INTERNATIONAL
The Iranian Statistical Society
IRSS Promotes Statistics, Applications
M. Reza Meshkani, A. Rejali, A. Parsian, and M. Tata
IRSS also publishes five periodicals; the Journal of Iranian
Statistical Society (JIRSS), a research journal in English; the
Journal of Statistical Sciences (JSS), a research journal in Persian;
Neda, a statistical journal for students); an expository journal;
Andisheh-ye-Amari (statistical thinking); and, finally, a newsletter
published quarterly.
From the beginning, IRSS has been interested in statistics
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education and promoting statistical literacy. Besides publishing
expository journals and books on statistics, it also organizes lec-
tures and exhibitions for the annual Statistics Day (October 22), as
well as programs in continuing education for high-school teachers.
Additionally, it has hosted an annual competition in statistics for
undergraduates since 2000 (the World Mathematical Year), and,
recently, the Isfahan Mathematics House, with the collaboration of
IRSS, held a competition in statistics for high-school students.
The stated goals of IRSS, as stipulated in article one of its con-
stitution, are as follows:
•To promote research, the science of statistics, and its applica-
tions in various areas of science and technology
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he Iranian Statistical Society was formally founded in 1990
•To establish fruitful relationships between individuals and insti-
with a temporary executive council, and the first Iranian
tutions active in various fields of statistics
Statistics Conference was held at the Isfahan University of
Technology, June 26–28, 1992. Before 1990, most Iranian
•To publish books, journals, and reports related to statistical
statisticians were affiliated with the Iranian Mathematical Society. endeavor
Indeed, the idea of founding an independent institution, solely
devoted to the dissemination of statistical sciences and its applica-
•To cooperate in developing statistics curriculums at schools and
tions, was proposed by several Iranian statisticians at the 21st Iranian
universities
Mathematics Conference, when a committee was commissioned to
•To provide consultancy services to government and industry
prepare a constitution and incorporate it as required by the law of
the land. The constitution was finally approved on July 12, 1993. So far, IRSS has achieved most of its goals and, indeed, the
Due to the success of the first Iranian Statistics Conference, Statistical Research and Training Center is the result of the coop-
society leaders decided to have regular conferences every other eration between IRSS and SCI.
year and the ninth conference at Isfahan University in 2008 (www. IRSS is governed by an executive council comprised of the presi-
ui.ac.ir/isc9). Although these conferences, which are usually sup- dent, treasurer, secretary, four members, and an auditor elected at
ported by the Statistical Center of Iran and Central Bank of Iran, a general assembly convened during the biannual conferences. It
are at the national level, many internationally known statisticians has strong ties with SCI, Statistical Research and Training Center,
from Europe, the United States, and African and Asian countries Actuarial Research Center, and other government agencies involved
have attended. Recently, the conferences have had special sessions in statistical activities.
devoted to official statistics. The emblem of IRSS shows the famous Mount Damavand
The biannual conferences alternate with the biannual seminars (Demavend), a mountain enshrined in Iranian mythology and
on probability and stochastic processes. These conferences and which, being of volcanic origin, seems to depict the bivariate
seminars, as well as the biannual students’ seminars for graduate normal density.
and undergraduate students in statistics and many workshops orga- IRSS looks forward to cooperation with international statis-
nized by IRSS, help advance statistical research and bring about tical societies and statisticians from other countries, especially
fruitful dialogue between statisticians and specialists in statistics Iranian statisticians living abroad. More information is available at
throughout the country.
www.irstat.ir. ■
FEBRUARY 2008 AMSTAT NEWS 23
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