American Institute of Biological Sciences
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The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. Today, with offices in Washington, DC, and Reston, VA, and a staff of approximately 50, AIBS is sustained by a robust membership of 200 professional societies and scientific organizations representing more than 250,000 individuals.
AIBS advances its mission through:
- Coalition activities in research, education, and public policy
- Publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience
- Running the education web site ActionBioscience.org [ http://www.actionbioscience.org ]
- Providing scientific peer review and advisory services to government agencies and other clients through its SPARS division [ http://spars.aibs.org ]
- Convening scientific conferences
- Managing scientific programs
- Maintaining a job postings site [ http://www.aibs.org/classifieds ], in collaboration with BioOne [ http://www.bioone.org ], with traffic in excess of more than 340,000 users per month
In addition, AIBS manages the project office for the National Ecological Observatory Network, assists the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center [ http://www.nescent.org ] with education activities, and houses the national office of the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science [ http://www.copusproject.org ].
