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information, visit
www.rss.org.uk/rss2008 the United Kingdom, and Spain. For more 22–24—enBIS-8, Athens, Greece
or contact Paul Gentry, 12 Errol Street, information, visit
www.unifg.it/unirank The European Network for Business and AR
London, International EC1Y 8LX, UK; or contact Corrado Crocetta, Largo Papa Industrial Statistics invites papers and
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conference@rss.org.uk. Giovanni Paolo II, 1, Foggia, International presentations about innovative applica-
71043, Italy;
c.crocetta@unifg.it. tions of statistical thinking and statistical
VENT
➤1–12—Introduction to Mathematical
tools in business and industry. For more
S
Models of the epidemiology and 8–12—International Conference
information, visit
www.enbis.org or contact
Control of Infectious Diseases, London, on Robust Statistics (ICORS) 2008,
Winfried Theis, ENBIS Permanent Office,
United Kingdom Antalya, Turkey
Plantage Muidergracht 24, Amsterdam,
This course is the ideal introduction for The aim of this conference is to bring
International 1018 TV, The Netherlands;
mathematical modelers who are considering together established and young researchers
enbis8@enbis.org.
entering the field of infectious disease from around the world who are actively
epidemiology and control. Course teachers working on and/or interested in the theory,
are highly experienced in multidisciplinary application, and overall development of
October
collaboration and have backgrounds robust statistics and related fields. The
in mathematics, physics, statistics, conference will provide a forum for leading
3–4—International Conference on
molecular biology, microbiology, and experts and young researchers to discuss
Price, Liquidity, and Credit Risks,
epidemiology. The course emphasizes how recent progress in the field, exchange ideas,
Konstanz, Germany
to express biological and clinical principles and make informal contacts. Although,
This conference is targeted to researchers in
mathematically, and how to interpret results robust statistics is the core of the confer-
financial economics, financial economet-
from a biological and clinical perspective. ence, special emphasis will be laid on
rics, and financial mathematics. For more
For more information, visit www.imperial. interdisciplinary research and the interac-
information, visit http://cofe.uni-konstanz.
ac.uk/cpd/epidemiology or contact Ulrika tion between theory and practice. For
de or contact Beran Jan, Department of
Wernmark, Centre for Professional more information, visit www.icors08.
Mathematics and Statistics, University of
Development, 58 Prince’s Gate, London, org or contact Olcay Arslan, Çukurova
Konstanz, Konstanz, International 78457,
International SW7 2PG, United Kingdom; University, Department of Statistics,
Germany; 049 7531 88 2653; jan.beran@
+44(0)2075946886;
cpd@imperial.ac.uk. Adana, International 01330, Turkey;
uni-konstanz.de.
+3223386084/2577;
oarslan@cu.edu.tr.
1–15—Myrto Lefkopoulou
*9–10—52nd Annual fall Technical
Distinguished Lecture at Harvard *15–17—2008 fDA/Industry Statistics
Conference, Phoenix east/Mesa,
School of Public Health, Boston, Workshop, Arlington, Virginia
Arizona
Massachusetts This workshop will feature sessions orga-
The goal of this conference is to engage
Each year, the Myrto Lefkopoulou nized by statisticians from industry, aca-
researchers and practitioners in a dialog that
Lectureship is awarded to a promising demia, and the FDA. It will include at least
leads to a more effective use of statistics to
biostatistical scientist who has made contri- four plenary sessions, 15 concurrent ses-
improve quality. It will feature the latest
butions to either collaborative or method- sions, and luncheon roundtables. To main-
developments in statistical methods as they
ologic research in the applications of statis- tain the seminar atmosphere, the workshop
relate to quality improvement and deci-
tical methods to biology or medicine and/ is limited to 650 registrants. Short courses
sionmaking. For more information, con-
or excellence in the teaching of biostatistics. will be offered on September 15 for an
tact J. D. Williams, One Research Circle,
For more information, visit www.hsph. additional fee. For more information, visit
K1-5A-61, Niskayuna, NY 12309; (518)
harvard.edu/biostats/events/awards/myrto www.amstat.org/meetings/fdaworkshop
387-7322;
james.williams@research.ge.com.
or contact Myrto Lefkopoulou Lecture or contact Ning Li, 520 Skidmore Blvd.,
Committee, Department of Biostatistics, Gaithersburg, MD 20877; (240) 276-3166;
16–18—Winemiller 2008 Conference
655 Huntington Ave., Bldg. 2, 4th Floor,
ning.li@fda.hhs.gov.
on Survival Analysis and Its
Boston, MA 02115; (617) 432-1056.
Applications, Columbia, Missouri
21–24—Applied Statistics 2008, Ribno
This workshop will bring senior and junior
➤5–6—Statistical Modeling for (Bled), Slovenia
researchers together to discuss recent
University evaluation: An International This conference will provide an opportu-
advances and issues in survival analysis,
Overview, foggia, Italy nity for statistics researchers, data analysts,
with a focus on its applications in fields
The scope of this conference is to create a and other professionals from various sta-
such as biology, economics, finance, medi-
space for the exchange of experiences and tistical and related fields to come together,
cal studies, psychology, and public health.
ideas among researchers from different present their research, and learn. For details,
For more information, visit http://faculty.
scientific backgrounds on the university visit
http://conferences.nib.si/AS2008 or
missouri.edu/~Winemiller2008 or con-
evaluation and ranking methodologies contact Andrej Blejec, Vecna pot 111,
tact Tony Sun, 146 Middlebush Hall,
already implemented in the United States, Ljubljana, International SI-1000, Slovenia;
Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-6667;
Australia, Canada, Italy, Germany, France, +386 1 423-33-88;
info.AS@nib.si.
sunj@missouri.edu.
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