s
contact Terri Nida, P.O. Box 14006, RTP, information, visit
www.federalforecasters.org 20–22—International Conference on
VENT
NC 27709; (919) 685-9324; tnida@ or contact Jeff Busse, 12201 Sunrise Valley Modeling, Simulation, and Control
samsi.info. Drive, MS988, Reston, VA 20192; (703) 2009, San Francisco, California
OF E 648-4914;
jbusse@usgs.gov. This conference is held under the World
AR
14–16—S.Co. 2009, Milan, Italy
Congress on engineering and Computer
The aim of the S.Co. conference is to *26—2009 New England Symposium
Science WCECS 2009, organized by the
provide a forum for the discussion of new on Statistics in Sports, Cambridge,
ALEND
International Association of Engineers,
C developments and applications of statistical Massachusetts
a nonprofit international association
models and computational methods for Statisticians and quantitative analysts con-
for engineers and computer scientists.
complex and high-dimensional data. The nected with sports teams, sports media,
All submitted papers will be under peer
conference will consist of invited lectures, and universities will meet to discuss com-
review, and accepted papers will be pub-
organized and contributed sessions, and mon problems in statistical modeling and
lished in the conference proceedings. For
poster presentations. For more informa- the analysis of sports data. The sympo-
more information, visit
www.iaeng.org/
tion, visit
mox.polimi.it/sco2009 or contact sium format will include invited talks,
WCECS2009/ICMSC2009.html or contact
Eventi Mate, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, a poster session, and a panel discussion.
IAENG Secretariat, Unit 1, 1/F, 37-39
32, Milano, International 20133, Italy; The proceedings of the symposium will be
Hung To Road, Hong Kong, International
eventimate@mate.polimi.it. published in a special issue of the Journal
HK, Hong Kong; (852) 3169-3427;
of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. For
21–22—6th International Meeting on
wcecs@iaeng.org.
details, visit
www.amstat.org/chapters/boston/
Statistical Methods in Biopharmacy,
nessis09.html or contact Mark Glickman, 21–23—2009 Nonclinical Biostatistics
Paris, France
EN Rogers Memorial Hospital (152), 200 Conference, Boston, Massachusetts
This meeting will focus on innova-
Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730; (781) The first conference in the United States
tive statistical approaches to design and
687-2875;
mg@bu.edu. to be completely devoted to nonclinical
analysis of clinical trials, specifically miss-
biostatistics will provide opportunities
ing data, flexible designs, multiplicity,
to present and discuss current scientific
and meta-analysis. Contributed papers
October
issues relevant to nonclinical biostatistics.
are welcome if they are relevant to these
Registration and a call for abstracts opened
areas; contributed posters are welcome if
1–2—Recent Study Designs in
they describe unrelated, but innovative,
Epidemiology (INSERM Workshop
February 2, 2009. For more information,
research on the design and analysis of clini-
198), Saint Raphael, France
visit
www.ncb2009.org or contact Mathis
cal trials. For more information, visit www.
The aim of this workshop is to discuss
Thoma, 655 Huntington Ave., Boston,
biopharma2009-sfds.fr or contact Claude
recent epidemiological designs, with
MA 02115;
info@ncb2009.org.
Petit, 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield,
observation limited to cases or with opti-
25–30—9th International Congress
CT 06877; (203) 798-4303; claude.petit@
mized complex sampling. It is intended
on Plant Molecular Biology, St. Louis,
boehringer-ingelheim.com.
for epidemiologists who are interested in
Missouri
methodological problems and for biostat-
The congress will feature more than 50
21–23—ENBIS-9, Gothenburg, Sweden isticians at various levels. Examples will
forums, abstract poster displays and pre-
This year’s annual conference of the deal with pharmacoepidemiology, studies
sentations, evening workshops, and other
European Network for Business and of gene-environment interactions, cancer,
events to chronicle the advances in plant
Industrial Statistics will focus on quantita- and cardiovascular epidemiology. For
molecular biology. Topics will include
tive process analysis for creation of business more information, visit
www.inserm.fr/fr/
agricultural productivity, phytotherapy for
opportunities and solutions. For details, rh/ecole_inserm/ateliers or contact Cindy
human health, generating biofuels, and
visit
www.enbis.org or contact Kerstin Lincy, 101 rue de Tolbiac, Paris cedex 13,
the future of biodiversity, further reinforc-
Vännman, Department of Mathematics, International 75654, France; +33 1 44 23
ing the need to find solutions for today’s
Luleå, International 97187, Sweden; 62 03;
ateliers@inserm.fr.
global challenges. For more information,
+46920491127;
kerstin.vannman@ltu.se.
*8–9—53rd Annual Fall Technical
visit
www.ipmb2009.org or contact Sandi
24—The 17th Federal Forecasters Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
Strother, University of Missouri-Columbia,
Conference (FFC/2009), Cosponsored by the Physical and
344 Hearnes Center, Columbia, MO
Washington, DC Engineering Sciences and Quality and
65211; (573) 882-9558; ipmb2009@
The conference, themed “Forecasting and Productivity Sections of ASA, as well as
missouri.edu.
Risk,” seeks to highlight how forecasters the Chemical and Process Industry and
27–30—25th International
account for low-probability, but high- Statistics Divisions of ASQ, this conference
Methodology Symposium,
cost events. Participants will review how will be held at the Hilton Indianapolis. For
Gatineau, Québec
forecasters account for risk in economics, more information, visit www.amstat-online.
This anniversary symposium, titled
energy supply, food supply, health care org/sections/qp/2009-ftc-call-for-papers.pdf
“Longitudinal Surveys: From Design to
and epidemics, transportation disruptions, or contact Donald McCormack, 2901
Analysis,” is for researchers with private
and natural disasters. The conference will Oakhaven Drive, Austin, TX 78704;
research organizations, governments, and
examine the role of federal forecasters
don.mccomack@jmp.com.
universities who are interested in statistical
in the evolution of public policies that
or methodological issues specific to longi-
account for these rare events. For more
tudinal surveys. The first day will consist
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