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| Israel Society for Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Name | Israel Society for Statistics |
| Formation | 1953 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
| Location | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew, English |
| Leader title | President |
Israel Society for Statistics is a professional learned society dedicated to the development and promotion of statistical science in Israel. It serves as a focal point for statisticians, data analysts, biostatisticians, actuaries, econometricians, demographers, and survey methodologists affiliated with Israeli universities, research institutes, hospitals, and industry. The society links national institutions in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Beersheba with international organizations and conferences.
The society was founded in the early 1950s amid rapid institutional growth in Israel, connecting researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Bar-Ilan University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences. Early members included academics who had trained in statistical centers such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Columbia University, Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, and London School of Economics. Over decades the society organized meetings that attracted speakers from Royal Statistical Society, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Bernoulli Society, International Statistical Institute, American Statistical Association, and regional associations in Europe and North America. Historical milestones include national symposia that coordinated with institutes such as Clalit Health Services, Hadassah Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, and policy-oriented workshops linked to Ministry of Health (Israel), Ministry of Finance (Israel), and municipal authorities.
The society is governed by an elected board comprising a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and committee chairs drawn from academic departments at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, University of Haifa, Ariel University, Open University of Israel, and major hospitals. Governance procedures mirror those used by the International Biometric Society and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, with term limits, bylaws, and ethics policies developed in consultation with legal counsel experienced with the Israeli Bar Association and nonprofit regulation. Advisory committees liaise with research councils such as the Israel Science Foundation and funding bodies including the European Research Council and national grant agencies.
The society organizes annual conferences, thematic workshops, short courses, and summer schools hosted at venues like Weizmann Institute of Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, and research centers in Haifa and Beersheba. It runs training programs for applied statisticians working with partners in healthcare at Rambam Health Care Campus and Hadassah Medical Center, in finance with firms based in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and in technology firms in Silicon Wadi. Specialized working groups focus on biostatistics, survival analysis, time series, spatial statistics, Bayesian inference, and survey methodology, collaborating with professional societies such as the Royal Statistical Society, Bernoulli Society, American Statistical Association, and institutes like the Center for Naval Analyses and RAND Corporation for policy-relevant projects.
The society publishes newsletters, conference proceedings, and occasional monographs that disseminate methodological advances and applied studies from researchers affiliated with Baruch College, Columbia University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, and regional universities. Its publications highlight collaborations on clinical trials with Maccabi Healthcare Services, epidemiological modeling connected to research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and demographic analyses related to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel). Members contribute to peer-reviewed journals including Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Annals of Statistics, Biometrika, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Statistics in Medicine, and specialized outlets in econometrics and machine learning.
The society grants awards for lifetime achievement, early-career research, best applied paper, and outstanding contributions to statistical education. Recipients have included faculty from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science, and practitioners from healthcare institutions such as Sheba Medical Center and Clalit Health Services. Awards are presented at ceremonies often held in conjunction with international meetings of organizations like the International Statistical Institute and the Bernoulli Society.
Membership spans academics, industry statisticians, government analysts, students, and retirees from institutions including Israel Defense Forces research units, Bank of Israel, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and leading high-tech companies in Herzliya Pituah and Ramat Gan. Outreach includes public lectures in collaboration with museums and cultural centers, statistical literacy programs for schools, and summer internships linked to university labs and hospitals. The society supports student chapters at Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion, and Bar-Ilan University.
The society maintains formal and informal ties with the International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Royal Statistical Society, American Statistical Association, Bernoulli Society, and regional European and Asian statistical networks. It co-sponsors conferences with universities such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Yale University, University of Toronto, and research institutes including Institut Henri Poincaré and Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Collaborative projects have involved cross-border initiatives with neighboring academic centers in Jordan, Egypt, and Mediterranean partners, as well as science diplomacy efforts with bodies like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Category:Statistical societies Category:Scientific organizations based in Israel