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Statistics is a major international event from leading biotech, pharmaceuti- 28–29—2nd CensusAtSchool
in probability and statistics held every cal, and health care organizations. The International Workshop, Los Angeles, AR
four years. It features the latest scientific conference also will provide an ideal California

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developments in the fields of probabil- forum for the promotion of relevant Leaders of the CensusAtSchool project
ity and statistics and their applications. companies, products, technologies, and will give hands-on presentations for teach-
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and feature more than a dozen keynote www.bitlifesciences.com/wsa2008 or international C@S database. Statistics edu-
lectures presented by leading specialists. contact Chris Han, 26 Gaoneng Street, cation leaders from the United States will
In addition, there will be invited paper Room 405, Dalian High-Tech Zone, open the meeting with a series of plenary
sessions highlighting topics of current Dalian, International LN 116025, talks. For more information, visit www.
research interest and many contributed China; 0086-411-84799479; chris@ stat.ucla.edu or contact Juana Sanchez,
talks and posters. For more informa- bitlifesciences.com. UCLA Department of Statistics, 8125 MS
tion, visit www.ims.nus.edu.sg/Programs/ Building, Box 951554, Los Angeles, CA
wc2008/index.htm or contact Irene Tan,
21–25—9th World Meeting of the
90095-1554; (310) 825-1318; jsanchez@
Department of Statistics and Applied
International Society for Bayesian
stat.ucla.edu.
Probability, 6 Science Drive 2, Faculty of
Analysis, Hamilton Island, Australia
Science, National University of Singapore,
ISBA 2008 will combine an excellent sci- 29–8/2—new Researchers Conference,
Singapore, International 117546,
entific program—including five keynote Boulder, Colorado
Singapore; wc2008_general@nus.edu.sg.
speakers, 90 oral presentations, three par- The Eleventh Meeting of New Researchers
allel sessions, and two poster evenings— in Statistics and Probability provides
15–17—LASR 2008: The Art and with an active social schedule. For details, an opportunity for new researchers to
Science of Statistical Bioinformatics, visit www.maths.qut.edu.au/asba/docs/ exchange research ideas in an informal
Leeds, United Kingdom isba08 or contact Clair Alston, School setting and interact with invited senior
The 27th Leeds Annual Statistical Research of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland participants. For more information, visit
workshop will continue to explore the University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, www.stat.rutgers.edu/~rebecka/NRC or
LASR themes of statistical bioinformatics, Brisbane, International 4001, Australia; contact Rebecka Jornsten, 501 Hill Center,
shape and image analysis, and interdisci- isba08@qut.edu.au. Piscataway, NJ 07030; (732) 445-3145;
plinary statistics. For details, visit www. rebecka@stat.rutgers.edu.
maths.leeds.ac.uk/lasr2008 or contact
23–26—17th International Workshop
Stuart Barber, Department of Statistics,
on Matrices and Statistics, IWMS’08,
Leeds, International LS2 9JT, UK;
Tomar, Portugal
August
+44(0)1133435146; workshop@maths.
For more information about this con-
leeds.ac.uk.
ference, being held in honor of T. W.
*3–7—2008 Joint Statistical Meetings,
Anderson’s 90th birthday, visit www.ipt.
Denver, Colorado
16–18—APA Advanced Training pt/iwms08 or contact Francisco Carvalho,
JSM (Joint Statistical Meetings) is the
Institute: Geographic Information Estrada da Serra - Quinta do Contador,
largest gathering of statisticians held in
Systems for Behavioral Research, Santa Tomar, International 2300-313
North America. It is jointly held with
Barbara, California TOMAR, Portugal; +351 249 328 100;
the American Statistical Association, the
This course introduces the science and fpcarvalho@ipt.pt.
International Biometric Society (ENAR
technologies of Geographic Information
and WNAR), the Institute of Mathematical
Systems (GIS) to psychologists and other
Statistics, and the Statistical Society of
24–26—Current Trends and Challenges
behavioral scientists. There will be morning
Canada. Attended by more than 5,500
in Model Selection and Related Areas,
presentations by GIS experts and afternoon
people, activities of the meeting include oral
Vienna, Austria
lab sessions that focus on technical aspects
presentations, panel sessions, poster presen-
This workshop will provide a forum
of GIS. For more information, visit www.
tations, Continuing Education courses, an
for presentation and discussion of cur-
apa.org/science/ati.html or contact Nicolle
exhibit hall (with state-of-the-art statistical
rent trends and challenging problems in
Singer, 750 1st Street NE, Washington, DC
products and opportunities), the Career
model selection and related shrinkage
20002; (202) 336-6000; nsinger@apa.org.
Placement Service, society and Section busi-
methods. Invited speakers include Yannick
ness meetings, committee meetings, social
Baraud, Ruudy Beran, Ed George, Patrik
activities, and networking opportunities.
20–26—BIT’s 1st World Summit of Guggenberger, Ching-Kang Ing, Paul
For more information, visit www.amstat.
Antivirals, Kunming, China Kabaila, Gabor Lugosi, and Yuhong Yang.
org/meetings or contact Elaine Powell, 732
This is a focused event for updating the Contributed presentations are welcome. For
North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA
current advances in worldwide R&D of details, visit www.univie.ac.at/workshop_
22314; (703) 684-1221; elaine@amstat.org.
novel antiviral therapeutics. Attendees modelselection or contact Hannes Leeb, 24
will represent top-level decisionmakers Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT 06510;
(203) 508-2339; hannes.leeb@yale.edu.
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