15TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
STATISTICAL MODELLING
New Trends in Statistical Modelling
Bilbao, Spain: Monday 17 to Friday 21 July 2000
First Announcement and Call for Papers
The International Workshop on Statistical Modelling concentrates
on the
various aspects of statistical modelling, including theoretical
developments, applications and computational methods. Papers
motivated by real practical problems are desirable, but theoretical
contributions addressing problems of practical importance or
related to
software developments are also welcome.
The scientific programme is characterized by having invited lectures
and tutorials, contributed papers, posters and software
demonstrations.
Contributed papers should be suitable for a 20 to 30 minutes oral
presentation (including discussion) and focus on motivation,
statement
of key results and conclusions, and emphasize examples,
wherever
possible.
Invited Speakers to Date:
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Christopher Bishop (Cambridge, UK)
Wenceslao Gonzalez-Manteiga (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
Joel L. Horowitz (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
Johannes Ledolter (Vienna, Austria)
Eric Renault (Toulouse, France)
Winfried Stute (Giessen, Germany)
Mark Steel (Edinburgh, UK)
James Zidek (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Dale L. Zimmerman (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)
A Tutorial on GOODNESS OF FIT TESTS FOR REGRESSION
MODELS will be given by W. Gonzalez-Manteiga.
Students:
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Professors should encourage students to attend the workshop. The
programme is designed to allow for discussions and interchange
between junior and senior scientists. A special session will be
devoted
for students contributions, an award for the best presentation will
be
given.
Scientific Programme Committee:
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Ludwig Fahrmeir (Munich, Germany)
Eva Ferreira (Bilbao, Spain, Co-chair)
John Hinde (Exeter, U.K., Secretary)
Michel Mouchart (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
Vicente Nunez-Anton (Bilbao, Spain, Chair)
Jean D. Opsomer (Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.)
Juan Romo-Urroz (Madrid, Spain)
Esther Ruiz-Ortega (Madrid, Spain)
Bill Venables (Australia).
Further information:
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Details about registration for the workshop, instructions for
authors and further information is available from the
workshop homepage http://iwsm.bs.ehu.es
Deadlines:
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Jan 31: Submission of abstracts;
Mar 13: Notification of acceptance;
Apr 17: Submission of final manuscripts
For additional information please contact:
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Vicente Nunez-Anton
Departamento de Econometria y Estadistica
Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales
Universidad del Pais Vasco
Avda. Lehendakari Aguirre, 83
E-48015 Bilbao, Spain
phone: +34 (94) 601-3749
fax: +34 (94) 601-3754
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
or
Eva Ferreira
Departamento de Econometria y Estadistica
Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales
Universidad del Pais Vasco
Avda. Lehendakari Aguirre, 83
E-48015 Bilbao, Spain
phone: +34 (94) 601-3739
fax: +34 (94) 601-3754
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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