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	MITCHELL PRIZE 2000: ANNOUNCEMENT AND SOLICITATION

 	  http://www.stat.duke.edu/sites/mitchell.html

The Mitchell Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding paper that 
describes how a Bayesian analysis has solved an important applied problem. 
The 2000 Prize includes an award of $1000 and a commemorative plaque, and 
will be announced and presented at the ISBA 2000 meeting in Crete 
(May 28-June 1 2000).

The Mitchell Prize is named for Toby J. Mitchell and was established by
his friends and colleagues following his death from leukemia in 1993.
Toby was a Senior Research Staff Member at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory throughout his career, will leaves of absence spent at the
University of Wisconsin and at the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences. Toby won the Snedecor Award in 1978 (with co-author
Bruce Turnbull), made incisive contributions to statistics, especially
in biometry and engineering applications, and was a marvelous
collaborator and an especially thoughtful scientist. Toby was a
dedicated Bayesian, hence the focus of the prize.

This is the fourth Mitchell Prize, the first three having been awarded
in 1994, 1997 and 1999. Since 1999 the Prize is awarded annually under
the cosponsorship of the ASA Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
(SBSS), the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), and the
Mitchell Prize Founders' Committee. The awarding of the Mitchell Prize
is governed by the Mitchell Prize charter, established in 1999 (and
available at the Mitchell Prize web site, noted above).  Under this
charter, the sponsors annually establish a selection committee; the
2000 Prize selection committee members are Gary Koop, Henry Wynn and
Mike West (chair).

To be eligible for the 2000 Prize, a paper will either have appeared in
a refereed journal or refereed conference proceedings since January 1
1998, or be scheduled for future publication in a refereed outlet.
Candidate papers will be accepted from nominators and from authors. In
reviewing submissions, emphasis will be placed on evidence that the
application has truly benefited from a Bayesian analysis respecting the
individual character of the problem at hand.  There is no restriction
as to approach taken, except that it be Bayesian in some sense, and
that it carefully and appropriately justifies models, priors and
methodologies adopted. To be considered for this year's Prize, please 
submit the following: 

 * FOUR reprints or copies of the manuscript 
 * A cover letter, with two copies, containing the following elements: 
      -- A brief statement of the impact of the work 
      -- Contact information for the authors and nominator
	 (if not an author) 
      -- Full email and postal addresses, plus telephone numbers, for 
	 TWO individuals who can be contacted for an evaluation of
         the importance of the work in the applied field. The named
         individuals should be experts in the applied field in question, 
         but must not be either statisticians or coauthors/collaborators 
         of those named on the submission.

 Submissions should be mailed to

	Mike West, Mitchell Prize Selection Committee Chair 
	Institute of Statistics & Decision Sciences 
	Duke University
        Durham, NC 27708-0251
	USA

Entries must be received at this address by JANUARY 31st 2000 in order 
to receive consideration. 

Visit the web site listed above to learn more about the Mitchell Prize 
and the sponsoring organizations.

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Gary Koop
Department of Economics
University of Edinburgh
50 George Square
Edinburgh, EH8 9JY
Phone: (0131) 650-8359
Fax: (0131) 650-4514
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http://www.ed.ac.uk/~gkoop


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