25–30—9th International Congress 11–14—American Evaluation
December
VENTS
on Plant Molecular Biology, St. Louis, Association (AEA) Annual Conference,
Missouri Orlando, Florida
*6–11—65th Annual Deming
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The congress will feature more than 50 This year’s conference, themed “Context
Conference on Applied Statistics,
AR
forums, abstract poster displays and pre- and Evaluation,” is broken down into 41
Atlantic City, New Jersey
sentations, evening workshops, and other topical strands that include more than
The purpose of this conference and the
ALEND events to chronicle the advances in plant 500 presentations. Content will span the
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following two-day short courses is to
molecular biology. Topics will include breadth and depth of evaluation, from
discuss recent developments in statistical
agricultural productivity, phytotherapy exploring traditional and emerging meth-
methodologies. The conference is com-
for human health, generating biofuels, odologies to addressing issues related to
posed of 12 three-hour tutorials on current
and the future of biodiversity, further working internationally and cross-culturally
statistical topics of interest. Recognized
reinforcing the need to find solutions to delving into applications of evaluation
experts in the field will give the lectures
for today’s global challenges. For more to a range of disciplines. For more informa-
and short courses based on their recently
information, visit
www.ipmb2009.org tion, visit
www.eval.org/eval2009 or contact
published books. For more information,
or contact Sandi Strother, University of Membership Director Heidi Nye at
visit
www.demingconference.com or contact
Missouri-Columbia, 344 Hearnes Center,
info@eval.org or (888) 232-2275.
Walter Young, 16 Harrow Circle, Wayne,
Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-9558;
PA 19087; (610)989-1622; demingchair@
ipmb2009@missouri.edu.
14–16—GEOMED/SAMSI 2009,
gmail.com.
Charleston, South Carolina
27–30—25th International
GEOMED 2009 is the sixth international,
›› 28–31—Seventh International
Methodology Symposium, Gatineau,
interdisciplinary conference on geomedical
Triennial Calcutta Symposium on
Québec
systems. The program will consist of invit-
Probability and Statistics, Kolkata, India
This anniversary symposium, titled ed speaker sessions covering clustering and
This event will bring together researchers
“Longitudinal Surveys: From Design to surveillance, GIS health science, misaligned
engaged in theoretical, methodological, and
Analysis,” is for researchers with private data, ecological analysis and infection, and
applied aspects of statistics and probability.
research organizations, governments, and disease mapping. There will also be a con-
There will be invited and technical ses-
universities who are interested in statistical tributed poster session. For more informa-
sions, as well as poster sessions for students
or methodological issues specific to longi- tion, visit
www.musc.edu/dbbe/geomed2009
and young researchers. Abstracts for paper
tudinal surveys. The first day will consist or contact Andrew Lawson, 135 Cannon
presentations are due by July 31. Posters are
of workshops, while the following days Street, Charleston, SC 29425; (843) 876-
due by August 15. For details, visit http://
will consist of plenary and parallel sessions 1865;
lawsonab@musc.edu.
triennial.calcuttastatisticalassociation.org/
covering a variety of topics. Additional
sympBrochure.php or contact Gaurangadeb
research and results will be presented via
19–21—Challenges for Analysis of the
Chattopadhyay, 35, Ballygunge Circular
poster sessions. For more information,
Economy, the Businesses, and Social
Road, Kolkata, International 700019,
visit
www.statcan.ca/english/conferences/
Progress, Szeged, Hungary
India; +91 33-24615445; caltri7@
symposium2009 or contact Symposium
2009 Team, R. H. Coats Building,
This conference is organized by the
gmail.com.
Statistics Canada, 100 Tunney’s Pasture
University of Szeged, Faculty of
Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6;
Economics and Business Administration,
Symposium2009@statcan.gc.ca.
and the Hungarian Central Statistical
Office for the 10th anniversary of the
2010
foundation of the faculty. Selected papers
will be published in reviewed conference
November
proceedings. Papers from all areas of statis-
January
tics, social science, and economic science
9–13—Sixteenth Annual
are appreciated. For more information,
*4–8—International Indian Statistical
Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics
visit
www.eco.u-szeged.hu/conference or con-
Association Joint Statistical Meetings
Symposium, Savannah, Georgia
tact Péter Kovács, Kálvária sgt 1., Szeged,
and International Conference on
This symposium provides a forum for
International H-6722, Hungary;
Statistics, Probability, and Related Areas,
pharmaceutical, medical, and regulatory
conference@eco.u-szeged.hu.
Visakhapatnam, India
The Joint Statistical Meetings, organized
science professionals to share timely and
by the International Indian Statistical
pertinent information concerning the
Association in partnership with the
application of biostatistics in biophar-
American Statistical Association and sta-
maceutical environments. For details,
tistical associations in India, will be held at
visit
http://bass.georgiasouthern.edu or
Andhra University. For more information,
contact Ruth Whitworth, P.O. Box 8015,
visit www.stat.osu.edu/~hnn/IISA.html or
Statesboro, GA 30460-8015; (912) 478-
contact Naranyanswamy Balakrishnan,
7904;
bass@georgiasouthern.edu.
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