THIRD INTERNATIONAL AMSTERDAM CONFERENCE
ON
"MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS"
AND A COURSE
"BOOTSTRAP AND MCMC APPLICATIONS IN MLWIN"
GENERAL
The Third International Conference on Multilevel Analysis will be
held in Amsterdam on April 9-10, 2001, followed on April 11 by a
one-day course taught by Harvey Goldstein and William Browne
(Institute of Education, University of London) about bootstrap and
MCMC applications in MlwiN.
The conference will be about all aspects of statistical multilevel
analysis: theory, software, methodology, and innovative applications.
It is organised by Joop J. Hox (University of Utrecht) and
Tom A.B. Snijders (University of Groningen).
The conference will be in an informal style, with much room for
discussion.
It will be held in the Aristo Conference Center in Amsterdam.
The course will be held at a computer room of the University of
Amsterdam (buidings Roeterseiland).
The conference is sponsored by the
Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
CONFERENCE: INVITED SPEAKERS
There are three invited presentations:
Harvey Goldstein (Institute of Education, University of London) and
William Browne (Institute of Education, University of London)
"Fitting models to complex data involving hierarchical,
crossed and multiple membership structures"
Sophia Rabe-Hesketh (Institute of Psychiatry, University of London)
"Generalising the generalised linear mixed model"
CONFERENCE: YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
You are invited to submit abstracts for contributed presentations.
Abstracts of 10 to 50 lines of text can be submitted until January
1, 2001. Those who submit an abstract will be notified before
January 15 about the acceptance for presentation at the conference.
Abstracts should be sent as an ASCII file (not in a different
wordprocessor format!!) by email to [log in to unmask]
Abstracts can also be submitted by mail to:
Multilevel Conference
Dept. of Statistics and Measurement Theory
University of Groningen
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1
9712 TS Groningen
The Netherlands
COURSE: OUTLINE
BOOTSTRAP AND MCMC APPLICATIONS IN MLWIN
Harvey Goldstein and William Browne
Institute of Education, University of London
Morning
* Introduction to simulation using Mlwin
(WB - 20 minutes based on first part
of Chapter 13 of Mlwin manual);
* The bootstrap (HG);
- Parametric (30 min);
- Iterative (30 min);
- Non-parametric residuals bootstrap (30 min);
* Data analysis by participants (60 min)
using own data or manual examples.
Afternoon
* Introduction to MCMC and Bayesian statistics (30 min WB);
* MCMC modelling using Mlwin (WB 60 min);
* Data analysis with participants data or manual examples;
* Advanced highly complex data structures modelling with MCMC
(30 min WB + HG).
DATE and LOCATION
The conference will be held in the Aristo Conference Center
in Amsterdam on April 9-10, 2001.
Location: Aristo Conference Center, Teleportboulevard 100,
1043 EJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The subsequent course on 11 April 1999 will be held at a computer
room
in the Roeterseiland Buildings of the University of Amsterdam.
Participants will be informed about the time schedule and the
venue for the course.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Information about the conference is available at the web site,
http://www.gamma.rug.nl/multilev.html
A registration form is also available at this web site.
For further questions, the email address
[log in to unmask]
is available.
PRICES
The conference fee is Dfl. 300,- (or US$ 130) and the price for
the course is also Dfl. 300,-. However, people who pay before
1 February 2001 will only pay Dfl. 250,- (US$ 110) for each separate
event. Participants in both the conference and the course pay Dfl.
600,- (US$ 260). Again a discount can be obtained by paying
before 1 February. In that case the total price amounts to Dfl. 500,-
(US$ 220).
All prices must be increased by 17.5% V.A.T. (BTW) costs if paid
before January 1, 2001, and by 19% V.A.T. costs after January 1.
(The Dutch government changes the V.A.T. rate at that date.)
Coffee, tea, and lunches are included in these prices.
REGISTRATION
For registration for the conference and/or the course, please fill
in the registration form. A printable version as well as
an online registration form is available on the website,
at http://www.gamma.rug.nl/multilev.html
The registration becomes effective as soon as payment has
been received.
The form may be sent by E-mail, fax, or regular mail to:
Linda van der Spek
ProGAMMA bv
P.O. Box 841
9700 AV Groningen
tel.: +31 50 363 6900
fax: +31 50 363 6687
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Note: the course by Harvey Goldstein and William Browne cannot
include
more than 30 persons. The first 30 persons to register (note that
registration is put into effect only after receiving payment) are
entitled to participate in the course.
When the limiting number of participants for the course has been
reached, this will be announced at the web site.
HOW TO REACH THE ARISTO CONFERENCE CENTER
A detailed description will be presented on the website soon,
at http://www.gamma.rug.nl/multilev.html
HOW TO REACH THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
A detailed description will be presented on the website soon,
at http://www.gamma.rug.nl/multilev.html
ACCOMODATION
The organization committee requests all participants to arrange
their own accomodation. The city of Amsterdam has a broad range of
hotels in various price classes. The Tourist Information Center
can provide a list of all available hotels. The address is:
VVV Amsterdam Tourist Information
Visiting address:
Stationsplein 10
1012 AB Amsterdam
Correspondence adress:
P.O. Box 3901
1001 AS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)900-4004040
Fax: +31 (0)20-6252869
http://www.visitamsterdam.nl/
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REGISTRATION FORM
Check here if paying before 1 February 2001:
0 I will (only) take part in the CONFERENCE on April 9 and 10, 2001
Dfl. 250 / Euro 114 / US$ 110
0 I will (only) take part in the Goldstein - Browne COURSE
on April 11, 2001 Dfl. 250 / Euro 114 / US$ 110
0 I will take part in the CONFERENCE and the Goldstein-Browne
COURSE
Dfl. 500 / Euro 227 / US$ 220
Check here if paying after 1 February 2001:
0 I will (only) take part in the CONFERENCE on April 9 and 10, 2001
Dfl. 300 / Euro 136 / US$ 130
0 I will (only) take part in the Goldstein - Browne COURSE
on April 11, 2001 Dfl. 300 / Euro 136 / US$ 130
0 I will take part in the CONFERENCE and the Goldstein-Browne
COURSE Dfl. 600 / Euro 272 / US$ 260
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as well as students can get a reduction. Please contact
Tom Snijders at <[log in to unmask]> for this.
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Dept. of Statistics, Measurement Theory, and Information Technology
University of Groningen
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1
9712 TS Groningen
The Netherlands
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