The Centre for Multilevel Modelling has four news items (apologies for any cross posting)

1) New software release - MLwiN 2.23
2) New Realcom user forum
3) Research Workshop in Multilevel Modelling using MLwiN, 5-7 September 2011 -
new application deadline of 31-May-11
4) Multilevel modelling course, 8-9 December 2011

1) We would like to announce the latest MLwiN release - 2.23. For details of
bug fixes go to: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/mlwin/bugs/fixes.html

Upgrade to latest version:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/mlwin/download/upgrades.html

Further details about MLwiN: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/mlwin/

2) New Realcom user forum - a Realcom section within the MLwiN user forum:

http://www.cmm.bristol.ac.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=ae7f518c7b36cf7b8f5ecbf9aba496ed

You can view this forum as a guest and you can log in to post or answer
questions about Realcom or Realcom-Impute

Further details about Realcom: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/realcom/

3) Research Workshop in Multilevel Modelling using MLwiN (5 - 7 September 2011)
- note the extended application deadline of 31-May-11

This workshop is designed for researchers who have some experience of
multilevel modelling, but now wish to apply it to their own data. This is an
intensive workshop which aims to take researchers to a point where they have
the skills and confidence to specify multilevel models appropriate to their
research questions, to estimate models in MLwiN, and to interpret the results.

Prices
* PhD Students; £125
* Academic researchers; £215
* Non-academic researchers (e.g., government and private sector); £660

The prices include a set of MLwiN manuals, lunch and refreshments every day,
and one meal at a local restaurant

Further details:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/software/support/workshops/#research>

4) Multilevel modelling course, 8-9 December 2011 - please note change from
previously-advertised date.

As part of the Royal Statistical Society Professional Development
Centre programme of training courses, Harvey Goldstein and George Leckie are
presenting their 2-day course on Multilevel Modelling:

This two-day course is designed to give participants an introduction to the
theory and application of multilevel models. The course will be based around
theoretical sessions followed by 'hands-on' sessions illustrating the
theoretical concepts. The practical sessions will use the MLwiN software
package.

For: Applied quantitative researchers with an interest in the analysis of
hierarchically structured data. Previous participants have included
statisticians and researchers from the social sciences, medicine, public health
and government.

For further details of this course go to
http://www.rss.org.uk/uploadedfiles/userfiles/files/Multilevel%20modelling%20flyer2011-new_update2.doc

To register and for further details of the entire PDC programme of training
courses go to
http://www.rss.org.uk/site/cms/contentviewarticle.asp?article=1078. Please send all enquiries about this course to [log in to unmask]

With best wishes

Hilary Browne
Technical and Business Manager
Centre for Multilevel Modelling
University of Bristol
2 Priory Road
Bristol BS8 1TX

Web: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm

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