s
leading researchers in the field. They will curve or surface over space that describes Box 1504, Piscataway, CA 08855;
VENT
discuss recent progress achieved in infer- an environmental process or summarizes
rqd@issatconferences.org.
ence methods for Lévy processes, identify complex structure. Moreover, drawing
OF E problems of interest, and outline future inferences from the estimate requires
10–12—It’s Online, Therefore It Exists!
AR
research directions. For more informa- measures of uncertainty for the unknown
A Workshop on Technology-Enhanced
tion, visit
www.eurandom.tue.nl/events/ function. This course will combine ideas
Probability and Statistics Education
Using SOCR Resources, Los Angeles,
ALEND
workshops/2009/Levy_processes/index.htm or from geostatistics, smoothing, and Bayesian
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contact Shota Gugushvili, Den Dolech 2, inference to tackle these problems. For
California
Eindhoven, International 5612 AZ, The more information, visit
www.samsi.info/
The 2009 SOCR aims to demonstrate
Netherlands, +31 40 2478113; gugushvili@ workshops/2009spatial-summer200907.shtml
the functionality, use, and assessment of
eurandom.tue.nl. or contact Terri Nida, 19 TW Alexander
current SOCR resources in probability
Drive, RTP, NC 27709; (919) 685-9350;
and statistics curricula at different levels.
20–22—International Symposium
spatial-summer200907@samsi.info.
The SOCR tools, activities, and materi-
in Statistics on GLLMM, St. John’s, als are openly and anonymously available
Newfoundland over the Internet to the entire community.
The objective of this symposium is to bring
August
This workshop will be of most value to
together a set of speakers and discussants AP teachers and college instructors of
to describe the latest research in GLLMM
››1—Conference to Honor Joseph L.
probability and statistics classes who have
with applications to biostatistics, econo-
Gastwirth, Washington, DC
an interest in exploring novel technology-
metrics, and ecological and environmental
A one-day conference will be held to honor
enhanced approaches for improving sta-
studies, among others. For more infor-
Joseph L. Gastwirth for his 45 years of
tistics education. For more information,
mation, visit
www.iss-2009-stjohns.ca or
contributions to statistics. The conference
visit
http://wiki.stat.ucla.edu/socr/index.
contact Brajendra Sutradhar, Department
will be at George Washington University
php/SOCR_Events_Aug2009 or contact
of Mathematics and Statistics, St. John’s,
the Saturday before the Joint Statistical
Ivo Dinov, 8125 Math Sciences Bldg.,
Newfoundland A1C 5S7, Canada;
Meetings and include six to eight invited
Los Angeles, CA 90095; (310) 825-8430;
7097378731;
bsutradh@math.mun.ca.
presentations. For more information, visit
dinov@stat.ucla.edu.
www.gwu.edu/~stat/festschrift_jg.htm or
20–28—IMSM 2009, Raleigh, contact Gang Zheng, 6701 Rockledge 16–22—International Statistical
North Carolina Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; (301) Institute 57th Biennial Session,
The objective of this workshop is to 435-1287;
zhengg@nhlbi.nih.gov. Durban, South Africa
expose graduate students in mathematics, This session will include meetings of
engineering, and statistics to challenging
*1–6—2009 Joint Statistical Meetings,
the Bernoulli Society, the International
and exciting real-world problems arising
Washington, DC
Association for Statistical Computing,
in industrial and government laboratory
JSM (Joint Statistical Meetings) is the
the International Association of Survey
research. Students will get experience in the
largest gathering of statisticians held in
Statisticians, the International Association
team approach to problemsolving. They
North America. Attended by more than
for Official Statistics, and the International
will be divided into six-member teams to
5,000 people, activities include oral pre-
Association for Statistical Education. For
collaborate on industrial projects presented
sentations, panel sessions, poster presenta-
more information, visit
www.cbs.nl/isi
by experienced scientists and engineers.
tions, continuing education courses, an
or contact Shabani Mehta, 428 Prinses
During the workshop, each group is men-
exhibit hall, a placement service, society
Beatrixlaan, P.O. Box 950, Voorburg,
tored by both the problem presenter and a
and section business meetings, committee
International 2270 AZ, The Netherlands;
faculty adviser. For more information, visit
meetings, social activities, and network-
+31-70-3375737;
isi@cbs.nl.
www.ncsu.edu/crsc/events/imsm09 or contact
ing opportunities. For more information,
Ilse Ipsen, Dept. of Mathematics, NCSU,
visit
www.amstat.org/meetings or contact 17–19—Measurement, Design, and
Raleigh, NC 27695; (919) 515-5289;
ASA Meetings Department, 732 North Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes
imsm_09@ncsu.edu.
Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; Research, Boston, Massachusetts
(888) 231-3473;
jsm@amstat.org. Taught in an interactive classroom setting,
››28–8/1—Summer School on Spatial this program is geared toward introductory
Statistics, Research Triangle Park,
6–8—15th ISSAT International
to intermediate learning levels to help par-
North Carolina
Conference on Reliability and Quality in
ticipants design, implement, and analyze
Determining the air quality at an unmoni-
Design, San Francisco, California
outcomes studies and critically review and
tored location, characterizing the mean
This conference is an international forum
use outcomes data for clinical decision-
summer temperature and precipitation over
for the presentation of new results, research
making, health-care planning, and technol-
a region, and quantifying the changing
development, and applications in all aspects
ogy development. For more information,
incidence of a disease across an urban area
of reliability, quality in design, and statis-
visit
www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/
are examples of where a function of interest
tics. The conference is typically attended
MDA.html or contact Continuing
depends on irregular and limited observa-
by international participants and is char-
Education, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston,
tions. Prediction and scientific understand-
acterized by an intimate culture. For more
MA 02115; (617) 384-8692; contedu@
ing of environmental and epidemiology
information, visit
www.issatconferences.org
hsph.harvard.edu.
data often requires estimating a smooth
or contact ISSAT RQD Conference, P.O.
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