Without ecological theory, collecting data is a futile and meaningless endeavour. Likewise, producing elegant and beautiful mathematical models of ecological systems without validation against real data is an empty achievement. Ecology is intrinsically quantitative, with ecologists spending much of the last 100 years enumerating the patterns and processes underpinning the dynamics of, and interactions within, natural populations and communities. Owing [...]

Guilherme Rosa’s term as Biometrics Book Review Editor is ending and the IBS would like to identify his successor. Since the last two editors have come from North America it would be ideal if the next editor came from a different region. The term of service will begin immediately and will conclude 31 December 2014. IBS members are hereby invited [...]

We welcome new Biometric Bulletin Editor, Dimitris Karlis, who will officially begin his three-year term on 1 January 2013. Dimitris Karlis is an Associate Professor of Statistic at the Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics, Greece. He has been a member of the IBS since 2001 (EMR), and served as publicity officer for EMR since 2006 and as EMR [...]

The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) announces a new call for proposals to organize a summer program or workshop focused on a topic within the broad spectrum of new or recent research themes covered by SAMSI, to take place during the summer of 2013. A summer program is a short research program, of 1-2 weeks duration, that is [...]

Franklin Arno Graybill, Professor Emeritus and founding Chair of the Department of Statistics at Colorado State University, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife Jeanne, his children Dan and Kathy, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Frank was born to Arno and Lula Graybill on September 23, 1921, in Carson, Iowa, a [...]

Clifford Pearce, who has died aged 97, was a statistician whose career spanned some 70 years. He was a contemporary of many of the founding fathers of biometry. Clifford worked in the statistics section at East Malling Research Station from 1937 to 1975, being head of section for a large part of that time.  His contributions to statistics were soundly [...]

Four Short Course proposals have been selected for presentation just before the International Biometric Conference begins. These Short Courses will take place on August 26, 2012. Courses are all day and are taught by experienced professionals who are experts in their fields. The cost to participate is the same for all courses. Registration fee includes lunch, coffee/tea breaks, and any [...]

Authors whose native language is other than English and who are not fluent in written English may find themselves at a distinct disadvantage since most major science and policy journals require that manuscripts be submitted in English.  To assist IBS members who don’t have ready access to colleagues who can assist them with their English language prose, the Prose Editing [...]