===========================================================
23rd International Symposium on Forecasting
http://www.isf2003.org
===========================================================
Forecasting in Business, Finance
and Economics in the Electronic Era
===========================================================
Merida, Yucatan, MEXICO
June 15-18, 2003
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Authors are invited to submit papers related to Forecasting
in Business, Finance and Economics in the Electronic Era or
to any related topic on forecasting research and practice,
including: Bayesian Modeling, Data Mining, Dynamic Models,
Econometric Methods, Forecasting Techniques, High Frequency
Data, Judgmental Forecasting, Model Selection, Multivariate
Methods, Neural Networks, Non-linear Models, Scenario
Forecasting, Seasonal Adjustment, and Time Series Analysis.
Forecasting Applications in Business, Finance, Economics and
any other area of current interest are welcome.
Contributors may participate organizing a Session, a Workshop
or presenting a paper. For those interested in organizing a
Session or a Workshop please contact directly
Victor M. Guerrero (ITAM) [log in to unmask], or
Benito Flores (Texas A&M U.) [log in to unmask]
before December 13, 2002. Authors wishing to present a Paper
or a Poster are invited to submit an abstract of 300 or fewer
words by February 28, 2003.
Instructions for electronic submissions can be found at
http//www.isf2003.org. Notifications of accepted contributions
will be sent by e-mail to the author who will present the
paper by March 28, 2003.
Keynote Speakers:
Agustin Maravall
Bank of Spain, Madrid, Spain.
"Decomposition of Economic Time Series"
Thomas Fomby
Southern Methodist University, TX, USA.
"Forecasting with Stable Seasonality"
Jose M. Quintana
Bayesian Enhanced Strategic Trading, NJ,
and Nikko Securities International, NY, USA.
"Bayesian Prediction in Finance"
Program Committee: Victor M. Guerrero, Benito Flores, Victor
Aguirre, Alfredo Bustos, Graciela Gonzalez, Eduardo Gutierrez-
Pe~a, Viridiana Lourdes, Silvia Ruiz-Velasco.
The Symposium will be held at the hotel FIESTA AMERICANA
MERIDA, located in the city of Merida capital city of the
Mexican State of Yucatan. Merida is one of the most
interesting cities of Mexico, with remote Mayan roots,
colonial monuments, and splendorous XIX century architecture.
For more information visit http//www.isf20003.org.
|