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The International Astrostatistics Association (IAA) is a non-profit professional organization for astrostatisticians. Astrostatistics is comprised of astrophysicists, statisticians, and those in astroinformatics who have an interest in the statistical analysis of astronomical data. . The IAA was founded as an independent organization in August 2012 by the Astrostatistics Committee and Network of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). The foremost objective of the IAA is to foster collaboration between statisticians and astrophysicists with the aim of developing new and enhanced research methods for the analysis of astronomical and cosmological data.

The IAA has its biannual convention in association with the ISI World Statistics Congress, held in August of each odd year. Satellite conferences of the IAA are also held in conjunction with the conventions of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), held every three years, and at other conventions selected by the Council.

The IAA is managed by the IAA Council, comprised of members from both the ISI Astrostatistics Committee and the Astrostatistics Working Group of the IAU. The Association has a President and four Vice-Presidents: Vice President-statistical science, Vice President-astronomy/astrophysics, Vice President-astroinformatics, and Vice President-at large. The first two vice president positions are also president-elects, alternating between a statistician and an astrophysicist. Other officer positions include a treasuer, past-president, and a secretary general. Officers and members of the Council have two year terms, beginning at the conclusion of the World Statistics Congress. The Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics Portal (ASAIP), sponsored by Pennsylvania State University, maintains the web site for the IAA, the IAU working group, the ISI astrostatistics committee, and the astrostatisics working group of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project is also a component of the Portal.

IAA Presidents and terms (Presidents and President-elects)
 * 2012-2015 Joseph Hilbe (USA)
 * 2015-2017 Jogesh Babu (USA)
 * 2017-2019 Jean-luc Starck (France)