The International Biometric Society (IBS) is an international society for the advancement of biological science through the development of quantitative theories and the application, development, and dissemination of effective mathematical and statistical techniques. Areas of application of these methods include, for example, agriculture, medicine, bioinformatics, and ecology. The society welcomes members from biology, mathematics, statistics, and similar fields. The Society publishes two journals: Biometrics, reporting communications consistent with the Society's mission, and, jointly with the American Statistical Association (ASA), the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES).
The IBS is the principal international body of biostatisticians and biometricians and comprises Regions throughout the world.
In 1947 the International Biometric Society decided to establish a new organizational structure that comprises National Regions of IBS. In 1953, during the Third Conference of the International Biometric Society in Bellagio (Como) the birth of the Italian Region of the Biometric Society (SIB – Società Italiana di Biometria) became official.
The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is one of the geographically defined regions that was formed in 2001 at the inaugural conference held in Athens, Greece. The Region covers Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye.
Both regions aim to bring together people who are working on problems relating to biometry.
IBS-IR-EMR2025 joint conference will bring together experts in various disciplines from both regions and all over the world and will provide the opportunity to forge new collaborations, discuss issues of common interest, and plan future developments in biometry, biostatistics, statistics, etc. Besides being of great scientific value in itself, scientific collaboration is one of the ways of enhancing meaningful ties between individuals in different countries and promoting positive and peaceful relationships. We look forward to welcoming you in person to the IBS-IR-EMR2025 conference, which is as exciting as our previous regional conferences.