SCo2013: Conferencehttp://mox.polimi.it/sco2013/ BarCamphttp://mox.polimi.it/barcamp_sco2013/ Competitionhttp://mox.polimi.it/barcamp_sco2013/ Below is the advert for the Competition, addressed to young statisticians. Please circulate it to PhD students, PostDocs and young researchers. / In honor of the 150th anniversary of Politecnico di Milano A Competition leading to a BarCamp TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT AND STATISTICS FOR THE FUTURE / We challenge young (< 33 years) statisticians to envision statistical models and methods that will have an impact on the development of technology in the next 25 years, before the 175-th anniversary of Politecnico di Milano. Competitors should submit an essay describing their views on statistics for technology of the future, a description of how they will present their work of science (slides, poster, movie, artifact, etc) and their cv to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Group submissions are welcome. Each group will need to nominate a coordinator and only the coordinator's cv has to be submitted. The authors of the 5 best proposals will be invited to participate to the SCo2013 conference where they will receive travel support (up to 500 euros), conference registration and lodging. In the case of a group selection, the financial support will be given to the group coordinator. The winners of the competition will be asked to lead the main stream of the BarCamp, within the SCo2013 meeting, sharing their ideas in progress and stimulating new perspectives on statistics and technology. All other competitors will be invited to present their proposals at the BarCamp. Competition deadline: March 31st, 2013 Notification of winners: April 30th, 2013 Best regards, Piercesare Secchi -- Piercesare Secchi MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 20133 Milano - Italy tel. +39 02 2399 4592 fax. +39 02 2399 4568 e.mail: [log in to unmask] -- Laura Maria Sangalli MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano - Italy tel: +39 02 2399 4554 fax: +39 02 2399 4568 email:[log in to unmask] url:http://mox.polimi.it/~sangalli You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.