S
details, visit
www.univie.ac.at/workshop_ 732 North Washington Street, workshop followed by a 2.5-day confer-
VENT
modelselection or contact Hannes Leeb, 24 Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 684-1221; ence consisting of invited and contributed
Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510;
elaine@amstat.org. research and applied papers and a special
OF E
(203) 508-2339;
hannes.leeb@yale.edu. panel discussion. For more information,
AR
7–9—14th ISSAT International
visit
www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/ssbs08 or contact
➤28–29—2nd CensusAtSchool Conference on Reliability and Quality in
Christina Thompson, S3RI, University
ALEND
C
International Workshop, Los Angeles, Design, Orlando, Florida
of Southampton, Southampton,
California This annual conference is an international
International SO17 1BJ, UK; ssbs08@s3ri.
Leaders of the CensusAtSchool project forum for the presentation of new results,
soton.ac.uk.
will give hands-on presentations for teach- research development, and applications
ers to illustrate how they use data in the in all aspects of reliability and quality in
international C@S database. Statistics edu- design. For more information, visit www.
September
cation leaders from the United States will
issatconferences.org or contact International
➤1–5—RSS 2008 International
open the meeting with a series of plenary Society of Science and Applied
Conference, Nottingham,
talks. For more information, visit www. Technologies, P.O. Box 1504, Piscataway,
United Kingdom
stat.ucla.edu or contact Juana Sanchez, FL 08855;
cs@issatconferences.org.
UCLA Department of Statistics, 8125 MS
This scientific program aims to encom-
Building, Box 951554, Los Angeles, CA
pass the range of statistical interests
12–14—useR! 2008: The R User
90095-1554; (310) 825-1318; jsanchez@
within the Royal Statistical Society and
Conference, Dortmund, Germany
stat.ucla.edu.
beyond. It will include a range of spe-
This conference is focused on R as the
cial topic sessions with invited speakers
“lingua franca” of data analysis and sta-
from both the UK and overseas. There
29–8/2—New Researchers Conference, tistical computing, providing a platform
also will be a special program for young
Boulder, Colorado for R users to discuss and exchange ideas
statisticians. Abstract submissions are due
The Eleventh Meeting of New about how R can be used for statistical
by March 31, 2008. For more informa-
Researchers in Statistics and Probability computations, data analysis, visualiza-
tion, visit
www.rss.org.uk/rss2008 or con-
provides an opportunity for new research- tion, and applications in various fields.
tact Paul Gentry, 12 Errol Street, London,
ers to exchange research ideas in an It also will give an overview of the new
International EC1Y 8LX, UK;
informal setting and interact with invited features of the rapidly evolving R proj-
conference@rss.org.uk.
senior participants. For more information, ect. For more information, visit www.
visit www.stat.rutgers.edu/~rebecka/NRC
R-Project.org/useR-2008 or contact Uwe
➤*15–17—2008 FDA/Industry Statistics
or contact Rebecka Jornsten, 501 Hill Ligges, Vogelpothsweg 87, Dortmund,
Workshop, Arlington, Virginia
Center, Piscataway, NJ 07030; (732) 445- International 44221, Germany;
3145;
rebecka@stat.rutgers.edu.
useR-2008@R-Project.org.
This workshop will feature sessions
organized by statisticians from industry,
academia, and the FDA. It will include
17–21—29th Annual Conference of
August
at least four plenary sessions, 15 concur-
ISCB, Copenhagen, Denmark
rent sessions, and luncheon roundtables.
This conference will provide a forum
*3–7—2008 Joint Statistical Meetings,
To maintain the seminar atmosphere,
for the international exchange of
Denver, Colorado
the workshop is limited to 650 regis-
theory, methods, and applications of
JSM (Joint Statistical Meetings) is the
trants. Short courses will be offered on
biostatistics in medical research and
largest gathering of statisticians held in
September 15 for an additional fee.
practice among clinicians, statisticians,
North America. It is jointly held with
For more information, visit www.
and members of other disciplines who
the American Statistical Association,
amstat.org/meetings/fdaworkshop or
are working or interested in the field of
the International Biometric Society
contact Ning Li, 520 Skidmore Blvd.,
clinical biostatistics. For more informa-
(ENAR and WNAR), the Institute
Gaithersburg, MD 20877; (240) 276-
tion, visit
www.iscb2008.info or contact
of Mathematical Statistics, and the
3166;
ning.li@fda.hhs.gov.
Bjarne Nielsen, Datavej 24, Birkerod,
Statistical Society of Canada. Attended
International DK-3460, Denmark; +45
by more than 5,500 people, activities of ➤22–24—ENBIS-8, Athens, Greece
70202058;
BN@cyncron.com.
the meeting include oral presentations, The European Network for Business and
panel sessions, poster presentations, Industrial Statistics invites papers and
Continuing Education courses, an
➤26–29—Sample Surveys and Bayesian
presentations about innovative applica-
exhibit hall (with state-of-the-art
Statistics: Workshop and Conference,
tions of statistical thinking and statistical
statistical products and opportunities),
Southampton, United Kingdom
tools in business and industry. For more
the Career Placement Service, society
The aim of this meeting is to highlight
information, visit
www.enbis.org or con-
and Section business meetings,
the potential advantages of Bayesian
tact Winfried Theis, ENBIS Permanent
committee meetings, social activities,
methodology and discuss and illustrate
Office, Plantage Muidergracht 24,
and networking opportunities. For
its possible applications in diverse areas
Amsterdam, International 1018 TV, The
more information, visit
www.amstat.org/
of sample survey design and inference.
Netherlands;
enbis8@enbis.org.
meetings or contact Elaine Powell,
The meeting will begin with a 1.5-day
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