Past Officers, Board Members and Appointments of ISBA

These individuals have served ISBA in some capacity in the past. The list is currently incomplete; please send any additions or corrections to the webmaster.

President

• Arnold Zellner (U. Chicago, USA) 1992-1996 (founding co-president)
• Jose Bernardo (U. Valencia, ES) 1992-1996 (founding co-president)
• Stephen Fienberg (Carnegie Mellon U., USA) 1996-1997
• Susie Bayarri (U. Valencia, ES) 1998
• John Geweke (U. Iowa, USA) 1999
• Philip Dawid (U. College London, UK) 2000
• Alicia Carriquiry (Iowa State U., USA) 2001
• David Draper (U. California Santa Cruz, USA) 2002
• Edward George (U. Pennsylvannia, USA) 2003
• Jim Berger (Duke U., USA) 2004
• Sylvia Richardson (Imperial College, UK) 2005
• Alan Gelfand (Duke U., USA) 2006
• Peter Green (U. Bristol, UK) 2007
• Christian Robert (U. Paris-Dauphine, FR) 2008
• Mike West (Duke U., USA) 2009
• Peter Müller (MDA, USA) 2010
• Michael I. Jordan (UC Berkeley, USA) 2011

Treasurer

• Gordon Kaufmann (MIT, USA) 1992
• Robert McCulloch (U. Chicago, USA) 1995-98
• Valen Johnson (Duke U., USA) 1998-2001
• Peter Müller (U. Texas, USA) 2002-2004
• Bruno Sansó (U. California Santa Cruz, USA) 2005-2007
• Gabriel Huerta (U. New Mexico, USA) 2008-2010

Executive Secretary

• Michel Mouchart (U. Catholique de Louvain, BE) 1992-1993
• Larry Wasserman (Carnegie Mellon U., USA) 1994-1997
• Michael Evans (U. Toronto, CA) 1998-2000
• Cindy L. Christiansen (Boston U., USA) 2001-2003
• Deborah Ashby (U. London, UK) 2004-2006
• Robert Wolpert (Duke U., USA) 2007-2009
• Merlise Clyde (Duke U., USA) 2010-2012

Elected Board Members

• Enrique de Alba (MX) 1996-1999
• Deborah Ashby (UK) 2000-2002
• Marilena Barbieri (IT) 2006-2008
• Mark Berliner (USA) 1998-2001
• Nicky Best (UK) 2001-2003
• Brad Carlin (USA) 2004-2006
• Alicia Carriquiry (USA) 1995-1998
• Siddhartha Chib (USA) 2010-2012
• Merlise Clyde (USA) 2004-2006
• Philip Dawid (UK) 1996-1998
• Petros Dellaportas (GR) 1998-2001
• Arnaud Doucet (CA) 2010-2012
• David Dunson (USA) 2009-2011
• Carmen Fernández (ES) 2005-2007
• Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter (AT) 2008-2010
• Dani Gamerman (BR) 2000-2002
• Alan Gelfand (USA) 1997-2000
• Ed George (USA) 1996-1999
• Malay Ghosh (USA) 1996-1999
• Jayanta Ghosh (USA) 1998-2001
• Michael Goldstein (UK) 2003-2005
• Eduardo Gutiérrez-Peña (MX) 2001-2003
• David Heckerman (USA) 2007-2009
• David Higdon (USA) 2004-2006
• Peter Hoff (USA) 2010-2012
• Katja Ickstadt (DE) 2009-2011
• Pilar Iglesias (CL) 2002-2004
• Lurdes Inoue 2008-2010
• Val Johnson (USA) 2005-2007
• Wes Johnson (USA) 2006-2008
• Jay Kadane (USA) 1997-2000
• Rob Kass (USA) 1997-2000
• Brunero Liseo (IT) 2009-2011
• Jun Liu (USA) 2003-2005
• Hedibert Lopes (BR,USA) 2008-2010
• Steve MacEachern (USA) 2006-2008
• David Madigan (USA) 2004-2006
• Xiao-Li Meng (USA) 2007-2009
• Peter Müller (USA) 1995-1998, 2005-2007
• Tony O'Hagan (UK) 2001-2003
• Daniel Peña (ES) 1999
• Luis Pericchi (Venezuela) 1997-2000
• Sonia Petrone (IT) 2002-2004, 2008-2010
• Raquel Prado (USA) 2001-2003, 2010-2012
• Fernando Quintana (CL) 2005-2007
• Sylvia Richardson (FR) 1998-2001
• David Ríos-Insua (ES) 1995-1998
• Christian Robert (Fr) 2003-2005
• Gareth Roberts (UK) 2007-2009
• Fabrizio Ruggeri (IT) 2002-2004
• Dalene K. Stangl (USA) 2000-2002
• Mark Steel (UK) 2000-2002
• William Strawderman (USA) 1995-1998
• Robert Wolpert (USA) 2002-2004
• Alexandra Schmidt (BR) 2007-2009
• Marina Vannucci (USA) 2003-2005
• David van Dyk (USA) 2009-2011
• Jim Zidek (CA) 2006-2008

Newsletter and Bulletin Editor

• Tom Leonard (U. Wisconsin, USA) 1992
• Jeffrey Dorfman (U. Georgia, USA) 1993
• Frank Kleibergen (Rotterdam U., NL) 1996-1998
  
• Mike Evans (U. Toronto, CA) 1998-1999
  
• Fabrizio Ruggeri (CNR IMATI, IT) 1999-2002
  
• Hedibert Freitas Lopes (U. Chicago, USA) 2002-2004
  
• J Andrés Christen (U. California Santa Cruz, USA) 2005-2007
  
• Raphael Gottardo (U. British Columbia, CA) 2007-2010
  
• Manuel Mendoza (ITAM, MX) 2010-2012
  

Web Editor

• Carlos Rodriguez (U. Albany, USA)
• Michael Evans (U. Toronto, CA) 1997-2006
• Robert Wolpert (Duke U., USA) 2007-2009
• Chris Hans (OSU, USA) 2010-2012

Program Council

• Alicia Carriquiry (USA, chair 1997)
• Mark Steel (UK, chair 1998)
• Robert Wolpert (USA, chair 1999)
• Ed George (USA, chair 2000)
• Tony O'Hagan (UK, chair 2001)
• Luis Pericchi (USA, chair 2002)
• Alan Gelfand (USA, chair 2003)
• Jose Bernardo (ES, chair 2004)
• Peter Müller (USA, chair 2006)
• Kerrie Mengersen (AU, chair 2008)
• Herbie Lee (USA, chair 2009)
• Alexandra Schmidt (BR, chair 2010)
• Igor Pruenster (IT, chair 2011)

Constitution & Bylaws Committee

• Susie Bayarri (U. Valencia, ES)
• Alicia Carriquiry (Iowa State U., USA)
• Merlise Clyde (Duke U., USA)
• Steve Fienberg (CMU, USA)
• Jay Kadane (CMU, USA)
• Tom Leonard (U. Wisconsin, USA)
• David Madigan (Columbia U., USA)
• Udi Makov (U. Haifa, IL)
• Tony O'Hagan (U. Sheffield, UK)
• Adrian Smith (Imperial College, UK)
• Herman van Dijk (Erasmus U., NL)

Prize Committee

• Susie Bayarri (chair 2007)
• Chris Carter
• Phil Dawid
• Sylvia Fruehwirth-Schnatter
• Dani Gamerman
• Ed George
• Malay Ghosh
• Michael Jordan
• Fernando Quintana
• Judith Rousseau (chair 2009)
• Mark Steel
• Dongchu Sun (chair 2010)
• Marina Vannucci (chair 2008)

Savage Award Committee

• Christophe Andrieu
• Merlise Clyde (chair 2006)
• Mike Daniels
• Mike Evans
• Simon Godsill
• Paul Gustafson
• Peter Hoff
• Christopher Holmes
• Peter Hoff
• Gabriel Huerta
• Joe Ibrahim (chair 2008)
• Katja Ickstadt
• Pilar Iglesias
• Valen Johnson
• Wes Johnson
• Steve McEachern
• Antonietta Mira
• Peter Müller (chair 2007)
• Giovanni Parmigiani
• Raquel Prado
• Christian Robert
• Fabrizio Ruggerri
• Bruno Sanso
• Alexandra Schmidt
• Jim Smith
• Ehsan Soofi
• Mark Steel
• Marina Vannucci
• Robert Wolpert
• Arnold Zellner

Lindley Award Committee

• Philip Dawid
• Carmen Fernandez
• Dani Gamerman
• Jennifer Hoeting
• Peter Hoff
• Valen Johnson (chair 2007)
• Jun Liu
• Kerrie Mengersen
• Antonietta Mira
• Julia Mortera
• Mark Schervish

DeGroot Award Committee

• Susie Bayarri
• Phil Brown
• Kathryn Chaloner
• Steve Fienberg
• Ed George
• John Geweke
• Peter Green (chair 2007)
• Steffen Lauritzen
• Julia Mortera
• Sylvia Richardson
• Fabrizio Ruggeri
• Adrian Smith
• Jim Smith
• Jim Zidek

Mitchell Award Committee

• Deborah Ashby
• Kathryn Chaloner
• Steve Fienberg
• Ed George
• Paul Gustafson
• Dave Higdon (chair 2007)
• Steffen Lauritzen
• Tony O'Hagan (chair 2006)
• Sylvia Richardson
• Marina Vannucci

Nominating Committees

2010

• Mike West (chair)
• Renato Martins Assuncao
• Jennifer Hill
• Beatrix Jones
• Jaeyong Lee
• Yasuhiro Omori
• Gareth Roberts

2009

• Christian Robert (chair)
• Marilena Barbieri
• Carlos Carvalho
• Simon French
• David Higdon
• Eduardo Gutiérrez-Peña
• Judith Rousseau

2008

• Peter Green (chair)
• Kate Calder
• Mohan Delampady
• Paul Gustafson
• Eduardo Gutiérrez-Peña
• Antonietta Mira
• Raquel Prado

2007

• Alan Gelfand (chair)
• Richard Arnold
• Katja Ickstadt
• Dale Poirier
• Raquel Prado
• Alexandra Schmidt
• David Walshaw

2006

• Sylvia Richardson (chair)
• David Banks
• Michael Goldstein
• Jennifer Hoeting
• Robert Kohn
• Luis Pericchi
• Sonia Petrone

2005

• Jim Berger (chair)
• Guido Consonni
• Dipak Dey
• Chris Holmes
• Daniel Peña
• Fabrizio Ruggeri
• Jon Wakefield

2004

• Ed George (chair)
• Brani Vidakovic
• Mark Steel
• Alexandra Schmidt
• David Ríos-Insua
• Raquel Prado
• Nicky Best

2003

• David Draper (chair)
• Petros Dellaportas
• Carmen Fernández
• Herbie Lee
• Brunero Liseo
• Steve MacEachern
• Kerrie Mengersen

2002

• Alicia Carriquiry (chair)
• Rob Kass
• Marilena Barbieri
• Sergio Weschler
• Robert Kohn
• Katja Ickstadt
• Merlise Clyde

2001

• Philip Dawid (chair)
• Gabriel Huerta
  
• Katja Ickstadt
  
• Rosangela Loschi
  
• Kerrie Mengersen
  
• Lawrence Pettit
  
• Hal Stern

2000

• John Geweke (chair)
• Caitlin Buck
• Merlise Clyde
• Petros Dellaportas
• Pilar Iglesias
• Peter Müller
• Donna Pauler
• Luis Perrichi

1999

• Susie Bayarri (chair)
• Kathryn Chaloner
• Daniel Peña
• Raquel Prado
• Jim Press
• Fabrizio Ruggeri

1998

• Steve Fienberg (chair)
• David Draper
• Tim Dunne
• Carmen Fernández
• Daniel Gianola
• Pilar Iglesias
• Peter Müller
• Dale Poirier
• Christian Robert
• Fabrizio Ruggeri
• Bruno Sansó
• Satyanshu Upadhyay
• Isa Verdinelli

1997

• Arnold Zellner (chair)
• Gail Blattenberg
• Cindy Christensen
• Guido del Pino
• Tim Dunne
• Gordon Kaufman
• Julia Mortera
• Mark Shervish
• Refik Soyer
• Mark Steel
• Satyanshu Upadhyay
• Jessica Utts

Membership Committee

2009-2010

• David Dunson (2010 chair)
• Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter
• Lurdes Inoue
• Brunero Liseo
• Hedibert Lopes (2009 chair)
• David van Dyk

Editorial Search Committee

2009

• Peter Müller
• Fabrizio Ruggeri (chair)
• Ed George
• Rosangela Loschi

Journals Committee

• Alicia Carriquiry (chair)
• John Geweke
• David Heckerman
• Rob Kass
• Sylvia Richardson

Publications Committee

• John Geweke
• Siddhartha Chib
• Julia Mortera
• Bruno Sansó
• Robert Wolpert

Website Committee

• Rob Kass (chair)
• Dalene Stangl
• Luis Pericchi

Program and Local Arrangements Committees

• 1993 - First World Meeting of ISBA - San Francisco

  Program Committee
  Rob McCulloch (Program chair), Seymour Geisser, Shanti Gupta, Gordon Kaufman, Arnold Zellner.
  Local Arrangements
  Wes Johnson

• 1994 - Second World Meeting of ISBA - ES

• 1994 - Regional Meeting of ISBA - Toronto

  Program Committee
  Michael Evans (U. Toronto, CA)
  Local Arrangements
  Jerry Brunner (U. Toronto, CA)

• 1994 - Regional Meeting of ISBA - Taipei

• 1995 - Third World Meeting of ISBA - Oaxaca

  Program Committee
  E. I. George (chair), J. Bernardo, D. Berry, J. Besag, A. Carriquiry, C. Christiansen, E. de Alba, M. Ghosh, W. Gilks, G. Parmigiani, L. Pericchi, J. Quintana, S. Peck, R. Soyer, W. Strawderman, R. Tsay, L. Wolfson.
  Local Arrangements
  E. de Alba (chair), M. Mendoza, I. Mendez, A. Noriega, A. Alegria, G. Zarate.

• 1996 - Fourth World Meeting of ISBA - Cape Town

  Program Committee
  Daan de Waal (ZA), chair
  Herman van Dijk (NL)
  Jack Lee (TW)
  S James Press (USA)
  Seymour Geisser (USA)
  John Geweke (USA)
  Arkady Shemaykin (RU)
  Piet Groenewald (ZA)
  Jose Bernardo (ES)
  Arnold Zellner (USA)
  Jim Zidek (CA)
  Paul Fatti (ZA)
  Abrie van der Merwe (ZA)
  Local Arrangements
  Tim Dunne, chair
  Leanne Scott
  Robin van den Honert
  Tim Low
  Trevor Wegner

• 1996 - Regional Meeting of ISBA - Chicago

  Local Arrangements Robin Carter (U. Western Ontario, CA)

• 1997 - Fifth World Meeting of ISBA - Istanbul

  Program Committee
  Hamparsum Bozdogan (U. Tennesse, USA), Co-chair
  Refik Soyer (George Washington U., USA), Co-chair
  Jose Bernardo (U. Valencia, ES)
  Roger Cooke (Delft U., NL)
  Petros Dellaportas (Athens U., GR)
  David Dowe (Monash U., AU)
  William Fitzgerald (U. Cambridge, UK)
  Edward George (U. Texas-Austin, USA)
  Ulku Gurler (Bilkent U., TR)
  Julia Mortera (U. Rome, IT)
  Wolfgang Polasek (U. Basel, CH)
  Nick Polson (U. Chicago, USA)
  Kazuo Shigemasu (U. Tokyo, JP)
  Ehsan Soofi (U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
  Isabella Verdinelli (Carnegie Mellon U., USA)
  Mike West (Duke U., USA)
  Local Arrangements
  Ulku Gurler (Bilkent U., TK), chair
  Alaattin Erkanli (Duke U., USA)
  Omer Gebizlioglu (Turkish State Statistical Institute, TK)
  Suleyman Ozekici (Bogazici U., TK)
  Mehmet Sahinoglu (Dokuz Eylul U., TK)
  Refik Soyer (George Washington U., USA)
  Yalcin Tuncer (Middle East Technical U., TK)
  

• 2000 - Sixth World Meeting of ISBA - Hersonissos

  Conference chairs
  Philip Dawid (ISBA)
  Photis Nanopoulos (Eurostat)
  Scientific Committee
  Alicia Carriquiry (USA)
  George Kokolakis (GR)
  Daniel Peña (ES)
  Gilbert Saporta (FR)
  Adrian Smith (UK)
  Mike West (chair - USA)
  Finance Committee
  Alicia Carriquiry (Co-chair - USA)
  Stephen Fienberg (Co-chair - USA)
  Val Johnson (USA)
  Robert Wolpert (USA)
  George Kokolakis (GR)
  Local Arrangements Committee
  George Kokolakis (chair - GR)
  Petros Dellaportas (GR)
  Charalambos Papageorgiou (GR)
  Kostas Skouras (UK)
  

• 2001 - Regional Meeting - Laguna Beach

  Dale Poirier (chair - USA)
  Bill Batchelder (USA)
  Brian Skyrms (USA)

• 2004 - Seventh World Meeting - Viña Del Mar, Chile

  Local Organizing Committee
  Pilar Iglesias (chair, CL)
  Manuel Galea (CL)
  Carlos Felipe Henríquez (CL)
  Gloria Icaza (CL)
  Víctor Leiva (CL)
  Mario Olguín (CL)
  Fernando Quintana (CL)
  Scientific Committee
  Fabrizio Ruggieri (chair, IT)
  Alicia Carriquiry (USA)
  Dipak Dey (USA)
  Carmen Fernández (UK)
  Pilar Iglesias (CL)
  Kerrie Mengersen (AU)
  David Ríos-Insua (ES)
  Hal Stern (USA)
  Finance Committee
  Alicia Carriquiry (USA)
  Stephen Fienberg (USA)
  Peter Müller (USA)
  Victor Salinas (CL)