Third UK Causal Inference Meeting (UK-CIM): Causal Inference in the Health, Economic and Social Sciences

The University of Bristol is pleased to host the UK-CIM 2015, which will take place on Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th April 2015.

The meeting is supported and part funded by SuSTaIn: http://www.sustain.bris.ac.uk/index.html       

For full information about the meeting, visit the following pages or see below:
Meeting website: http://www.sustain.bris.ac.uk/ws-uk-cim/index.html   
UK-CIM website: https://sites.google.com/site/ukcausalinferencemeeting/        

For questions about the UK-CIM 2015, please contact the local organiser Nayia Constantinou at [log in to unmask]   

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**Pre-Meeting Course by Professor Miguel Hernan** On Tuesday, April 14th, Professor Miguel Hernan from Harvard University will offer an introductory one day course on causal inference. Priority for places will be given to PhDs and Early Career Researchers.

**Confirmed Invited Speakers**
Prof. Philip Dawid , University of Cambridge.
Prof. Kosuke Imai , Princeton University.
Prof. Erica Moodie , McGill University.
Prof. Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen , Harvard University.
Dr Elizabeth L. Ogburn , Johns Hopkins
Dr Arvid Sjolander , Karolinska Institute.

**Important Dates**
6th February 2015:  Close of abstract submission for talk and poster presentations and registration for pre-meeting course.

End of February/early March 2015: Notification for accepted abstracts for talks and posters, notification of successful registration for pre-meeting course and successful funding applications.

31th March: Meeting registration closes.

**PhD students funding**
We are pleased to announce that we are able to provide limited PhD student funding for PhD students that work in the area of causal inference.

We will reimburse PhD students of the travel and local expenses, up to a maximum of £300 per student. Priority will be given to those presenting papers or posters and the funding will be allocated on a first-come, first-served base. Not more than 10 grants may be awarded so please apply soon.

**Child Care funding**
We are pleased to announce that we are able to provide limited child care funding for dependents under the age of 14. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage and support the participation at the UK-CIM 2015 for participants having child care responsibilities.

We will reimburse members of the costs of privately arranged child care, up to a maximum of £200 per family. Priority will be given to those presenting papers or posters and the funding will be allocated on a first-come, first-served base. Not more than 10 grants may be awarded so please apply soon.

**Background to UK-CIM**
This is the third meeting of a UK-wide collaborative effort across the methodology research community in the health, economic and social sciences.  It aims to provide a forum for people interested in causal inference to meet informally, for early career researchers to highlight their work, and to offer opportunities for networking to foster future research opportunities and collaborations.

If you have any questions about the UK-CIM initiative and future meetings, please contact one of the steering group or Richard Emsley at: [log in to unmask]   
 

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