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4–7—8th German Open Conference to stay and attend. For more information, and future developments. The workshop
ALEND
on Probability and Statistics, visit
www.enar.org or contact Brent Coull, will bring together active researchers in
Aachen, Germany Department of Biostatistics, Harvard the theory and application of composite
AR
This conference will provide an internation- School of Public Health, 655 Huntington likelihood for an intense, three-day meet-
OF E
al forum for presentation and discussion Avenue, Boston, MA 02115; (617) 432- ing at CRiSM, University of Warwick.
of new results in probability and statistics. 2376;
bcoull@hsph.harvard.edu. For more information, visit go.warwick.
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Participants from universities, business,
ac.uk/complik2008 or contact David Firth,
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administration, and industry are welcome.
19–21—IAENG International
Department of Statistics, University of
Plenary speakers are N. Balakrishnan of
Conference on Data Mining and
Warwick, Coventry, International CV4
McMaster University, Steven N. Evans
Applications 2008, Hong Kong, China
7AL, UK;
d.firth@warwick.ac.uk.
of the University of California, Berkeley,
This conference is held under the
Frank den Hollander of Universiteit Leiden,
International Multiconference of Engineers 21–25—The International Conference
Eva Riccomagno of Politecnico di Torino,
and Computer Scientists IMECS 2008. on Trends and Perspectives in Linear
and Aad van der Vaart of Vrije Universiteit
Topics will include statistical data min- Statistical Inference, LINSTAT 2008, in
Amsterdam. Session topics include sto-
ing tools, soft computing data mining Celebration of Tadeusz Calinski’s 80th
chastic analysis; limit theorems and large
tools, and data mining applications. For Birthday, Bedlewo, Poland
deviations; stochastic geometry, spatial sta-
more information, visit
www.iaeng.org/ This conference will bring together
tistics, and image analysis; random discrete
IMECS2008/ICDMA2008.html or contact researchers sharing an interest in a variety
structures and analysis of algorithms; and
William Young, IAENG Secretariat, Unit of statistical aspects and applications and
stochastic processes. For more informa-
1, 1/F, 37–39 Hung To Road, Hong Kong, offer discussion of current developments in
tion, visit
gocps2008.rwth-aachen.de or
International HK, Hong Kong; (852) these subjects. The format will involve sev-
contact Udo Kamps, Institute of Statistics,
27820197;
imecs@iaeng.org. eral sessions with plenary and contributed
Aachen, International 52056, Germany; talks, as well as a special session dedicated to
gocps2008@stochastik.rwth-aachen.de.
April
Tadeusz Calinski. Topics to be included so
➤14–16—Bayesian Analysis of
far include estimation, prediction and test-
5–9—National Business and Economics
High-Dimensional Data, Coventry,
ing in linear models, robustness of relevant
Society Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii
United Kingdom
statistical methods, estimation of variance
NBES is a multidisciplinary academic
The aim of this workshop—a satel-
components appearing in linear models,
association that focuses on promoting inter-
lite event within “Statistical Theory and
generalizations to nonlinear models, design
disciplinary research of both a theoretical
Methods for Complex, High-Dimensional
and analysis of experiments, and compari-
and practical nature. It includes scholars
Data” of the Isaac Newton Institute
son of linear experiments. For details, con-
from finance, accounting, marketing, man-
for Mathematical Sciences—is to high-
tact Katarzyna Filipiak, Wojska Polskiego
agement, information systems, operations
light recent methodological and applied
28, Poznan, International 60-637, Poland;
research, economics, public administration,
advances in the Bayesian analysis of com-
linstat@au.poznan.pl.
psychology, and related areas. Its goal is to
plex data. Abstracts for contributed talks
broaden the expertise of business school
and posters are due by January 25, 2008.
24—The 16th Federal Forecasters
academics and other professionals by pro-
Participants also are welcome to take part
Conference, Washington, DC
moting access to research and ideas in all
in the last day (April 17) of the parallel
This conference, themed “Health Care
disciplines. For more information, visit
workshop on composite likelihood meth-
Forecasting: Informing Future Choices,”
www.nbesonline.com or contact Michael
ods (http://go.warwick.ac.uk/complik2008),
seeks to highlight how forecasting must
Bond, Department of Finance, Cleveland
also held at Warwick. The two workshops
account for rising health care costs, demo-
State University, Cleveland, OH 44115;
will combine to organize a single poster
graphic changes, and emerging diseases. It
(216) 226-7990;
info@nbesonline.com.
session and social event. Bursaries for PhD
also will focus on how new technologies
students and researchers within three years
and treatments might change both the
15—ENAR Workshop for Junior
of earning their PhD will be made available
supply of and demand for health care. We
Researchers, Arlington, Virginia
to support participation in the workshop.
will examine the role of federal forecasters
This workshop is aimed at promoting the
For more information, visit go.warwick.
in the evolution of public policy to address
career development of junior investigators
ac.uk/bhdworkshop or contact Fabio Rigat,
the need for sustainable, high-quality health
by bringing them together with a presti-
1 Cryfield Cottage, Gibbet Hill Road,
care in a time of change. For more informa-
gious panel of senior investigators. The
Coventry, International CV4 7AL, UK;
tion, visit
www.federalforecasters.org or con-
format includes four theme sessions pro-
+447947775967;
f.rigat@warwick.ac.uk.
tact Jeff Busse, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
viding important information about aca- MS 988, Reston, VA 20192; (703)648-
demic growth, including publishing, grant
15–17—Research Workshop on
4914;
jbusse@usgs.gov.
writing, interdisciplinary collaborations,
Composite Likelihood Methods,
and the promotion process; a roundtable
Coventry, United Kingdom
24–26—SIAM International
lunch with discussions about professional
This international workshop aims to
Conference on Data Mining (SDM ’08),
academic life; and dinner. The workshop
review the state of art of composite likeli-
Atlanta, Georgia
immediately precedes the ENAR/IMS
hood inference and promote vigorous
This conference will provide a venue
meeting; all participants are encouraged
discussion of foundations, applications,
for researchers addressing the problems
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