To AllStat members
(apologies for cross posting)

Please find below the first announcement of Valencia 8.
This information is also at the conference web site,
www.uv.es/valenciameeting
and will be periodically updated.
Major updated will be announced through this list.

All the best,

Jose M. Bernardo


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Valencia / ISBA Eighth World Meeting on Bayesian Statistics
Benidorm (Alicante, Spain),  June 1st - 7th, 2006
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www.uv.es/valenciameeting

Co-sponsored by the University of Valencia and the International
Society for Bayesian Analysis,
the 8th Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics and the
2006 World Meeting of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis
will be jointly held in Benidorm (Alicante, Spain) from Friday June 2nd
to Tuesday June 6th, both inclusive.

Programme Committee
   Susie Bayarri (Universitat de València, Spain) [log in to unmask]
   James O. Berger  (Duke University, USA) [log in to unmask]
   José M. Bernardo (Universitat de València, Spain) 
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   A. Philip Dawid  (University College London, UK) [log in to unmask]
   David Heckerman  (Microsoft Research, USA) [log in to unmask]
   Adrian F. M. Smith (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) 
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   Mike West  (Duke University, USA) [log in to unmask]

Local Organizer
José M. Bernardo (Universitat de València, Spain) [log in to unmask]

Venue
Delegates are expected to arrive on the evening of Thursday June 1st
(the opening lecture will be early in the morning of June 2nd) and
depart on the morning of Wednesday, June 7th (the gala dinner will be
on the evening of June 6th).
As in previous occasions, this will be a residential conference in a
coastal resort. On this occasion the venue is Gran Hotel Bali,
a four star hotel with an appropriate purpose built large auditorium, 
built in the south end of Benidorm (50 km north from Alicante and 140 
km south
from Valencia).
The closest airport is Alicante (ALC),  well connected to Madrid,
Barcelona and many European cities, by both conventional and low-cost
airlines.
Given the timing of the conference early flight bookings are strongly
recommended.



Scientific Programme
The scientific programme will include
(i) a set of 20 plenary thirty minute talks, followed by a discussion
initiated by an invited discussant, which is being organized by the
Valencia meeting scientific  committee  and will take place in the
mornings,
(ii) a set plenary invited talks organized by ISBA will take place in
the afternoons, and
(iii) a set of plenary poster sessions which will take place in the
evenings.
The language of the conference will be English.

Tutorials
The Conference will be preceded by a one-day set of tutorials, intended
to provide a short review of the main ideas in Bayesian Statistics.
The tutorials will be delivered by members of the programme committee
and will take place through Thursday June 1st. Those planning to attend
the tutorials should arrive to the conference venue on the evening
Wednesday, May 31st.


Proceedings
Authors of both invited and contributed papers will be asked to submit
their final versions by May 1st, 2006 in a purpose built LateX style
which will be posted at the conference website. These proceedings will
be printed in pdf format in a CD-ROM, which will be distributed a t the
conference.
Post-conference publication plans will later be announced.
All contributed papers selected for the published proceedings will
automatically be considered for the the Lindley Prize, awarded for
innovative research in Bayesian statistics: see
http://www.bayesian.org/awards/LindleyPrize.html

Registration
The registration fee (which will include the farewell dinner) will be
225/100 Eur (about 290/130 US$) for delegates/accompanying persons.
The accommodation fee for the full period, (6 nights) with breakfast
and dinner (including beer or wine), but not lunch, will be 650/450 Eur
(about 840/580 US$) on single/double occupancy basis. The cost of the
use of the auditorium and that of the required electronic and internet
facilities has been distributed in fees quoted above. Registration 
forms will
eventually be posted at the conference website.

Grants
The organizing committee is submitting grant proposals for travel
support to junior researchers and colleagues from developing countries.
Applications forms for financial support will be posted at the
conference website.

Valencia Mailing List
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received this message.
If you have not, and you may be interested in attending Valencia 8, or 
if you just want to be included in the conference mailing list, please 
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information:

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Prof. Dr. Jose M. Bernardo
Dept. Estadistica, Fac Matematicas
46100-Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
Tel and Fax +34.96.3643560 (direct)
Tel +34.96.3643087, Fax +34.96.3643258 (office)
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