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In addition to the main programme (http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=3191 ) at the RSS 2010 International Conference in Brighton this September there will be a full programme of pre-conference courses and workshops on Monday 13 September. Leading presenters including George Casella and Tony O'Hagan will deliver material on a range of topics designed to assist statisticians and users of statistics at various stages of their careers. Course A: Principles of statistical design Presented by George Casella (University of Florida) This course covers the principles and practice of statistical design, paying attention to the setup and implementation of an experiment, and the underlying theory that allows valid inferences. More details here: http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=3192 Course B: Emulators for Computer Simulation Models Presented by Tony O'Hagan, Peter Challenor and other members of the MUCM Project (University of Sheffield) The course will provide an introduction to the use of emulators to make inference about the behaviour of complex computer simulation models based on a limited number of model runs. More details here: http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=3193 Workshop: How to make the most of RSS Conference Organised by the RSS Young Statisticians Section for all statisticians at any stage in their career. The day will include presentations on a young statistician's experience of the RSS conference, how to get the most from the conference poster session and how to market yourself at conference. Examples of well-received presentations and prize winning poster presentations will be given. More details here: http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=3196 Workshop A: Management by Fact Presented by Roland Caulcutt and Tony Brown This afternoon workshop will consider how management decisions can be badly influenced by poor understanding of random variation and how managers can be helped to make better decisions. Attendees will broaden their understanding of how decisions may or may not be supported by the data on which they are supposedly based. More details here: http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=3194 Workshop B: Evidence-based policy making Details and presenters to be confirmed for this afternoon workshop. You can register online for any of the courses or workshops: www.rss.org.uk/EventRegistration/EventRegistration.aspx You do not need to be participating in the main conference in order to attend one of the pre-conference events. Paul Gentry Theme Manager, Meetings & Conferences Royal Statistical Society Direct Tel. (020) 7614 3918 Fax. (020) 7614 3905 Register online for RSS 2010 Conference: www.rss.org.uk/rss2010 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.