Conference http://mox.polimi.it/sco2013/
BarCamp
http://mox.polimi.it/barcamp_sco2013/
Competition http://mox.polimi.it/barcamp_sco2013/
Below is the advert for the Competition,
addressed to young statisticians.
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]. 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
-- 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