Apologies for cross-posting ***************************************************** MBC2 – 2nd International Workshop on Model-Based Clustering and Classification Dipartimento di Economia e Impresa, Università di Catania Catania (Italy), September 3-5, 2014 The workshop aims at providing a focus on the state-of-the-art research in the field of model-based clustering and classification as well as a forum of scientific discussions and comparisons among young and senior researchers. Topics concern methodological, applied and computational issues in model-based clustering and classification. The workshop will take place in Catania (Italy) on September 3-5, 2014 with the support of the Italian Statistical Society and the Classification and Data Analysis Group (CLADAG). Scientific Committee Andrea Cerioli (Italy), Christian Hennig (UK), Salvatore Ingrassia (Italy), Tsung-I Lin (Taiwan), Geoffrey J. McLachlan (Australia), Paul D. McNicholas (Canada), Angela Montanari (Italy), Roberto Rocci (Italy), Jeroen K. Vermunt (Nederlands), Maurizio Vichi (Italy) The scientific program of the workshop is based on · 5 main lectures (40’+20’ discussion) · 7 three-talk sessions (3 x 20’ + 30’ discussion) · A poster session Preliminary information on the scientific program: http://mbc2.unict.it/program.shtml Important Dates · May 5, 2014: Submission of an abstract (max 2000 characters) and some background literature (max 3 papers or technical reports) for either paper or poster sessions. · June 8, 2014: Notification of the acceptance. · August 25, 2014: Submission of either the slides (for lectures and talks) or a short paper (for poster session, 4 pages), references concerning contributions to be presented in either paper or poster sessions. These documents will be available to the participants of the workshop. Registration fee The registration fee includes lunches, coffee breaks and workshop material. · Standard registration (until June 30, 2014): 150 euro. · Late registration (after June 30, 2014): 180 euro. The workshop will take place at Collegio d’Aragona (Via Ventimiglia 184, 95129 Catania, Italy). Contact: [log in to unmask] Website: http://mbc2.unict.it **************************************************** Salvatore Ingrassia, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics Department of Economics and Business University of Catania (Italy) Corso Italia, 55 - 95129 Catania, Italy Tel. +39 095 7537732 Fax +39 095 7537610 e-mail: [log in to unmask] web: www.economia.unict.it/ingrassia **************************************************** You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.