Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research

The SEIO was first initiated under the name of the Spanish Operations Research Society on 12th February 1962. Its first meeting took place in the Institute of Statistical Research. It was attended by 52 people, who are eminent in methods of Operations Research within Spain. On 30th June 1976, the Society’s activities of the SEIO were extended to include Statistics and Computing during the General Meeting.  After that, they decided to modify its statutes, name and commitments on 20th December 1984. Henceforth, this was referred to as the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research (SEIO. At present, the SEIO has around 700 members. The SEIO is an independent organisation with the mission of development, improvement and promotion in the Statistics and Operations Research. The SEIO organizes conferences and scientific meetings, promotes public and private sector consultation activities, stimulates research, facilitates national and international exchange, edits professional journals and news bulletins. Two sections of SEIO are the Statistics Section and the Operations Research Section, which are run by its Academic Council.