June
Hall and the retirement of Dean Isaacson.
applied dynamics systems. For more infor-
Plenary talks on emerging topics in statistics
VENTS
mation, visit http://stat.sfu.ca/~dac5/
*2–5—2009 Quality & Productivity
will be given, as well as a range of invited
workshop09 or contact Jiguo Cao,
OF E
Research Conference, Yorktown
presented by leading researchers. Topics will
Department of Statistics and Actuarial
AR
Heights, New York
include experimental design, survey statis-
Science, BURNABY, British Columbia
The conference theme is “Data, Statistics,
tics, spatial statistics, high-dimensional data,
V5A1S6, Canada; (778) 782-7600;
ALEND
and Vision Lead to Great Decisions.” The
ordered data, model selection, resampling
jca76@sfu.ca.
C
focus, as always, will be on presenting lead-
methods, visualization, and statistical theo-
ing edge research by academic and indus-
ry. A contributed poster session and mixer
5–9—O-Bayes09, Philadelphia,
trial statisticians and showing the best new
will be held following the rededication of
Pennsylvania
statistical methods for improving industrial
Snedecor Hall. For more information, visit
The 2009 International Workshop
quality and productivity. There will be a
www.stat.iastate.edu or contact Tjernagel
on Objective Bayes Methodology will
pre-conference, full day course on June 2,
Marlene, Department of Statistics,
facilitate the exchange of recent research
followed by two and a half days of plenary/
Snedecor Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1210;
developments in objective Bayes meth-
invited/contributed/tutorial sessions and
(515) 294-3440;
statlab75@iastate.edu.
odology and provide opportunities for
special events. For more information, visit
new researchers to establish partnerships.
research.ihost.com/qprc_2009 or contact 4–6—Workshop on Statistical Methods
O-Bayes09 also will further crystallize
Emmanuel Yashchin, IBM T. J. Watson for Dynamic System Models, Vancouver,
objective Bayes methodology as an estab-
Research Ctr., P.O. Box 218, Yorktown British Columbia, Canada
lished area for statistical research. The
Heights, NY 10598; (914) 945-1828; This workshop aims to foster the growing
workshop will consist of invited talks,
yashchi@us.ibm.com. demand for research and collaboration
followed by discussion, and one or more
between statisticians and dynamic systems
sessions dedicated to contributed post-
*3–5—Celebrating 75 Years of Statistics
modelers through a mixture of presenta-
ers. The first day of the workshop will
at Iowa State, Ames, Iowa
tions about new statistical methods, novel
include longer ‘tutorial’ sessions. For more
The Department of Statistics and Statistical
applications of dynamic systems, and
information, visit
stat.wharton.upenn.edu/
Laboratory at Iowa State University are
areas in need of further collaboration.
statweb/Conference/OBayes09/OBayes.html
hosting a conference to celebrate the 75th
Alongside the goal of bringing researchers
or contact Linda Zhao, 3730 Walnut St.,
anniversary of the Statistical Laboratory.
together from diverse areas to share current
Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 898-8228;
The occasion will also mark the rededica-
research, the workshop aims to transfer
lzhao@wharton.upenn.edu.
tion of the newly renovated Snedecor
technology and cultivate new research in
*7–10—Southern Regional Conference
on Statistics Annual Summer Research
Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia
The annual SRCOS Summer Research
Conference is designed to bring together
statistical researchers at all levels to learn
about current areas of investigation and
trends in statistics, including statistics
education. The conference format consists
of morning, early afternoon, and evening
sessions, leaving late afternoons open for
informal professional discussions and social
interaction. New researchers and graduate
students are encouraged to contribute post-
er presentations. Keynote speakers include
Raymond Carroll (Texas A&M), Malay
Ghosh (University of Florida), Michael
Kosorok (The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill), Xihong Lin (Harvard
University), Thomas Louis (The Johns
Hopkins University), and Pranab Sen (The
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill). For more information, visit www.
sph.emory.edu/srcos2009 or contact Bob
Waggoner, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, #318,
Atlanta, GA 30322; (404) 727-7693;
rwaggon@sph.emory.edu.
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