7th World Congress in Probability and Statistics
Singapore, July 14-19, 2008
Jointly sponsored by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Deadline for abstract submission extended to 15 April 2008
Last day for registration at discounted rate extended to 15 May 2008
Please act soon to take advantage of the extension
The seventh World Congress in Probability and Statistics, jointly sponsored by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, will be held in Singapore from July 14 to 19, 2008. This meeting is a major international event in probability and statistics held every four years. It features the latest scientific developments in the fields of probability and statistics and their applications.
The program will cover a wide range of topics and will feature thirteen keynote lectures presented by leading specialists. In addition there will be invited paper sessions highlighting topics of current research interest as well as many contributed talks and posters.
Please visit the conference website for further information and registration:
http://www.ims.nus.edu.sg/Programs/wc2008/index.htm
Plenary Speakers
Richard Durrett, Cornell University (Wald Lectures)
Jianqing Fan, Princeton University (Laplace Lecture)
Alice Guionnet, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (Lévy Lecture)
Peter McCullagh, University of Chicago (Neyman Lecture)
Oded Schramm, Microsoft Research (BS-IMS Special Lecture)
David Spiegelhalter, University of Cambridge and MRC Biostatistics Unit
(Bernoulli Lecture)
Alain-Sol Sznitman, ETH Zürich (Kolmogorov Lecture)
Elizabeth Thompson, University of Washington (Tukey Lecture)
Wendelin Werner, Université Paris-Sud (BS-IMS Special Lecture)
IMS Medallion Lectures
Martin Barlow, University of British Columbia
Mark Low, University of Pennsylvania
Zhi-Ming Ma, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Beijing
Public Lecture
Douglas Nychka, US National Center for Atmospheric Research
In addition, there will be 34 invited sessions covering topics of current research interest as well as many contributed talks and posters.
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