First Call for Papers
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International Conference on Statistics
in Honour of Professor Kai-Tai Fang's 65th Birthday (Fang65)
June 20--24, 2005, Hong Kong
Conference Theme
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Professor Kai-Tai Fang, Fellow of the American Statistical Association
and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, is the co-inventor
of the uniform experimental design, which is used by engineers to
expedite product development. He has discovered new methods for inference
in multivariate data. In recent years he has collaborated with biologists
and chemists to enhance our understanding of Chinese medicine. He is the
author or co-author of six research monographs, twelve textbooks and
over 250 articles that cover computational statistics, distribution theory,
experimental design, growth curve models, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo
methods, multivariate analysis, optimization, popularity, statistical
graphs, statistical inference and others. As Professor Fang celebrates
his 65th birthday, we are organising a conference to recognise his
achievements. The conference will cover all main areas in Statistics.
Plenary Speakers
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Peter Bentler University of California, Los Angeles
Ching-Shui Cheng University of California at Berkeley
and Institute of Statistical Science, Taiwan
A. Philip Dawid University College London
Jianqing Fan Princeton University
Peter Hall Australian National University
Fred J. Hickernell Hong Kong Baptist University
Gang Li University of California, Los Angeles
Yizheng Liang Central South University
Dennis K. J. Lin Pennsylvania State University
Xiao-Li Meng Harvard University
Rahul Mukerjee Indian Institute of Management
Harald Niederreiter National University of Singapore
Ingram Olkin Stanford University
Dietrich von Rosen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ming Tan University of Maryland
C. F. Jeff Wu Georgia Technology
Henry P. Wynn London School of Economics
Grace Yang University of Maryland
Qiwei Yao London School of Economics
Scientific Committee
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Jianqing Fan (Co-chair) Princeton University
Fred J. Hickernell (Co-chair) Hong Kong Baptist University
Lai K. Chan City University of Hong Kong
Gang Li University of California, Los Angeles
Rahul Mukerjee Indian Institute of Management
Dietrich von Rosen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Qiwei Yao London School of Economics
Local Organising Committee
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Sung Nok Chiu (Chair) Hong Kong Baptist University
Ping-Shing Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hing-Wang Fung Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government
Bing-Yi Jing Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Kai-Wang Ng Hong Kong University
Man Lai Tang Hong Kong Baptist University
S. K. Tse City University of Hong Kong
Gang Wei Hong Kong Baptist University
Call for papers
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In addition to plenary talks by invited speakers, the conference will have
a number of parallel sessions for contributed presentations. If you wish to
present a talk, please submit the title and abstract to the conference
secretariat by February 28, 2005. All abstracts should be no more than
300 words, include the title of the talk and the names, affiliation,
addresses and email addresses of the authors. Electronic submissions in
Latex or plain text format are preferred. All abstracts will be refereed
by the Organising Committee. We will try to notify you of the acceptance
of your talk within one month of the date we receive your abstract.
Registration
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All participants in the conference must register.
The registration fee is US$230/HK$1800. But those who register by
February 28, 2005 need only pay US$180/HK$1400 (or US$100/HK$780 for
full-time students). The registration fee includes conference materials,
lunches, tea breaks and a conference banquet.
To register, please complete the on-line Registration Form.
Venue and Accommodation
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The conference will be held at the Lam Woo Conference Centre of Hong Kong
Baptist University. The University Guest House is just next to the
conference venue. We may also help if you want to stay in other hotels.
For details, please refer to the on line Accommodation Reservation Form.
Social Activities
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We will arrange some social activities for all participants and their guests.
You may register for these activities on the first day of the conference.
Important Dates
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Deadline for Abstract Submission: February 28, 2005
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: February 28, 2005
Conference: June 20--24, 2005
Sponsors
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Croucher Foundation
Hong Kong Baptist University
Lee Hysan Foundation
Peking University - HKBU Joing Research Institute for Applied Mathematics
Contact Information
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Fang65 Phone: (852) 3411-7015
c/o Department of Mathematics Fax: (852) 3411-5811
Hong Kong Baptist University Email: [log in to unmask]
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. URL: http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/Fang65/
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