COMMUNICATING COMPLEX STATISTICAL EVIDENCE:
A Conference sponsored by the Cambridge Statistics Initiative and the 
Winton Programme for the Public Understanding of Risk.

8th and 9th January 2009

Meeting Room 2, Centre for Mathematical Sciences,
Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB

THEME
Complex statistical models and reasoning can play a major role in 
informing both policy and individual decisions, but it is not 
necessarily straightforward to communicate what may be rather subtle 
statistical issues. This conference will bring together people 
interested in techniques to maximize the credibility and impact of 
statistical science in a range of important contexts, including health 
policy, climate change projections and impact, crime and the law, and 
epidemic control.

PROGRAMME
There will be a single strand with no parallel sessions, featuring 
invited and contributed papers. Contributed papers or posters on a topic 
relevant to the overall meeting theme are invited.

Speakers (alphabetically) will include:

Andrew Coburn        (Risk Management Solutions)
Sir David Cox        (Oxford)
Christl Donnelly     (Imperial College London)
Ian Evett            (Forensic Science Service)
Stephen Fienberg     (Carnegie-Mellon)
Chris Gilligan       (Plant Sciences, Cambridge)
Chris Hope           (Judge Business School, Cambridge)
Lawrence Sherman     (Criminology, Cambridge)
Simon Thompson       (MRC-BSU)

ACCOMMODATION
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation, 
although we shall make available a link to make your bookings using 
discounted University rates.

COST
A charge of 60 pounds for registration (45 for students and concessions) 
will apply, including a conference dinner on Thursday night.

REGISTRATION
Formal registration will be available in October 2008, but 
pre-registration is invited using the conference website 
(http://ccseconf.org/node/3) or by sending an email to 
[log in to unmask], stating that you are interested in attending 
and whether or not you wish to submit a paper or poster.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Philip Dawid and David Spiegelhalter

CONFERENCE SECRETARY
Arciris Garay-Arevalo

-- 
David Spiegelhalter
Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk
Statistical Laboratory
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge
CB3 0WB
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1223 337945
Fax: +44 (0)1223 337956


-- 
David Spiegelhalter
Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk
Statistical Laboratory
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge
CB3 0WB
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1223 337945
Fax: +44 (0)1223 337956