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mathematical approaches in their fields. For medical research and practice among clini-
more information, visit
web.ipb.ac.id/~stat/ cians, statisticians, and members of other AR
icoms2008 or contact Anang Kurnia, Dept. disciplines who are working or interested in
Kansas-Western
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of Statistics IPB, Kampus IPB Darmaga, the field of clinical biostatistics. For more
Bogor, International 16680, Indonesia; information, visit
www.iscb2008.info or con-
VENT
+62251624535;
icoms2008@ipb.ac.id; tact Bjarne Nielsen, Datavej 24, Birkerod,
Missouri Chapter
S
icoms2008@yahoo.com. International DK-3460, Denmark; +45
70202058;
BN@cyncron.com.
The ASA’s Kansas-Western Missouri
7–9—14th ISSAT International
Chapter cosponsored a sym-
Conference on Reliability and Quality in ➤18–20—Measurement, Design, and
posium, “Innovations in Design,
Design, Orlando, Florida Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes
Analysis, and Dissemination:
This annual conference is an international Research, Boston, Massachusetts
Frontiers in Biostatistical Methods,”
forum for the presentation of new results, This program is geared toward introduc-
May 8–9, 2008, at the Cerner
research development, and applications tory-intermediate learning levels to help
in all aspects of reliability and quality in you design, implement, and analyze out-
Vision Center in Kansas City. The
design. For more information, visit www. comes studies and critically review and use
other cosponsoring institutions
issatconferences.org or contact International outcomes data for clinical decisionmak-
were Cerner Corporation and the
Society of Science and Applied ing, health care planning, and technology
Department of Biostatistics at the
Technologies, P.O. Box 1504, Piscataway, development. Participants must have an
University of Kansas Medical Center.
FL 08855;
cs@issatconferences.org. advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MS,
Dallas Johnson and Walter Stroup
MPH, DPharm) in a relevant discipline.
gave keynote addresses to a total
11–15—Statistics in Industry and
For more information, visit www.hsph.
of 45 people, including eight stu-
Business: Joint Statistical Meeting,
harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/MDA.shtml or
dent attendees. Sponsors hope to
Cartagena, Colombia
contact Shelly Akers, 677 Huntington Ave., continue the symposium.
This meeting is to promote research in
Boston, MA 02115; (617) 384-8692;
Latin America in statistical methods that
contedu@hsph.harvard.edu.
address problems in industry, banking,
and finance. The program includes invited 26–29—Sample Surveys and Bayesian
sessions and conferences, contributed oral Statistics: Workshop and Conference,
program for young statisticians. For more
sessions, and contributed posters. There Southampton, United Kingdom
information, visit
www.rss.org.uk/rss2008
is also a social program, including a wel- The aim of this meeting is to highlight
or contact Paul Gentry, 12 Errol Street,
come reception and conference dinner. the potential advantages of Bayesian
London, International EC1Y 8LX, UK;
For details, visit
www.ciencias.unal.edu. methodology and discuss and illustrate
conference@rss.org.uk.
co/estadistica/simposio/eng or contact Jose its possible applications in diverse areas
Vargas, National University of Colombia, of sample survey design and inference.
1–12—Introduction to Mathematical
javargasn@unal.edu.co. The meeting will begin with a 1.5-day
Models of the Epidemiology and Control
workshop followed by a 2.5-day confer-
of Infectious Diseases, London, United
12–14—useR! 2008: The R User
ence consisting of invited and contributed
Kingdom
Conference, Dortmund, Germany
research and applied papers and a special
This course is the ideal introduction for
This conference is focused on R as the
panel discussion. For more information,
mathematical modelers who are consider-
“lingua franca” of data analysis and statisti-
visit
www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/ssbs08 or contact
ing entering the field of infectious disease
cal computing, providing a platform for R
Christina Thompson, S3RI, University of
epidemiology and control. Course teach-
users to discuss and exchange ideas about
Southampton, Southampton, International
ers are experienced in multidisciplinary
how R can be used for statistical compu-
SO17 1BJ, UK;
ssbs08@s3ri.soton.ac.uk.
collaboration and have backgrounds in
tations, data analysis, visualization, and
mathematics, physics, statistics, molecular
applications in various fields. It also will
give an overview of the new features of the
September
biology, microbiology, and epidemiology.
The course emphasizes how to express
rapidly evolving R project. For more infor-
mation, visit
www.R-Project.org/useR-2008
1–5—RSS 2008 International
biological and clinical principles math-
or contact Uwe Ligges, Vogelpothsweg 87,
Conference, Nottingham, United
ematically, and how to interpret results
Dortmund, International 44221, Germany.
Kingdom
from a biological and clinical perspec-
This scientific program aims to encompass
tive. For more information, visit www.
the range of statistical interests within the
imperial.ac.uk/cpd/epidemiology or contact
17–21—29th Annual Conference of
Royal Statistical Society and beyond. It will
Ulrika Wernmark, Centre for Professional
ISCB, Copenhagen, Denmark
include a range of special topic sessions
Development, 58 Prince’s Gate, London,
This conference will provide a forum for
with invited speakers from both the UK
International SW7 2PG, United Kingdom;
the international exchange of theory, meth-
and overseas. There also will be a special
+44(0)2075946886;
cpd@imperial.ac.uk.
ods, and applications of biostatistics in
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