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›› 4–6—Workshop on Statistical
sequential estimation, hypotheses test- and an explanation of the motivation and
ing, changepoint detection and isolation, main idea. For details, visit www.cis.ford-
OF
Methods for Dynamic System Models,
mathematical finance, quality control,
ham.edu/QR2009 or contact Hrishikesh
e
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V
e
clinical trials, sequential methods in Vinod, Economics Dept., 441 E.
NT
This workshop aims to foster the grow-
s
ing demand for research and collabora-
signal/image processing, sensors net- Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458; (718)
tion between statisticians and dynamic
works, surveillance and monitoring, fault 817-4065;
qssur@fordham.edu.
systems modelers through a mixture of
detection and isolation, and teaching
presentations about new statistical meth-
sequential methodologies. Prospective
ods, novel applications of dynamic sys-
authors are invited to submit two-page
18–20—Econometrics, Time Series
tems, and areas in need of further collab-
extended abstracts of contributed papers
Analysis, and Systems Theory: A
oration. Alongside the goal of bringing
by January 15. All abstracts should be
Conference in Honor of Manfred
researchers together from diverse areas
submitted in PDF format at www.utt.
Deistler, Vienna, Austria
to share current research, the workshop
fr/iwsm2009. For more information,
The purpose of this conference is to
aims to transfer technology and cultivate
visit
www.utt.fr/iwsm2009 or contact
celebrate Manfred Deistler’s scientific
new research in applied dynamics sys-
Igor Nikiforov, UTT, 12 rue Marie
achievements. It will consist of a series
tems. For more information, visit http://
Curie BP 2060, Troyes, International
of invited and contributed presenta-
stat.sfu.ca/~dac5/workshop09 or contact
10010, France; +33 3 25 71 56 78; Igor.
tions. Invited speakers are Brian D.O.
Jiguo Cao, Department of Statistics and
Nikiforov@utt.fr.
Anderson, Laurent Baratchart, A. Ronald
Actuarial Science, BURNABY, British
Gallant, Michel Gevers, Marco Lippi,
Columbia V5A1S6, Canada; (778) 782-
Ingmar Prucha, Peter M. Robinson, and
7600;
jca76@sfu.ca.
››17–19—Summer Institute of
Jan Willems. The deadline for submit-
Applied Statistics, Provo, Utah
ting contributed abstracts to etsast@ihs.
The 34th Annual Brigham Young
ac.at is February 1. For more informa-
5–9—O-Bayes09, Philadelphia,
University Summer Institute of Applied
tion, visit
www.ihs.ac.at/etsast or con-
Pennsylvania
Statistics will be presented by Di Cook of
tact Benedikt Pötscher, Department of
The 2009 International Workshop
Iowa State University. “Exploring Data
Statistics, University of Vienna, Vienna,
on Objective Bayes Methodology will
Visually” teaches the process of extracting
International A-1010, Austria; +431
facilitate the exchange of recent research
knowledge from data, using interactive
427738640; benedikt.poetscher@univie.
developments in objective Bayes meth-
graphics as an integral part of the statisti-
ac.at.
odology and provide opportunities for
cal analysis. For more information, visit
new researchers to establish partnerships.
http://.statistics.byu.edu/summer_institute
O-Bayes09 also will further crystal-
or contact Kathi Carter, 223 TMCB,
18–20—BISP6 - Bayesian Inference
lize objective Bayes methodology as an
Provo, UT 84602; (801) 422-4506;
in Stochastic Processes, Bressanone/
established area for statistical research.
kathi_carter@byu.edu.
Brixen, Italy
The workshop will consist of invited
This workshop will bring together
talks, followed by discussion, and one or
experts to review, discuss, and explore
more sessions dedicated to contributed
››18–19—Conference on Quantitative
directions of development of Bayesian
posters. The first day of the workshop
Social Science Research Using R,
inference in stochastic processes and
will include longer ‘tutorial’ sessions.
Bronx, New York
in the use of stochastic processes for
For more information, visit stat.wharton.
This conference will focus on applica-
Bayesian inference. There will be sessions
upenn.edu/statweb/Conference/OBayes09/
tions of the R software and graphics
on Markov processes; state-space models;
OBayes.html or contact Linda Zhao,
system to important policy and research
and spatial, empirical, birth-death, and
3730 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
problems. Papers presented can be both
branching processes. Theoretical and
19104; (215) 898-8228; lzhao@wharton.
theoretical and applied, but their quanti-
applied contributions are welcome. For
upenn.edu.
tative results must be reproducible by R
more information, visit www.mi.imati.
program snippet(s). There will be poster
cnr.it/conferences/bisp6.html or contact
and parallel sessions, and we expect to
Fabrizio Ruggeri, via Tremelloni 15,
15–17—Second International
produce a CD containing R programs. A
Milano, International 20133, Italy; +39
Workshop in Sequential
proceedings volume is planned, and an
0223699521;
bisp6@mi.imati.cnr.it.
Methodologies, Troyes, France
economics journal is interested in pub-
IWSM is organized every two years and
lishing selected papers. Abstracts should
covers all aspects of sequential method-
be submitted to
qssur@fordham.edu as
21–24—ICSA 2009 Applied Statistics
ologies. Particular themes will include
soon as possible, as slots are expected to
Symposium, San Francisco, California
optimal stopping, sequential analysis,
be filled by March 15, 2009. Abstracts
Short courses will be offered on June
should include the title of the paper,
21, with more than 50 scientific sessions
author name(s), affiliation(s), email(s),
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