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Royal Statistical Society Leeds/Bradford Local Group - Medical Section - Young Statisticians Section Joint Event Tuesday 20th October 2009 Program ------- 10am: Tea / coffee 10.30am-12.30pm: Introduction to Multilevel and Latent Variable Modelling [Leeds University Worsley Building on Level 9, Room 9.62] This session (joint between the Young Statisticians Section and Leeds/Bradford Local Group) aims to introduce the audience to multilevel modelling and latent variable modelling through a series of examples relevant to medicine and health. The following speakers will lead the session. Myles Gould (School of Geography, University of Leeds) Wendy Harrison (Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds) Full abstracts and further details appear on our website: http://tinyurl.com/rss-lba 12.30pm-2pm Buffet lunch followed by tea / coffee 2pm-5pm: Topics in Multilevel Latent Variable Modelling [Leeds University Worsley Building on Level 8, Room X] This session (joint between the Medical Section and Leeds/Bradford Local Group) aims to explore topics in multilevel latent class analysis relevant to medicine and health. A refreshment break will be held between 3.30pm and 4pm. The following speakers will lead the session. Tim Croudace (Psychometrics Centre, University of Cambridge) Darren Dahly (Nutritional Epidemiology Group, University of Leeds) Nick Shryane (School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester) Full abstracts and further details appear on our website: http://tinyurl.com/rss-lba Registration and accommodation ------------------------------ Registration is not required and all are welcome to attend both morning and afternoon sessions. Directions to the venue are available on our website: http://tinyurl.com/rss-lba We will be going for a meal afterwards (6pm-8.30pm) at a local French restaurant - Sous le Nez (http://www.souslenez.com). The menu du soir (3 courses, including 1/2 bottle of wine) costs 22.95 GBP per person. If you would like to come to dinner with us, please email me by 12 noon on Tuesday 6th October so that I can book tables. For those wishing to stay over in Leeds, we recommend the ETAP HOTEL Leeds Centre [rooms from 36 GBP per night] (http://www.etaphotel.com/gb/hotel-6002-etap-hotel-etap-hotel-leeds-centre/index.shtml) or the Hotel Ibis Leeds Centre [rooms from 35 GBP per night] (http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3652-ibis-leeds-centre/index.shtml). Both hotels are conveniently located near to the City Centre, Station and University. We look forward to seeing you at the event. Kind regards, Paul =================================================================== Dr. Paul D. Baxter Secretary/Treasurer, RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group, Secretary, RSS Young Statisticians Section, Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. -------------------------------------------------------------------