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9–11—CLADAG 2009, Catania, Italy organized and contributed sessions, and and universities will meet to discuss com-
The Classification and Data Analysis poster presentations. For more informa- mon problems in statistical modeling and
e
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Group of the Italian Statistical Society pro- tion, visit
mox.polimi.it/sco2009 or contact the analysis of sports data. The symposium
OF motes advanced methodological research Eventi Mate, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci,
format will include invited talks, a poster
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in multivariate statistics with a special 32, Milano, International 20133, Italy; session, and a panel discussion. The pro-
interest in data analysis and classifica-
eventimate@mate.polimi.it. ceedings of the symposium will be pub-
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tion. CLADAG supports the exchange lished in a special issue of the Journal of
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of ideas in these fields, including the dis-
21–22—6th International Meeting on
Quantitative Analysis in Sports. For details,
semination of concepts, numerical meth-
Statistical Methods in Biopharmacy,
visit
www.amstat.org/chapters/boston/
ods, algorithms, and computational and
Paris, France
nessis09.html or contact Mark Glickman,
applied results. For more information, visit
This meeting will focus on innovative
EN Rogers Memorial Hospital (152), 200
cladag2009.unict.it or contact Salvatore
statistical approaches to design and analy-
Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730; (781)
Ingrassia, Facoltà di Economia, Corso
sis of clinical trials, specifically missing
687-2875;
mg@bu.edu.
Italia 55, Catania, International 95129,
data, flexible designs, multiplicity, and
Italy;
s.ingrassia@unict.it.
meta-analysis. Contributed papers are
welcome if they are relevant to these areas;
October
››11–13—Six Sigma Green Belt contributed posters are welcome if they ››1–2—Finitely Presented Groups:
Training at Mumbai, India describe unrelated, but innovative, research Where Do We Go from Here? New York,
eXample Consulting Group will conduct on the design and analysis of clinical tri- New York
this three-day certification workshop. als. For more information, visit www. Senior mathematicians will join early-
Professionals with two or more years’
biopharma2009-sfds.fr or contact Claude career researchers to discuss new directions
experience in any industry or domain can Petit, 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, of study, research, and investigation of
enroll with an option to acquire interna- CT 06877; (203) 798-4303; claude.petit@ finitely presented groups. The confer-
tional certification. For details, visit www.
boehringer-ingelheim.com. ence aims to disseminate the most current
examplecg.com/services/lean_sixsigma.htm research in group theory, engender an
or contact Ram K, 38, Lallubhai Park,
21–23—ENBIS-9, Gothenburg, Sweden
active interest among newer research-
Andheri West, Mumbai 400056, Mumbai,
This year’s annual conference of the
ers, and point the way to possible new
International 400056, India; +91-
European Network for Business and
developments. For more information,
9820158537;
sixsigma@examplecg.com.
Industrial Statistics will focus on quantita-
visit
rio.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/caissny.org/
tive process analysis for creation of business
events-1/GroupsConference or contact Olga
13–9/16/10—SAMSI 2009–2010 opportunities and solutions. For details,
Mikhlina, 160 Convent Ave., NAC 8206,
Opening Workshop on Space-Time visit
www.enbis.org or contact Kerstin
New York, NY 10031; (212) 650-5167;
Analysis for Environmental Mapping, Vännman, Department of Mathematics,
omikhlina@cs.ccny.cuny.edu.
Epidemiology, and Climate Change, Luleå, International 97187, Sweden;
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina +46920491127;
kerstin.vannman@ltu.se. 1–2—Recent Study Designs in
This 12-month SAMSI program will Epidemiology (INSERM Workshop
focus on problems encountered in deal-
24—The 17th Federal Forecasters
198), Saint Raphael, France
ing with random space-time fields, both
Conference, Washington, DC
The aim of this workshop is to discuss
those that arise in nature and those used
The conference, themed “Forecasting and
recent epidemiological designs, with
as statistical representations of other
Risk,” seeks to highlight how forecasters
observation limited to cases or with opti-
processes. Researchers from statistics,
account for low-probability, but high-
mized complex sampling. It is intended
applied mathematics, environmental
cost events. Participants will review how
for epidemiologists who are interested in
science, epidemiology, and meteorology
forecasters account for risk in economics,
methodological problems and for biostat-
will be involved, and the program will
energy supply, food supply, health care
isticians at various levels. Examples will
promote the opportunity for interdisci-
and epidemics, transportation disruptions,
deal with pharmacoepidemiology, studies
plinary, methodological, and theoretical
and natural disasters. The conference will
of gene-environment interactions, cancer,
research. For details, visit
www.samsi.info/
examine the role of federal forecasters
and cardiovascular epidemiology. For
workshops/2009spatial-opening200909.
in the evolution of public policies that
more information, visit
www.inserm.fr/fr/
shtml or contact Terri Nida, P.O. Box
account for these rare events. For more
rh/ecole_inserm/ateliers or contact Cindy
14006, RTP, NC 27709; (919) 685-9324;
information, visit
www.federalforecasters.org
Lincy, 101 rue de Tolbiac, Paris cedex 13,
tnida@samsi.info.
or contact Jeff Busse, 12201 Sunrise Valley
International 75654, France; +33 1 44 23
Drive, MS988, Reston, VA 20192; (703)
62 03;
ateliers@inserm.fr.
14–16—S.Co. 2009, Milan, Italy 648-4914;
jbusse@usgs.gov.
The aim of the S.Co. conference is to *8–9—53rd Annual Fall Technical
provide a forum for the discussion of new
*26—2009 New England Symposium
Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
developments and applications of statistical
on Statistics in Sports, Cambridge,
Cosponsored by the Physical and
models and computational methods for
Massachusetts
Engineering Sciences and Quality and
complex and high-dimensional data. The
Statisticians and quantitative analysts con-
Productivity Sections of ASA, as well as
conference will consist of invited lectures,
nected with sports teams, sports media,
the Chemical and Process Industry and
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