| International Biometric Society (IBS) | |
| Type: | Learned society |
| Purpose: | "Devoted to the development and application of statistical and mathematical theory and methods in the biosciences" |
| Headquarters: | Washington, DC |
| Membership: | 6000 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | José C. Pinheiro |
| Publication: | Biometrics, Biometrical Journal, JABES |
The International Biometric Society (IBS) is an international professional and academic society promoting the development and application of statistical and mathematical theory and methods in the biosciences, including biostatistics.[1] [2] It sponsors the International Biometric Conference (IBC), held every two years.[3]
The society was founded on September 6, 1947, at the First International Biometric Conference at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, US. Its first president was Ronald Fisher and its first secretary was Chester Ittner Bliss.
The society is organized into (mostly national) regions and (international) networks, many of which also hold their own conferences.[4]
It publishes the journal Biometrics, the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES) jointly with the American Statistical Association, the quarterly newsletter Biometric Bulletin, and the regional journal Biometrical Journal (formerly Biometrische Zeitschrift).[5] [6]