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24–27—6th International Conference
on Multiple Comparison Procedures,
2009
››2–4—CMOR-MRA Real Solutions
to Respondent Cooperation Workshop,
Tokyo, Japan
Miami Beach, Florida
The goal of this conference is to promote
February
This workshop, in its eighth year, brings
research and applications of multiple
practical solutions to issues in survey non-
comparison procedures and to exchange
information about recent research direc-
››27–3/1—International Conference response. This year, the workshop will fea-
on Wireless Information Networks ture presentations that include a panel on
tions. The conference will cover many
and Business Information System, coverage (ABS versus cell phone samples)
current topics, including adaptive and
Kathmandu, Nepal in RDD surveys, developing a survey
sequential designs, bioinformatics, clinical
The WINBIS conference is a respected incentives program, privacy laws and eth-
trials, genomics, closed testing and parti-
event bringing together international ics in survey research, results from experi-
tioning principle, false discovery rate, and
researchers, those in academia, and students ments in boosting respondent coopera-
multiple endpoints. An important role of
to discuss the range of development, imple- tion, and telephone call center operations
the conference will be to provide a forum
mentation, application, and improvement of improvement and techniques. For details,
for technical interaction among indus-
business applications and systems. For more visit
www.cmor.org/rc/rc09/index.cfm or
try practitioners, research scientists, and
information, visit
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statisticians. For more information, visit
or contact Manas Shakya, New Baneshwor, Drive, 2nd Floor, Glastonbury, CT 06033;
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for Complex Data
ge.meisei-u.ac.jp.
Texas A&M’s Department of Statistics
is teaming up with the National Cancer
March Institute to celebrate Raymond J. Carroll
with a day-long conference. Keynote
April
1–5/1—USCOTS ’09 Posters & Beyond
speakers Mitchell Gail and Peter Hall
- Call for Proposals, Columbus, Ohio
headline a program featuring presentations
16–18—Twelfth International
The theme for USCOTS ’09 is “Letting
by internationally recognized researchers
Conference on Artificial Intelligence and
Go to Grow.” We are calling for propos-
engaged in statistical methods for com-
Statistics, Clearwater Beach, Florida
als for the Posters and Beyond session,
plex data in a variety of fields. Sessions
This is an interdisciplinary gathering of
to take place June 25–27. The session
include nonparametric and semiparametric
researchers at the intersection of computer
provides an opportunity for conference
regression; measurement error and inverse
science, statistics, and related areas. Since its
participants to display a poster or provide
problems; and statistical methods in biol-
inception in 1985, the primary goal has been
a small demonstration of their favorite
ogy, genetics, and population science.
to broaden research in both of these fields
examples, activities, and teaching methods.
In addition to providing an overview of
by promoting the exchange of ideas between
Abstracts submitted before March 1 will
historical developments and current status
them. We encourage the submission of all
receive feedback from the session organiz-
for each field, the conference will serve as
papers in keeping with this objective.
ers by April 1. Final abstracts should be
a discussion platform for emerging issues
For more information, visit www.ics.
submitted by May 1. All applicants will be
and future research directions. For more
uci.edu/~aistats or contact David van Dyk,
notified of whether they were selected by
information, visit
www.stat.tamu.edu/
2206 Bren Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-1250;
May 17. For more information, visit www.
carroll-conference-2009 or contact Joyce
dvd@ics.uci.edu.
causeweb.org/uscots or contact Jackie Miller,
Sutherland, Room 442 Blocker Bldg.,
The Ohio State University, 1958 Neil
Texas A&M University, 3143 TAMU,
Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210; (614)
College Station, TX 77843-3143; (979)
688-4546;
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845-5528,
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