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1–15—Myrto Lefkopoulou
Distinguished Lecture at Harvard School
of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Each year, the Myrto Lefkopoulou
Lectureship is awarded to a promising
biostatistical scientist who has made con-
2008
survey design and inference. The meet-
tributions to either collaborative or meth-
ing will begin with a 1.5-day workshop
odologic research in the applications of
followed by a 2.5-day conference consist-
August
statistical methods to biology or medicine
ing of invited and contributed research
and/or excellence in the teaching of biosta-
and applied papers and a special panel
17–21—29th Annual Conference tistics. For more information, visit www.
discussion. For more information, visit
of ISCB, Copenhagen, Denmark
www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/ssbs08
hsph.harvard.edu/biostats/events/awards/myrto
or contact
This conference will provide a forum or contact Myrto Lefkopoulou Lecture
Christina Thompson, S3RI, University of
for the international exchange of theory, Committee, Department of Biostatistics,
Southampton, Southampton, International
methods, and applications of biostatistics 655 Huntington Ave., Bldg. 2, 4th Floor,
SO17 1BJ, UK; ssbs08@s3ri.soton.ac.uk.
in medical research and practice among Boston, MA 02115; (617) 432-1056.
clinicians, statisticians, and members of
other disciplines who are working or inter-
September
5–6—Statistical Modeling for University
ested in the field of clinical biostatistics.
Evaluation: An International Overview,
For more information, visit www.iscb2008.
1–5—RSS 2008 International Foggia, Italy
info or contact Bjarne Nielsen, Datavej
Conference, Nottingham, The scope of this conference is to create a
24, Birkerod, International DK-3460,
United Kingdom space for the exchange of experiences and
Denmark; +45 70202058;
This scientific program aims to encompass ideas among researchers from different
BN@cyncron.com.
the range of statistical interests within the scientific backgrounds on the university
Royal Statistical Society and beyond. It will evaluation and ranking methodologies
18–20—Measurement, Design, and include a range of special topic sessions already implemented in the United States,
Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes with invited speakers from both the UK Australia, Canada, Italy, Germany, France,
Research, Boston, Massachusetts and overseas. There also will be a special the United Kingdom, and Spain. For more
This program is geared toward introduc- program for young statisticians. For more information, visit www.unifg.it/unirank
tory-intermediate learning levels to help information, visit www.rss.org.uk/rss2008 or contact Corrado Crocetta, Largo Papa
you design, implement, and analyze out- or contact Paul Gentry, 12 Errol Street, Giovanni Paolo II, 1, Foggia, International
comes studies and critically review and use London, International EC1Y 8LX, UK; 71043, Italy; c.crocetta@unifg.it.
outcomes data for clinical decisionmak- conference@rss.org.uk.
ing, health care planning, and technology
8–12—International Conference
development. Participants must have an
1–12—Introduction to Mathematical on Robust Statistics (ICORS) 2008,
advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MS,
Models of the Epidemiology and Antalya, Turkey
MPH, DPharm) in a relevant discipline.
Control of Infectious Diseases, The aim of this conference is to bring
For more information, visit www.hsph.
London, United Kingdom together established and young researchers
harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/MDA.shtml or
This course is the ideal introduction from around the world who are actively
contact Shelly Akers, 677 Huntington Ave.,
for mathematical modelers who are working on and/or interested in the theory,
Boston, MA 02115; (617) 384-8692;
considering entering the field of infec- application, and overall development of
contedu@hsph.harvard.edu.
tious disease epidemiology and control. robust statistics and related fields. The
Course teachers are highly experienced in conference will provide a forum for leading
26–29—Sample Surveys and Bayesian multidisciplinary collaboration and have experts and young researchers to discuss
Statistics: Workshop and Conference, backgrounds in mathematics, physics, recent progress in the field, exchange ideas,
Southampton, United Kingdom statistics, molecular biology, microbiology, and make informal contacts. Although,
The aim of this meeting is to higlight the and epidemiology. The course emphasizes robust statistics is the core of the confer-
potential advantages of Bayesian methodol- how to express biological and clinical ence, special emphasis will be laid on inter-
ogy and discuss and illustrate its possible principles mathematically, and how to disciplinary research and the interaction
applications in diverse areas of sample interpret results from a biological and between theory and practice.
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