S
For more information, visit www.icors08. session presentations, along with panel 16–18—Winemiller 2008 Conference on
VENT
org or contact Olcay Arslan, Çukurova discussions, roundtable discussions, and Survival Analysis and Its Applications,
University, Department of Statistics, a technology forum. For more informa- Columbia, Missouri
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Adana, International 01330, Turkey; tion, visit
www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/ This workshop will bring senior and junior
AR
+3223386084/2577;
oarslan@cu.edu.tr. pqg-annual-conference or contact Artemis researchers together to discuss recent
Moore, 655 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA advances and issues in survival analysis,
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*15–17—2008 FDA/Industry Statistics
02115; (617) 432-1088; aemoore@hsph. with a focus on its applications in fields
Workshop, Arlington, Virginia
harvard.edu. such as biology, economics, finance,
This workshop will feature sessions orga-
medical studies, psychology, and public
nized by statisticians from industry, aca-
health. For more information, visit http://
demia, and the FDA. It will include at least
October faculty.missouri.edu/~Winemiller2008 or
four plenary sessions, 15 concurrent ses-
contact Tony Sun, 146 Middlebush Hall,
sions, and luncheon roundtables. To main-
➤2–4—International Conference on
Columbia, MO 65211; (573) 882-6667;
tain the seminar atmosphere, the workshop
Price, Liquidity, and Credit Risks,
sunj@missouri.edu.
is limited to 650 registrants. Short courses
Konstanz, Germany
will be offered on September 15 for an
This conference will start with a welcome
➤17—16th Merck-Temple Conference
additional fee. For more information,
reception on October 2 and continue with
on Research Topics in Biopharmaceutical
visit
www.amstat.org/meetings/fdaworkshop
keynote speakers Jeffrey R. Russell, Suresh
Statistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
or contact Ning Li, 520 Skidmore Blvd.,
Sundaresan, and Bernt Oeksendal. There
This year’s conference will concentrate
Gaithersburg, MD 20877; (240) 276-3166;
also will be invited presentations covering
on meta-analysis, randomization, and
ning.li@fda.hhs.gov.
financial economics, econometrics, and
the handling of missing endpoint data. A
mathematics. For more information, visit
fair amount of time has been reserved for
21–24—Applied Statistics 2008, Ribno
cofe.uni-konstanz.de or contact Beran Jan,
discussion. Speakers include Betsy Becker,
(Bled), Slovenia Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
Brenda Gillespie, Lawrence Gould, Ingram
This conference will provide an opportu- University of Konstanz, Konstanz,
Olkin, Marvin Zelen, and Janet Wittes. For
nity for statistics researchers, data analysts, International 78457, Germany; 049 7531
more information, visit www.sbm.temple.
and other professionals from various sta- 88 2653;
jan.beran@uni-konstanz.de.
edu/biostat or contact Boris Iglewicz, Dept.
tistical and related fields to come together,
of Statistics, Temple University, 1810 N.
present their research, and learn. For
3–4—International Conference on
13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122; (215)
details, visit
http://conferences.nib.si/AS2008
Price, Liquidity, and Credit Risks,
204-8637;
borisi@temple.edu.
or contact Andrej Blejec, Vecna pot 111,
Konstanz, Germany
Ljubljana, International SI-1000, Slovenia;
This conference is targeted to researchers in
+386 1 423-33-88;
info.AS@nib.si.
➤22–24—BIT’s Congress and Expo of
financial economics, financial economet-
Molecular Diagnostics (CEMD-2008),
rics, and financial mathematics. For more
Beijing, China
22–24—ENBIS-8, Athens, Greece information, visit http://cofe.uni-konstanz.
This congress and expo is dedicated to
The European Network for Business and de or contact Beran Jan, Department of
building a platform of the molecular
Industrial Statistics invites papers and Mathematics and Statistics, University of
diagnostics industry and providing insight
presentations about innovative applica- Konstanz, Konstanz, International 78457,
from key industry leaders concern-
tions of statistical thinking and statistical Germany; 049 7531 88 2653; jan.beran@
ing cutting-edge molecular diagnostics
tools in business and industry. For more
uni-konstanz.de.
technology. For more information, visit
information, visit
www.enbis.org or contact
www.bitlifesciences.com/cemd2008 or
Winfried Theis, ENBIS Permanent Office,
*9–10—52nd Annual Fall Technical
contact Helen Zhao, 26 Gaoneng St.,
Plantage Muidergracht 24, Amsterdam,
Conference, Phoenix East/Mesa, Arizona
R405, Dalian Hightech Zone, Dalian,
International 1018 TV, The Netherlands;
The goal of this conference is to engage
International 116025, China; 0086-411-
enbis8@enbis.org.
researchers and practitioners in a dialog
84799609-813;
helen@bitlifesciences.com.
that leads to a more effective use of statis-
23–25—Conference on Emerging tics to improve quality. It will feature the
22–24—International Conference on
Quantitative Issues in Parallel latest developments in statistical methods
Machine Learning and Data Analysis
Sequencing, Boston, Massachusetts as they relate to quality improvement and
2008, San Francisco, California
The goal of this conference is to examine decisionmaking. It also will highlight dis-
This conference is held under the World
the interplay between emerging sequenc- coveries in unique and innovative statistical
Congress on Engineering and Computer
ing technologies, basic and population methodologies and quality tools. For more
Science. For more information, visit www.
sciences, and data analysis methods. It will information, contact J. D. Williams, One
iaeng.org/WCECS2008/ICMLDA2008.
engage geneticists, computational biolo- Research Circle, K1-5A-61, Niskayuna, NY
html or contact IAENG Secretariat, Unit
gists, and statisticians through discussions 12309; (518) 387-7322; james.williams@
1, 1/F, 37-39 Hung To Road, Hong Kong,
of technology, data, analysis, and applica-
research.ge.com.
International HK, Hong Kong; wcecs@
tions of massively parallel sequencing. The
iaeng.org.
conference will consist of keynote and
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