Local Chapters of ISBA

• Australasian Chapter (ASBA)

  The current Chair of the chapter is Scott Sisson (scott.sisson@unsw.edu.au).

  A list of past meetings of ASBA can be found here.

• Brazilian Chapter of ISBA (ISBRA)

  The current officers are:

  • President: Julio Stern (jstern@ime.usp.br)
    
  • Executive Secretary: Adriano Polpo (polpo@ufscar.br)
    
  • Treasurer: Marcelo Lauretto (marcelolauretto@usp.br)
    

  A list of past meetings of ISBRA can be found here.

• Chilean Chapter of ISBA (Bayesianos SOCHE)

  The current officers are:

  • Chair: Alejandro Jara (ajara@mat.puc.cl)
  • Secretary: Fernando Quintana (quintana@mat.puc.cl)
  • Treasurer: Anita Araneda (aaraneda@mat.puc.cl)

  Upcoming Meetings:

  • IX Chilean Seminar of Bayesian Statistics will take place in the Universidad de Talca, Talca, January 12--14, 2010. Please see the Chilean Chapter website for further details on this meeting.

  A list of past meetings of the Chilean Chapter of ISBA can be found here.

• Indian Chapter of ISBA
  

  Contact: Dr. S.K. Upadhyay, (Banaras Hindu U.)
  Email: sku@banaras.ernet.in
  

  Advisory Committee Members:

  Prof. J.K. Ghosh (ISI), Prof. B.K. Kale (U. of Poona), Prof. S.B. Bagchi (Burdwan U.), Prof. A.K. Bansal (U. of Delhi), Prof. A.A. Khan (S.K. Agricultural U.), Prof. U. Singh (Banaras Hindu U.), Prof. S.K. Upadhay (Banaras Hindu U.).

  The Indian Chapter of the ISI publishes a regular newsletter and recently published Volume III, No. 1 in February, 1998. A satellite meeting was held on January 2, 1998 at the ISI in Calcutta immediately after the International Conference on recent Advances in Statistics and Probability.

• South African Chapter of ISBA (ISBASA)
  

  This chapter serves South Africa and neighbouring countries. More information about the South African Chapter can be obtained by contacting the Chairperson Professor Paul Mostert, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa, Tel + (2721) 808 3536 (w); +(2721) 808 3830 (fax).

ISBA Provisional Policy for Chapters

1. Only members of ISBA can be members of an ISBA chapter. Chapters decide how much, if any, in addition to their regular membership chapter members should pay to the chapter. These additional fees are only justified by additional services. ISBA members are considered the same for ISBA, whether or not they also belong to a chapter. If an ISBA membership is terminated then so is the chapter membership.
2. Establishing or renewing a membership in a chapter is to be done at the same time, and using the same form (if possible), as establishing or renewing a membership in ISBA. The Treasurer informs chapter representatives each year about ISBA members who want to also belong to the chapter. Chapter local dues, however, are sent directly to the chapter and ISBA dues are sent to ISBA.
3. Chapters will present an annual report to the Treasurer and the Board about the way the local money is spent. Failure to do so may result in removal of the chapter