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New tools and updates added to IBC 2024 Website

By Peter Doherty posted 03-20-2024
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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 .
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Prof. Peter Armitage (1924-2024)

By Daniel Farewell posted 02-19-2024
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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 of his major retirement project: the Encyclopedia of Biostatistics , co-edited with Ted Colton. There is more detail about Peter's life and work available on the MRC Biostatistics Unit website: https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/blog/remembering-peter-armitage/ The British and Irish Region of the International ...
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New! A Day in the Life Series

By Courtney Fowler posted 01-18-2024
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A Day in the Life of an IBS Member: featuring Cherlynn Dumburra 1/6--We’re pleased to feature an IBS member for our popular series, A Day in the Life . Meet Cherlynn Dumbura , associate research scientist from Zimbabwe. Ms. Dumbura has been an IBS member for 7 years. Follow along on our social media channels or read her activities here as she takes us through a typical day. If you know someone or are interested in being featured in this series in the coming year, please contact me, Courtney Fowler, IBS Communications and Marketing Manager. 2/6--“I arrive at work at 7:40 am feeling positive and ready to tackle today’s tasks and learn something ...
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Young Biometrician Award 2023

By Kirsty Hassall posted 09-07-2023
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2023 Young Biometrician Award We are happy to announce that the winner of the 2023 Young Biometrician Award is Dr Oliver Crook , a Florence Nightingale Fellow (Senior Research Associate) in the Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, for his paper “Semi-Supervised Nonparametric Bayesian Modelling of Spatial Proteomics” (The Annals of Applied Statistics, 2022). The panel felt that Oliver’s paper was extremely well written, with a clear description of an impressive technical analysis and implementation of complex stochastic modelling. The paper gave a clear, readable outline of the application area and spatial proteomics, and provided ample justification ...
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Congratulations to the 2023 IBS Ambassadors to ISI WSC!

By Peter Doherty posted 07-13-2023
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International Biometric Society Young Ambassadors for the 64 th World Statistics Congress (WSC2023) The ISI-IBS Young Ambassadors Awards for ISI WSC2023 is a joint initiative of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Biometric Society (IBS). This initiative aims to promote collaboration between the young statisticians of ISI and IBS. Two best papers were selected for presentations at the 64 th World Statistics Congress (WSC2023) . We are grateful for the excellent work of the ISI-IBS Selection Committee, which assessed all applications with expertise and thoroughness. The International Statistical ...
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Young Biometrician Award 2023

By Kirsty Hassall posted 05-12-2023
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The Young Biometrician Award of the British and Irish Region of the International Biometric Society and the Fisher Memorial Trust The British and Irish Region of the International Biometric Society, jointly with the Fisher Memorial Trust, award a prize every two years for young biometricians who are members of the BIR. Young biometricians are defined as those within 5 years of completing full-time education. The award recognises the research of one paper published, or accepted for publication, in a refereed journal. This award comprises a diploma and a prize of £1000. This is the sixth time the award will be made. We are now making a call for nominations ...
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Call for Expression of Interest to Host IBC 2028 - Deadline is 30 September

By Peter Doherty posted 04-10-2023
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Dear Executive Board, Representative Council members, Region leaders and administrators: It is time for the International Biometric Society’s Conference Advisory Committee (CAC) to solicit proposals for Regions to host an International Biometric Conference (IBC). This time, we are soliciting bids for IBC2028 . The Conference Advisory Committee (CAC) is charged with identifying potential locations for future IBCs and encouraging the development of proposals, while taking into account recent conference venues to ensure geographical variation. The selection is to be made no more than four years prior to the event. Thus, we are now soliciting ...
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IBS Young Ambassadors to ISI-WSC 2023 – Call for Applications

By Peter Doherty posted 03-06-2023
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The International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Biometric Society (IBS) are jointly sponsoring an initiative to fund two young statisticians who are members of both Societies to participate in the 64th ISI World Statistics Congress, 2023 ( https://www.isi2023.org/ ) in Ottawa. There is a growing cohort of past award winners, or Young Ambassadors, who are helping to promote collaboration between young statisticians of the ISI and IBS. We invite you to become one of them! For the purpose of this competition, a "young statistician" is defined as someone who has obtained his/her most recent statistics qualification in the last ten years, ...
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Report from "It's About Time" (incl. 2022 Presidential Address & AGM)

By Kirsty Hassall posted 02-15-2023
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On 29 November 2022, just over twenty statisticians gathered at the Royal Statistical Society from all corners of Britain and Ireland for the first in-person meeting of our regional biometricians in nearly three years. The meeting began with the society AGM where, after receiving reports from the officers, the most notable item of business was an update of our bylaws to include student representation on the committee. This proposal was passed at the meeting, but also requires the agreement of the society at large. Members have hopefully already been contacted to cast their vote about the proposed changes. The second component of the meeting was called "This ...
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The Latest Issue of the Biometric Bulletin Is Now Available

By Courtney Fowler posted 10-11-2022
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Read the latest edition of the Biometric Bulletin: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/BIOMETRICSOCIETY/713ac962-588b-42d5-940f-47ae32f0b28c/UploadedImages/IBS_BioMetric-Bulletin-Vol39-3-1_6.pdf
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John Addy's report from IBC 2022

By Anestis Touloumis posted 09-29-2022
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The British and Irish Region once again joined forces with the Fisher Memorial Trust (FMT) to offer bursaries to support attendance at the International Biometric Conference at Riga (IBC 2022). John Addy, a bursary recipient, has kindly sent to us a report to share his experience: The 75th International Biometric Conference (IBC) was held in the beautiful and historic Latvian capital Riga in 2022. Riga is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has the largest population of all three Baltic capital cities. The IBC 2022 is the second IBC I have attended and the only international event of its kind run exclusively for statisticians, mathematicians, and biological scientists ...
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Congratulations to IBS President-Elect Iris Pigeot!

By Peter Doherty posted 06-03-2022
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Thanks to all IBS members for your outstanding participation in the recent Society-wide election for IBS President-Elect. More than 1,100 ballots were cast and the results are in! We are pleased to announce that Iris Pigeot, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, University of Bremen, has been selected by the membership to serve the Society as President-Elect from 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2023. Iris will automatically ascend to the office of President for two years on 1 January 2024, followed by a term of one year as Outgoing President. Please join us in congratulating the new IBS President-Elect! If you ...
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Meeting Report - Variational Bayes - 3rd May 2022

By David Hughes posted 05-12-2022
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On 3 rd May 2022, the British and Irish Region of the Biometric Society hosted an online meeting on Variational Bayes. Variational Bayes is a computational method that allows scalable Bayesian inference that can be used as an alternative to the more commonly used Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. The meeting consisted of an introduction to Variational Bayes given in the morning by Dr David Hughes (University of Liverpool). David introduced the basic concepts of variational approximations using a simple example to demonstrate the main ideas. Mean Field Variational Bayes attempts to approximate a complex posterior using a product of simpler distributions. ...
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Celebrate 75 Years of the IBS, New Anniversary Homepage Launched

By Peter Doherty posted 03-17-2022
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Want to learn the latest about our anniversary, officially happening this September? Visit our new anniversary homepage, here . There will be much more information to come. Happy anniversary to all members of the International Biometric Society!
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Ruth King receives RSS Barnett Award

By Daniel Farewell posted 03-14-2022
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Delighted to share the good news that our immediate past-President, Prof. Ruth King, has received the Royal Statistical Society's Barnett Award in recognition of her exceptional work in statistical ecology. The tribute also acknowledges her many contributions to statistics and statisticians more broadly, including her distinguished leadership of the British and Irish Region of the International Biometric Society. See for yourself at https://rss.org.uk/news-publication/news-publications/2022/general-news/announcing-our-honours-recipients-for-2022/ Many congratulations, Ruth!
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In Memoriam: Sir David Cox's influence on my Academic life

By Catherine Wilson posted 02-09-2022
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In acknowledgment of Sir David Cox's passing, we would like to invite the IBS membership to contribute stories of their interactions with Prof. Cox over the span of his remarkable career, starting the thread with a personal account of the former IBS president, Clarice Demétrio. "Encouraged by Gauss M. Cordeiro(UFPE) and with a grant from a Brazilian research funding agency, CNPq, I went for a post-doctorate at Imperial College in London, from February 1986 to September 1987, under the supervision of Sir David Cox, known for his great contributions to theoretical and applied statistics. It was difficult for me at the beginning, with problems of adaptation ...
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Updated Travel Guidelines May Lead to Gradual Easing of Travel Restrictions

By Peter Doherty posted 01-26-2022
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The European Union has adopted a revised recommendation on measures affecting free movement. Read the statement here.
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Prof. Sir David Cox (1924–2022)

By Daniel Farewell posted 01-20-2022
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Many of you will have heard through other channels the very sad news of the death of Sir David Cox earlier this week. David was an Honorary Life Member of the International Biometric Society, and a longtime friend of our British and Irish Region. Asked at a conference what he worked on, David replied, "Oh, a little bit of this, and a little bit of that". This charming understatement highlights two important aspects of David's life: his extraordinary humility, and the staggering breadth of his contributions to the field of statistics and its applications beyond. We remember David with fondness and gratitude, and send our deepest sympathy to his family, and to ...
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Latvia Travel Restrictions Update

By Peter Doherty posted 01-12-2022
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12 January - Authorities in Latvia have announced that vaccinated and recovered travelers who hold a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate are no longer required to undergo a testing process upon their arrival in the Baltic State; the country’s Ministry of Health has confirmed. However, the Ministry has clarified that the new rule that will become effective on January 12 will not include countries that have recently been profoundly affected by the spread of the Coronavirus, especially from the Omicron variant, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
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History of the Society - Upcoming Book Launch

By Peter Doherty posted 01-03-2022
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We are pleased to report on an exciting development! Over the past several years, one of our past society Presidents, Professor Lynne Billard from University of Georgia, has been diligently pouring through our extensive archives. With the encouragement of current and past IBS officers, Lynne has written a manuscript based on the materials in the IBS archives. The result is a fascinating read describing the early establishment and development of the society and all its regions. The book will be published through CRC Press and will be available in time for the IBC2022 conference in Riga, Latvia. More information on this development will be made available ...
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