A new Eastern Mediterranean Region of the

International Biometric Society

We invite you to join the newly formed Region of the International Biometric Society in the Eastern Mediterranean area.
Initially the Region covered the following countries: Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian National Authority, and Turkey. Recently, Saudi Arabia joined the Region as well.
The International Biometric Society (IBS) is a worldwide organization that exists to promote and develop the use of sound biometric (that is biostatistical and biomathematical) methodology in the study of medicine, biology and agriculture. Members include biostatisticians and general applied statisticians, as well as epidemiologists, clinicians, biologists and agriculturists with a strong interest in the methodological aspects of their subject. The Society publishes the well known journal Biometrics which is one of the leading applied statistical journals in the world, as well as a newsletter that covers the Society's activities and other notable biometric events round the world.

The Society incorporates many geographical Regions including Eastern-North America, Western-North America, Britain, Italy, and Australia, to name a few. Now, there is a new IBS Region in the Eastern Mediterranean. We feel that with the current activity in medical, biological and agricultural research in this area, and the increasing number of persons working in the area of statistical and mathematical applications to these fields, it is a great time for the development of the EMR Region. Our main aims are to bring together people in the Eastern Mediterranean who are working on problems relating to biometry. We hope to hold regular meetings in the region and to circulate a newsletter to members. The 1st Inaugural Euroconference of EMR was held in Athens, Greece, in January 2001 while the 2nd Inaugural Conference of the EMR was held in Antalya, Turkey, in January 2003, both with great success.

To join the Region you simply need to follow the instructions stated here.
To renew the membership log onto the IBS's website.

There are three possible levels of membership.

Full membership costs $65 per year. For this amount you receive the journal Biometrics and are entitled to vote in the international elections for the IBS Council, plus the rights of belonging to the Region (see below). Please note that the respective fee for Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey is $24.

Associate membership costs $30 per year. For this amount you obtain the benefits of belonging to the Region. This will entail the rights to vote and to stand for office in the Region's election of officers, access to the IBS Newsletter as wellThe 3rd International conference of EMR was held in Corfu, Greece, in May 2005, also in great success. The 4th International conference of EMR will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Eilat, Israel, on January 23-25, 2007. The conference will include three full days of sessions, beginning with a one-day special symposium in honor of Marvin Zelen on the occasion of his 80th birthday. as a Regional Newsletter that we intend to prepare, the right to have your name, address and a short description of your interests posted on the Region's internet web site that is being developed. Please note that the respective fee for Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey is $18.

Student membership costs $30 per year. This membership entails all the rights of full membership except voting and holding elected office (please have your major professor certify your full time student status). Please note that the respective fee for Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey is $18.

	If you have any problem, please contact Ergun Karaagaoglu, Secretary/Treasurer of EMR-IBS Hacettepe University, Turkey E-mail: ekaraaga@hacettepe.edu.tr