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The following conference is to be held on May 19th 2010 (not May 9th as announced in a previous message) at the Open University, Milton Keynes. STATISTICAL METHODS FOR OUTBREAK DETECTION This conference will focus on statistical methods for prospective surveillance of outbreaks of infectious diseases and their early detection and control. The conference will feature a broad range of invited talks from statisticians and epidemiologists, from the UK and elsewhere in Europe, working on epidemic surveillance and outbreak detection, including syndromic surveillance, laboratory-based surveillance, surveillance of specific infections such as influenza, and surveillance of mortality attributable to infections. We invite contributed poster presentations on the conference theme. The conference fee of 30 pounds covers registration, lunch and refreshments on the day. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the NIHR. Full details of the draft programme and conference arrangements, as well as the registration form and other relevant information, may be obtained from the conference website at http://statistics.open.ac.uk/smod. If you require additional information please email [log in to unmask] The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.