The 3rd Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting, BAYSM2016, endorsed by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), will take place in Florence, Italy (19-21 June 2016), as a satellite to the ISBA 2016 world meeting. 

BAYSM is dedicated to Ph.D. Students, M.S. Students, Post-Docs, Young and Junior Researchers working in the field of Bayesian statistics, providing an opportunity to connect with the Bayesian community at large. Senior discussants will be present at each session, providing participants with advise and comments to their work. Recognized figures of the Bayesian community will also participate as keynote and plenary speakers, making an altogether exciting program.

 Registration is now open (http://web.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/BAYSM2016/regandfees.html) and will be available with an early bird discount until April 15.

 The event will be hosted by the University of Florence (http://www.unifi.it/changelang-eng.html) and  the Sala dei Duecento of the Palazzo Vechio (http://museicivicifiorentini.comune.fi.it/en/palazzovecchio). It will include social events, providing the opportunity to get to know other junior Bayesians, while enjoying the beautiful city of Florence.

Plenary speakers:

• Fabrizia Mealli (University of Florence, Italy)
• Peter Müller (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
• Steven Scott (Senior Economic Analyst at Google)
• Marina Vannucci (Rice University,USA)

Keynote speaker:

• Alessandra Guglielmi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

Discussants:

• Daniela Cocchi (University of Bologna, Italy)
• Fabrizio Corradi and Emanuela Dreassi (University of Florence, Italy)
• Brunero Liseo (Univesità di Roma Sapienza, Italy)
• Antonio Pievatolo and Fabrizio Ruggeri (National Research Council, Italy)

While the meeting is organized for and by Junior Bayesians, attendance is open to anyone who may be interested. For more information, please visit the conference website:

http://web.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/BAYSM2016

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On behalf of the BAYSM board (http://baysm.org/board.php) and the BAYSM2016 organizing committee (http://web.mi.imati.cnr.it/conferences/BAYSM2016/committee),

Isadora Antoniano Villalobos

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