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23–25—Salford Data Mining
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Conference, San Diego, California
This conference is oriented to real-world
Tenth Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences
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applications, and all attendees will get
(ICCS-X): Statistics for Development and Good Governance
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a sense of notable uses of data mining. The 10th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences (ICCS-X), orga-
Keynotes will discuss the role of data min-
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nized by the Islamic Society of Statistical Sciences (ISOSS) and cosponsored by
ing in advertising, credit card crunch, pri- the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Egyptian Cabinet Information s
vacy and human rights concerns, combat- and Decision Support Center (IDSC), will be held December 20–23, 2009, on the
ing terrorism, venture capital, video games, AUC campus in New Cairo, Egypt. The biennial ISOSS conference, which brings
politics, drug discovery, and telecommuni- together researchers and practitioners in statistical sciences from all over the world,
cations. For more information, visit is open to all people interested in the development of statistics and its applications,
salforddatamining.com or contact Aaron regardless of affiliation, origin, nationality, gender, or religion.
Adams, 4740 Murphy Canyon Road, The theme of the conference is “Statistics for Development and Good
#200, San Diego, CA 92123; (619) Governance,” but papers from all areas of statistics and its applications are welcome.
543-880;
aadams@salford-systems.com. Papers will be accepted for presentation after peer review. The proceedings of the
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conference, which will include all papers presented at ICCS-X, will be published.
30–9/2/10—SAMSI 2009–2010
Jim Berger and Edward Wegman are confirmed as the keynote speakers, and
Opening Workshop on Stochastic
several other prominent statisticians are expected to participate.
Dynamics, Research Triangle Park,
To know more about the conference, visit
www.iccs-x.org.eg.
North Carolina
This 12-month SAMSI program is
centered on the broad topic of stochas-
tic dynamics, with particular focus on
analysis, computational methods, and
››3–5—Workshop on Integer-Valued Paul Gentry, 12 Errol Street, London,
applications of systems governed by sto-
Time Series Modelling (WINTS09), International EC1Y 8LX, UK; 020 7614
chastic differential equations. Two applica-
Aveiro, Portugal 3918;
conference@rss.org.uk.
tion areas to be emphasized are problems
This workshop will feature the latest sci-
9–11—CLADAG 2009, Catania, Italy
in biological sciences and dynamics of
entific developments in modeling time
The Classification and Data Analysis
networks. Researchers from statistics,
series of counts and their applications. The
Group of the Italian Statistical Society pro-
applied mathematics, mathematical biol-
program will cover a range of topics and
motes advanced methodological research
ogy, and engineering will be involved, and
include five keynote lectures presented by
in multivariate statistics with a special
the program will promote the opportunity
leading specialists. In addition, there will be
interest in data analysis and classifica-
for interdisciplinary, methodological, and
contributed paper and poster sessions high-
tion. CLADAG supports the exchange
theoretical research. For details, visit www.
lighting topics of current research interest.
of ideas in these fields, including the dis-
samsi.info/programs/2009stochdynprogram.
Contributions with detailed case studies
semination of concepts, numerical meth-
shtml or contact Terri Nida, P.O. Box
are especially welcome. For more informa-
ods, algorithms, and computational and
14006, RTP, NC 27709; (919) 685-9324;
tion, visit
http://sites.google.com/site/wints09
applied results. For more information, visit
tnida@samsi.info.
or contact Manuel Scotto, Department
of Mathematics, University of Aveiro,
cladag2009.unict.it or contact Salvatore
Aveiro, International 3810-193, Portugal;
Ingrassia, Facoltà di Economia, Corso
Italia 55, Catania, International 95129,
September
351234370670;
wints2009@gmail.com.
Italy;
s.ingrassia@unict.it.
››1–3—New Zealand Statistical 7–11—RSS 2009 Conference: Statistics
Association 2009 Conference, in a Changing Society – 175 Years of
››13–9/16/10—SAMSI 2009–2010
Wellington, New Zealand Progress, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Opening Workshop on Space-Time
The School of Mathematics, Statistics, and The 2009 International Conference of
Analysis for Environmental Mapping,
Operations Research at Victoria University the Royal Statistical Society forms part
Epidemiology, and Climate Change,
of Wellington will host the conference. of the society’s 175th anniversary cel-
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
An optional one-day workshop on semi- ebration. Leading international speakers
This 12-month SAMSI program will
parametric regression, to be given by Matt from a range of sectors will reflect upon
focus on problems encountered in dealing
Wand of the University of Wollongong, the influence of the past, the statistical
with random space-time fields, both those
will precede the conference on September methods of today, and future develop-
that arise in nature and those used as sta-
1. Submitted talks and conference and ments. Keynote speakers include Sir David
tistical representations of other processes.
workshop registration are welcome at Cox, Denise Lievesley, sally Morton, and
Researchers from statistics, applied math-
msor.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZSA2009. For Stephen Stigler. There will be a program
ematics, environmental science, epidemi-
more information, contact John Haywood, for career-young statisticians, and social
ology, and meteorology will be involved,
School of Mathematics, Statistics, and events during the conference will include
and the program will promote the oppor-
Operations Research, P.O. Box 600, a welcome reception at Edinburgh Castle
tunity for interdisciplinary, methodologi-
Wellington, International 6140, New and the society’s anniversary dinner at Our
cal, and theoretical research. For details,
Zealand; +64 4 463 5673; John.Haywood@ Dynamic Earth. For more information,
visit
www.samsi.info/workshops/
vuw.ac.nz. visit
www.rss.org.uk/rss2009 or contact
2009spatial-opening200909.shtml or
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