S
March
International HK, Hong Kong; (852) Manhattan, KS 66506; (785) 532-0518;
VENT
3169-3427;
imecs@iaeng.org.
jboyer@ksu.edu.
14—Conference on Statistical Methods
OF E
for Complex Data
24–27—6th International Conference ➤ *30–5/2—SDM09: The Ninth SIAM
AR Texas A&M’s Department of Statistics on Multiple Comparison Procedures, International Conference on Data Mining,
is teaming up with the National Cancer
Tokyo, Japan Reno, Nevada
ALEND
Institute to celebrate Raymond J. Carroll
The goal of this conference is to promote This conference provides a venue for
C
with a day-long conference. Keynote speak-
research and applications of multiple com- researchers to present their work in a peer-
ers Mitchell Gail and Peter Hall headline a
parison procedures and to exchange infor- reviewed forum. It is also an ideal setting
program featuring presentations by inter-
mation about recent research directions. for graduate students and others new to the
nationally recognized researchers engaged
The conference will cover many current field to learn about cutting-edge research by
in statistical methods for complex data in a
topics, including adaptive and sequential hearing talks, attending tutorials (included
variety of fields. Sessions include nonpara-
designs, bioinformatics, clinical trials, with conference registration), and partici-
metric and semiparametric regression; mea-
genomics, closed testing and partitioning pating in workshops held on the last day
surement error and inverse problems; and
principle, false discovery rate, and multiple of the conference. Conference proceedings
statistical methods in biology, genetics, and
endpoints. An important role of the confer- from previous years are available at www.
population science. In addition to provid-
ence will be to provide a forum for techni-
siam.org/proceedings. For more information,
ing an overview of historical developments
cal interaction among industry practitio- visit
www.siam.org/meetings/sdm09 or con-
and current status for each field, the confer-
ners, research scientists, and statisticians. tact Chandrika Kamath, 7000 East Avenue,
ence will serve as a discussion platform for
For more information, visit
www.rs.kagu. L-561, Livermore, CA 94551; (925) 423-
emerging issues and future research direc-
tus.ac.jp/mcp2009 or contact Chihiro 3768;
kamath2@llnl.gov.
tions. For more information, visit www.stat.
Hirotsu, 2-1-1 Hodokubo, Hino-city,
tamu.edu/carroll-conference-2009 or contact
Tokyo, International 191-8506, Japan; +81
Joyce Sutherland, Rm. 442 Blocker Bldg.,
42 591 7142;
hirotsu@ge.meisei-u.ac.jp. May
Texas A&M University, 3143 TAMU,
➤ 3–8—Statistical Advances in Genome-
College Station, TX 77843-3143; (979)
Scale Data Analysis, Ascona, Switzerland
845-5528,
joyce@stat.tamu.edu.
April
This interdisciplinary workshop will address
18–20—IAENG International Conference
16–18—Twelfth International Conference the challenges posed by the enormous
on Data Mining and Applications 2009,
on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics, need for quantitative data integration
Hong Kong, China
Clearwater Beach, Florida and modeling in biology. Targeted areas
Topics for this conference include soft
This is an interdisciplinary gathering of include emerging technologies, analysis
computing, statistical data mining, and
researchers at the intersection of computer of DNA composition data, machine
applications. For more information, visit
science, statistics, and related areas. Since learning with genome-scale biomolecular
www.iaeng.org/IMECS2009/ICDMA2009.
its inception in 1985, the primary goal has data, pharmacogenomics, and systems
html or contact IAENG Secretariat, Unit
been to broaden research in both of these approaches with heterogeneous data types.
1, 1/F, 37-39 Hung To Road, Hong Kong,
fields by promoting the exchange of ideas We strongly encourage pre-registration;
between them. We encourage the submis- in previous years, places have filled up
sion of all papers in keeping with this objec- quickly. For details, visit
stat.ethz.ch/talks/
tive. For more information, visit www.ics. Ascona_09 or contact Cecilia Rey, Seminar
uci.edu/~aistats or contact David van Dyk, für Statistik, ETH Zentrum, LEO D11,
2009 Global
2206 Bren Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-1250; Zürich, International 8092, Switzerland;
dvd@ics.uci.edu.
sekretariat@stat.math.ethz.ch.
Health Conference
*19–21—21st Annual Kansas State 25–29—41st Annual Conference of the
The theme for the 2009 Global
University Conference on Applied French Statistical Society, Bordeaux, France
Health Conference is “New
Statistics in Agriculture, Manhattan, For information, visit
www.sm.u-bordeaux2.
Kansas fr/JDS2009/index.html or contact Marta
Technologies + Proven Strategies
This conference will bring together statisti- Avalos, 146 rue Leo Saignat, Bordeaux,
= Healthy Communities.” This is
cians from academia, industry, and govern- International 33076, France; 33 557 5715
a major conference, with many ment to discuss ideas and advances in the 34;
Marta.Avalos@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr.
statistically oriented papers.
application of statistics to solve agricultural
research problems. The three-day confer-
*27–29—2009 Spring Research
Past sponsors have included
ence will include a keynote speaker, work-
Conference on Statistics in Industry and
organizations such as Abt
shop, and series of contributed paper and
Technology, Vancouver, British Columbia
Associates. The conference will be
poster presentations. For more information,
This conference aims to promote research
held in Washington, DC, from May
visit
www.ksu.edu/stats/agstat.conference or
in statistical methods that address problems
26–29, 2009. For more information, contact John Boyer, Kansas State University,
in industry and technology and to stimulate
visit
www.globalhealth.org/
Department of Statistics, 101 Dickens Hall,
interaction among statisticians, researchers
in the application areas, and industrial prac-
conference_2009.
titioners. It also strives to encourage gradu-
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