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AUSTRALASIAN APPLIED STATISTICS CONFERENCE (GenStat & ASReml)
Novotel Rockford Palm Cove Resort
Palm Cove
Tropical North Queensland
Australia
http://aasc2011.science.qld.gov.au
12-15 July 2011
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
We invite you to submit an abstract for a contributed oral or poster presentation on any topic aligned with the themes above, or on a topic of your interest. We welcome abstracts on the application of statistical and mathematical theory and methods in the biosciences, including agriculture, fisheries, environmental sciences, ecology, genetics, forestry and also papers that develop, enhance or demonstrate the use of the GenStat and ASReml software packages. The closing date for abstracts is 29 April 2011.
REGISTRATION OPEN: Registration is open for the conference and the pre-conference workshops. See http://aasc2011.science.qld.gov.au for details on registration and further conference and workshop information. Earlybird registrations closes 8 April 2011.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS:
Monday 11 July 2011 (full day)
QTL analysis, presented by Prof Fred van Eeuwijk (University of Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Generalised Linear Models, presented by Dr Roger Payne (VSNi, United Kingdom)
Tuesday 12 July 2011 (half day)
Linear mixed models based on experimental design and prediction, presented by Prof Brian Cullis (NSW DPI), Mr David Butler (DEEDI, Australia), Prof Robin Thompson (Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom)
THEMES AND INVITED SPEAKERS:
Genetics - QTL analysis and association mapping
Prof Fred van Eeuwijk, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Climate Change
Prof Steve Williams and Dr Jeremy VanDerWal, Centre for Tropical Biodiversity & Climate Change, James Cook University
Marine and Environmental Statistics
Dr You-Gan Wang, Centre for Applications in Resources Mathematics, University of Queensland
Generalised Linear Models
Dr Roger Payne, VSNi, United Kingdom
Statistical Methods in Practice
Dr Peter Johnstone, AgResearch, New Zealand
Dr Carole Wright
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