics (JABES) 107

8.3 Other Publications 109

8.3.1 Scientific Publications 109

8.3.2 Regional Publications 112

8.3.3 Non-scientific Publications - Directory 112

9 Scientific Meetings 115

9.1 International Biometrie Conferences 116

9.1.1 IBC 1 - Woods Hole USA, 1947 116

9.1.2 IBC 2 - Geneva Switzerland, 1949 116

9.1.3 IBC 3 - Bellagio Italy 1953 121

9.1.4 IBC 4 - Ottawa Canada 1958 124

9.1.5 IBC 5 - Cambridge United Kingdom, 1963 125

9.1.6 IBC 6 - Sydney Australia 1967 129

9.1.7 IBC 7 - Hannover Germany 1970 131

9.1.8 IBC 8 - Constanza Romania 1974 132

9.1.9 IBC 9 - Boston USA 1976 133

9.1.10 IBC 10 - Guarujá Brazil 1979 134

9.1.11 IBC 11 - Toulouse France 1982 135

9.1.12 IBC 12 - Tokyo Japan 1984 136

9.1.13 IBC 13 - Seattle WA USA 1986 137

9.1.14 IBC 14 - Namur Belgium 1988 138

9.1.15 IBC 15 - Budapest Hungary 1990 139

9.1.16 IBC 16 - Hamilton New Zealand 1992 141

9.1.17 IBC 17 - Hamilton Canada 1994 142

9.1.18 IBC 18 - Amsterdam The Netherlands 1996 144

9.2 Non-IBC Symposia 145

9.2.1 Indian Symposium, 1951 145

9.2.2 Brazil Symposium, Campinas 1955 146

9.2.3 Other Symposia 150

9.3 Concluding Comment 151

10 Governance, Constitution, and Management 153

10.1 Governance: Constitution and By-Laws 153

10.2 Management of the Society 157

11 Post-1997 161

11.1 Regions, Groups, and Networks 161

11.2 Publications 163

11.3 Meetings 164

11.4 Governance 167

11.5 Other Actions 169

12 For the Record 171

12.1 International Officers 171

12.1.1 President 171

12.1.2 Secretary 171

12.1.3 Treasurer 172

12.1.4 1947 Council Members 172

12.2 Regional and National Group Officers 172

12.2.1 Argentina Region (RArg) 173

12.2.2 Australasian Region (AR) 173

12.2.3 Region Österreich-Schweiz (Austro-Swiss Region, ROeS) 174

12.2.4 Région Belge (Belgian Region, RBe) 174

12.2.5 Região Brasileira (Brazilian Region, RBras) 175

12.2.6 British Region (BR)/British and Irish (BIR, 2006) 175

12.2.7 Central American and Caribbean (RCaC) 176

12.2.8 Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) 176

12.2.9 Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 176

12.2.10 Région Française (French Region, RF) 177

12.2.11 Deutsche Region (German Region DR) 177

12.2.12 Hungary Region (HR) 177

12.2.13 Indian Region (IR) 178

12.2.14 Regione Italiana (Italian Region, RItl) 178

12.2.15 Japanese Region (JR) 178

12.2.16 Korean Region (RKo) 178

12.2.17 Afdeling Netherland (The Netherlands Region, ANed) 178

12.2.18 Nordic Region (NR)/Nordic Baltic (NBR, from 2011) 179

12.2.19 Spanish Region (REsp) 179

12.2.20 Western North American Region (WNAR) 179

12.2.21 National Secretaries 180

12.3 Editorial Officers 182

12.3.1 Editors of Biometrics 182

12.3.1.1 Queries and Notes; Shorter Communications 183

12.3.1.2 Book Reviews 183

12.3.2 Editors of Biometric Bulletin 183

12.3.3 Editors of Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics (JABES) 183

12.3.4 Regional Journals 183

12.3.4.1 Biométrie-Praximétrie, RBe 183

12.3.4.2 Biometrische Zeitschrift (Biometrical Journal), DR/ROeS 184

12.4 Conferences 184

Appendix 187

Gallery of Secretaries and Treasurers 191

References 193

Index 195