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> From: Gary Koop <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> You just rejected my submission to the mailbase. Note that I am a member
> ([log in to unmask]) but I am on sabbatical and hence, am using a different
> account. Could you please put the attached message through for me? Thanks
> a lot. --- Gary Koop
> 
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> > > 
> > >         1999 MITCHELL PRIZE: ANNOUNCEMENT AND SOLICITATION
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The third Mitchell Prize will be awarded in 1999. The Prize will be
> > > announced and presented at the August 1999 Joint Statistical Meetings
> > > in Baltimore.  The Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding
> > > paper describing how a Bayesian analysis has solved an important
> > > applied problem. The 1999 Prize consists of an award of $1000 and a
> > > commemorative plaque.
> > > 
> > > The Mitchell Prize is named for Toby J. Mitchell and was established by
> > > his friends and colleagues following his death from leukemia in 1993.
> > > Toby was a Senior Research Staff Member at Oak Ridge National
> > > Laboratory throughout his career, will leaves of absence spent at the
> > > University of Wisconsin and at the National Institute of Environmental
> > > Health Sciences.  Toby won the Snedecor Award in 1978 (with co-author
> > > Bruce Turnbull), made incisive contributions to statistics, especially
> > > in biometry and engineering applications, and was a marvelous
> > > collaborator and an especially thoughtful scientist. Toby was a
> > > dedicated Bayesian, hence the focus of the prize.
> > > 
> > > This is the third Mitchell Prize, the first two having been awarded in
> > > 1994 and 1997. Beginning this year, the Prize will be awarded annually
> > > under the cosponsorship of the ASA Section on Bayesian Statistical
> > > Science (SBSS), the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA),
> > > and the Mitchell Prize Founders' Committee. The sponsors annually
> > > establish a selection committee; the 1999 Prize selection committee
> > > consists of Gary Koop, Max Morris (chair) and Mike West.
> > > 
> > > To be eligible for the 1999 Prize, a paper will either have appeared in
> > > a refereed journal or refereed conference proceedings since January 1 1997, 
> > > or be scheduled for future publication in a refereed outlet. 
> > > Candidate papers will be accepted from nominators and from authors. 
> > > In reviewing submissions, emphasis will be placed on evidence that the 
> > > application has truly benefited from a Bayesian analysis respecting the 
> > > individual character of the problem at hand.  There is no restriction 
> > > as to approach taken, except that it be Bayesian in some sense, and that 
> > > it carefully and appropriately justifies models, priors and methodologies 
> > > adopted. To be considered for this year's Mitchell Prize, please send four 
> > > reprints or copies of the manuscript along with a cover letter that includes: 
> > > a brief statement of the impact of the work, and contact information for
> > > the authors, nominator (if not an author), and two individuals who are
> > > not statisticians or coauthors and who can be contacted for an
> > > evaluation of the importance of the work in the applied field.
> > > Submissions should be mailed to
> > > 
> > >  Max Morris 
> > >  Department of Statistics 
> > >  Iowa State University 
> > >  Snedecor Hall 
> > >  Ames, IA  50011-1210
> > > 
> > > Entries must be received by May 15, 1999 in order to receive consideration.  
> > > For further information, phone 515-294-2775, FAX 515-294-4040, or 
> > > e-mail [log in to unmask]
> > > 
> > > To learn more about the sponsoring organizations SBSS and ISBA visit their 
> > > web sites at www.stat.duke.edu/sbss/sbss.html and www.bayesian.org/ 
> > > respectively.
> > > 
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> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Gary Koop -- [log in to unmask]
> College of Liberal Arts   University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, West Bank
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