*The 21^ST AUSTRALIAN STATISTICAL CONFERENCE AND 8^th AUSTRALIAN 
CONFERENCE ON TEACHING STATISTICS*

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS deadline 16 March 2012*

*BACKGROUND*

In July 2012, Adelaide will host two major statistical events. The 21^st 
Australian Statistical Conference (ASC 2012) will be held July 9-12 and 
the 8^th Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics (OZCOTS 2012) will 
be held July 12-13, both at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

ASC 2012 is concerned with all aspects of statistical theory, 
methodology and applications and will include an outstanding program of 
invited talks featuring keynote addresses by:

·Professor Anthony Davison, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

·Professor Christl Donnelly, Imperial College London

·Professor Peter Donnelly, Oxford University

·Professor Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, University of California, Berkeley

·Professor John Storey, Princeton University

·Professor Roderick Little, U.S. Bureau of Census

The OZCOTS 2012 theme is /Statistics education for greater statistics/ 
covering all aspects statistical education. OZCOTS 2012 will include a 
program of contributed papers and forum discussions as well as keynote 
addresses by:

·Professor Kaye Basford, University of Queensland

·Professor Jessica Utts, University of California, Irvine

Abstracts for contributed presentations at ASC 2012 and OZCOTS 2012 are 
now invited. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and to seeing 
you in Adelaide in 2012.

Paul Sutcliffe

Conference Chair ASC 2012

Helen MacGillivray

Brian Phillips

Conference Chairs OZCOTS 2012**

*ASC 2012*

Contributions relevant to all areas of statistical theory, methodology 
and applications are welcome. Proposals now are invited for:**

·Oral presentations, 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions;

·Posters, maximum size vertical 100cm (39 inches) x horizontal 120cm (47 
inches).

Abstracts for ASC 2012 must be submitted online at 
http://www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/asc2012/abstracts.html

by *_16 March 2012_*. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Program 
Committee and authors notified of the outcome no later than 20 April 
2012. Authors of accepted abstracts for both oral presentations and 
posters must register for the conference by 30 April 2012 in order for 
their presentation to be scheduled in the final program. Accepted 
abstracts will be published in the conference handbook. Please note that 
detailed instructions for the format and submission of abstracts are 
available at http://www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/asc2012/abstracts.html.

*OZCOTS 2012*__

Contributed papers relevant to any area of statistical education are 
welcome. Accepted papers will be published in the online Conference 
Proceedings with an oral presentation of length 15 minutes plus 5 
minutes for discussion to be given at the conference. All abstracts will 
be reviewed by the OZCOTS editors and authors notified of the outcome 
within a week of receipt of abstracts. Authors can also elect to have 
their paper refereed. Papers accepted as meeting refereed standards will 
be designated as such in the Proceedings.

Abstracts for OZCOTS 2012 must be submitted online at

http://www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/asc2012/ozcots_abstracts.html

Abstracts from authors wishing to have their papers refereed must be 
received by 31 January 2012, and papers to be refereed must be submitted 
by 29 February 2012. Authors will receive referee reports by 30 April, 
2012. Abstracts from authors not wishing to have their papers refereed 
must be received by 29 February 2012. Final versions of all papers must 
be received by 31 May 2012. Authors of accepted papers must register for 
the conference by 31 May 2012 in order for their presentation to be 
scheduled in the final program and their paper to appear in the proceedings.

Please note that detailed instructions for the format and submission of 
abstracts are available at 
http://www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/asc2012/ozcots_abstracts.html.__

*NOTE TO AUTHORS*

As a commitment to attend and support the conference, presenters of 
accepted submissions are required to register for the full-time program 
or the day of their presentation. All costs of attending the conference, 
including the registration fee, are the responsibility of the presenter.

*SUMMARY OF KEY DATES*

**

	

*ASC 2012*

	

*OZCOTS 2012*

*Submission of Abstracts*

	

*16 March 2012*

	

*31 January 2012 29 February 2012*

*Submission of Refereed Papers (OZCOTS only)*

	

**

	

*29 February 2012*

*Submission of Final Papers (OZCOTS only)*

	

**

	

*31 May 2012*

*Notification of Acceptance of abstracts*

	

*20 April 2012*

	

*within one week of receipt*

*Presenter Registration*

	

*30 April 2012*

	

*31 May 2012*

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*CONFERENCE ORGANISERS *

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South Australia 5063

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Fax:+61 8 8274 6000

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Centre of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in
Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes
Discipline of Medicine
The University of Adelaide

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