The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (in ''Dutch'' Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operationele Research (VVS+OR)) is a Dutch professional association for

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and

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. The society is a member of the umbrella organizations the

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(FENStatS), the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO), and of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). It was founded on August 15, 1945 as "Vereniging voor Statistiek". It aims to promote the study and the correct application of statistics and operations research and closely related parts of mathematics, in order to serve science and society. The association publishes a scientific journal, ''Statistica Neerlandica'', as well as a magazine, ''STAtOR'', and organizes conferences and other meetings in various fields of statistics and operations research. The society consists of nine sections, devoting to various fields of statistical science. These sections are on Biometrics, Data Science, Economics, Mathematical Statistics, Operations Research, Social Sciences, Statistics Communication, Statistics Education and one for Young Statisticians. The president of the Society is

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.VVSOR Daily Board
Accessed May 10, 2023. Among the previous presidents were

Jaap Wessels Jacobus (Jaap) Wessels (19 January 1939 – 30 July 2009) was a Dutch mathematician and Professor of Stochastic Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Jo van Nunen and Jaap van der Wal. "Jaap Wessels–his life with stocha ...

(1993 - 1997) and

Richard D. Gill Richard David Gill (born 1951) is a British-Dutch mathematician. He has held academic positions in the Netherlands. As a probability theorist and statistician, Gill has researched counting processes. He is also known for his consulting and adv ...

(2007 - 2011), and Jacqueline J. Meulman(2011-2016).

Magazines

The association publishes the magazines "Statistica Neerlandica" and since 2000 "STAtOR". The latter replaced the Gazette "VVS-Bulletin" which was last published in 1999.

References

External links

Netherlands Society of Statistics and Operations Research
VVSOR Homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research 1945 establishments in the Netherlands Organizations established in 1945 Scientific societies based in the Netherlands Operations research societies Professional associations based in the Netherlands