C
6–8—15th ISSAT International
17–19—Measurement, Design, and 9–11—CLADAG 2009, Catania, Italy
ALEND
Conference on Reliability and Quality
Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes The Classification and Data Analysis
in Design, San Francisco, California
Research, Boston, Massachusetts Group of the Italian Statistical Society pro-
AR
This conference is an international
Taught in an interactive classroom set- motes advanced methodological research
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forum for the presentation of new
ting, this program is geared toward intro- in multivariate statistics with a special
results, research development, and appli-
ductory to intermediate learning levels to interest in data analysis and classification.
VENTS
cations in all aspects of reliability, quality
help participants design, implement, and CLADAG supports the exchange of ideas
in design, and statistics. The conference
analyze outcomes studies and critically in these fields, including the dissemina-
is typically attended by international
review and use outcomes data for clinical tion of concepts, numerical methods,
participants and is characterized by an
decisionmaking, health-care planning, algorithms, and computational and
intimate culture. For more information,
and technology development. For more applied results. For more information, visit
visit
www.issatconferences.org or contact
information, visit www.hsph.harvard.
cladag2009.unict.it or contact Salvatore
ISSAT RQD Conference, P.O. Box
edu/ccpe/programs/MDA.html or contact Ingrassia, Facoltà di Economia, Corso
1504, Piscataway, CA 08855;
Continuing Education, 677 Huntington Italia 55, Catania, International 95129,
rqd@issatconferences.org.
Ave., Boston, MA 02115; (617) 384- Italy;
s.ingrassia@unict.it.
8692;
contedu@hsph.harvard.edu.
10–12—It’s Online, Therefore It Exists!
14–16—S.Co. 2009, Milan, Italy
A Workshop on Technology-Enhanced
››23–25—Salford Data Mining The aim of the S.Co. conference is to
Probability and Statistics Education
Conference, San Diego, California provide a forum for the discussion of new
Using SOCR Resources, Los Angeles,
This conference is oriented to real-world developments and applications of statisti-
California
applications, and all attendees will get cal models and computational methods for
The 2009 SOCR aims to demonstrate
a sense of notable uses of data mining. complex and high-dimensional data. The
the functionality, use, and assessment of
Keynotes will discuss the role of data min- conference will consist of invited lectures,
current SOCR resources in probability
ing in advertising, credit card crunch, organized and contributed sessions, and
and statistics curricula at different levels.
privacy and human rights concerns, poster presentations. For more informa-
The SOCR tools, activities, and materi-
combating terrorism, venture capital, tion, visit
mox.polimi.it/sco2009 or contact
als are openly and anonymously available
video games, politics, drug discovery, and Eventi Mate, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci,
over the Internet to the entire community.
telecommunications. For more informa- 32, Milano, International 20133, Italy;
This workshop will be of most value to
tion, visit
salforddatamining.com or contact
eventimate@mate.polimi.it.
AP teachers and college instructors of
Aaron Adams, 4740 Murphy Canyon
probability and statistics classes who have
Road, #200, San Diego, CA 92123; (619)
21–22—6th International Meeting on
an interest in exploring novel technology-
543-880;
aadams@salford-systems.com.
Statistical Methods in Biopharmacy,
enhanced approaches for improving sta-
Paris, France
tistics education. For more information,
This meeting will focus on innovative
visit
http://wiki.stat.ucla.edu/socr/index. September
statistical approaches to design and analy-
php/SOCR_Events_Aug2009 or contact
sis of clinical trials, specifically missing
Ivo Dinov, 8125 Math Sciences Bldg.,
››7–11—RSS 2009 Conference:
Los Angeles, CA 90095; (310) 825-8430;
Statistics in a Changing Society—
data, flexible designs, multiplicity, and
dinov@stat.ucla.edu.
175 Years of Progress, Edinburgh,
meta-analysis. Contributed papers are
United Kingdom
welcome if they are relevant to these areas;
16–22—International Statistical
The 2009 International Conference of the
contributed posters are welcome if they
Institute 57th Biennial Session, Durban,
Royal Statistical Society forms part of the
describe unrelated, but innovative, research
South Africa
society’s 175th anniversary celebration.
on the design and analysis of clinical tri-
This session will include meetings of
Leading international speakers from a range
als. For more information, visit www.
the Bernoulli Society, the International
of sectors will reflect upon the influence of
biopharma2009-sfds.fr or contact Claude
Association for Statistical Computing,
the past, the statistical methods of today,
Petit, 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield,
the International Association of Survey
and future developments. Keynote speakers
CT 06877; (203) 798-4303; claude.petit@
Statisticians, the International Association
include Sir David Cox, Denise Lievesley,
boehringer-ingelheim.com.
for Official Statistics, and the International
Sally Morton, and Stephen Stigler. There
Association for Statistical Education. For
will be a program for career-young statisti-
››21–23—ENBIS-9, Gothenburg,
more information, visit
www.cbs.nl/isi
cians, and social events during the confer-
Sweden
or contact Shabani Mehta, 428 Prinses
ence will include a welcome reception at
This year’s annual conference of the
Beatrixlaan, P.O. Box 950, Voorburg,
Edinburgh Castle and the society’s anni-
European Network for Business and
International 2270 AZ, The Netherlands;
versary dinner at Our Dynamic Earth. For
Industrial Statistics will focus on quantita-
+31-70-3375737;
isi@cbs.nl.
more information, visit
www.rss.org.uk/
tive process analysis for creation of business
rss2009 or contact Paul Gentry, 12 Errol
opportunities and solutions. For details,
Street, London, International EC1Y 8LX,
visit
www.enbis.org or contact Kerstin
UK; 020 7614 3918;
conference@rss.org.uk.
Vännman, Department of Mathematics,
Luleå, International 97187, Sweden;
+46920491127;
kerstin.vannman@ltu.se.
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