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Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland: CASI-1999
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 <<<  2nd. Announcement and Call for Papers >>>

Updates:
.   Early registration recommended
.   See http://www.maths.may.ie/staff/churley/isa/casi99.html
.   Registration and Booking forms below
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The 19th Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland, CASI –1999,
will be held at the Dunadry Inn Hotel and Country Club, Dunadry,
near Templepatrick, Northern Ireland during May 26th-28, 1999.

As usual there will be four major sessions led by invited speakers.
Dr. Sheila Gore of the MRC-Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, will talk
on BSE and CJD, Professor David Balding of Reading University
will talk on Modelling Genes, Dr. John Fox of the Office of National
Statistics will talk on Official Statistics and Data, and Professor
Dennis Conniffe, ESRI Dublin, will introduce the General Statistics
session with - 'Statistical Inference: Likelihood & its Variants'

The organisers are seeking contributed papers (and/or posters) on
the main themes of the Conference – Agricultural Statistics, Medical
Statistics, Official Statistics and General Statistics (methodological
or applied). Detailed abstracts of contributed papers (1min/2 max
pages of A4) on the above or related topics should be forwarded to
the organisers below as soon as possible. The final deadline for
receipt of abstracts is Friday, March 26th.

Professor Gilbert MacKenzie
Centre for Medical Statistics
The MacKay Building
Keele University
Keele ST5 5BG
England
Email: [log in to unmask]

Or,

Mr. Michael Stevenson
Health & Social Care Research Unit
The Queen’s University of Belfast
Mulhouse Building
Grosvenor Road
Belfast BT12 6BJ
N. Ireland.
Email: [log in to unmask]

The conference has become the main forum in Ireland for
methodological development in Statistics and has gained a
reputation for its hospitality over the years. The Dunadry
Inn is a pleasant 4-star hostelry with its own leisure centre
set in 10 acres convenient to Aldergrove international airport
and 15 miles from Belfast City Centre.

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CASI-1999 Registration Form
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1.Name & Title:

2. Affiliation:

3. Contact Address:

4.Telephone Number:

5. Email:

6. Do you intend to present a paper?

   Theme Area:   1. Agricultural  2. Medical   3. Official   4. General

   Title :

   Abstract (1/2 A4 pages) enclosed?

7. Do you intend to present a Poster?

   Theme Area:   1. Agricultural  2. Medical   3. Official   4. General

   Title :

   Abstract (1/2 A4 pages) enclosed?

8. Do you have any special dietary preferences?

9. How will you be travelling to the Conference?

10: When do you intend to arrive at the Dunadry Hotel?

      Date .........   Approx time. ........

11: Are you a postgraduate research student?

     If yes: enclose a letter of confirmation from your supervisor.


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CASI-1999 Conference Accommodation Booking Form
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Package                                       Cost (£ sterling)

A. Conference with accommodation:

  1. Whole Conference  (non-sharing) £290
  2. Whole Conference  (sharing)        £240
  3. Student Rate* (sharing)                £220

B. 3-Day Rates – excluding accommodation

   4. 3 Days including coffee, lunches &
        conference dinner                          £150
   5. 3-Days including coffee & lunches  £130

C. 2-Day Rates – excluding accommodation

   6. Any 2 days including  coffee, lunches
       and Conference Dinner                         £110
   7. Any 2 days including coffee & lunches    £90

D. Single Day Rates – excluding accommodation

  8.   Wednesday (inc. coffee & lunch)         £50
  9.   Thursday (inc. coffee & lunch)             £60
  10. Friday (inc. coffee & lunch)                 £50

E. Additional Items

  11. Any additional Evening Meal                      £20
  12. Non-delegate partner sharing with
       A1.  above per night (including breakfast.)   £25
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 Grand Total =
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Send a crossed sterling cheque made out to ‘CASI-1999’ for the total
amount to the organisers.

*The organisers may offer bona-fide postgraduate students a rebate
  of up to but not exceeding £50 according to the  level of sponsorship
  received.

NB 1. Staying over the weekend? Rates are greatly reduced to £75.00
          per double room with breakfast (organise separately with the
          hotel but let the organisers know too)
          Tel: +44 1849 432474  Fax: +44 1849 433389 quoting CASI-1999

       2. The registration fee of £30.00 is built into the above prices.

       3. All rates include full conference materials.

       4. Are you arriving early - for example on the Tuesday night?
           Special B&B  rates apply : - £76.00 for a single and £96 for
           a double. Contact the hotel - but let the organisers know
too.

Best

Gilbert
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Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie
Director,
Centre for Medical Statistics
Keele University
Staffordshire ST5 5BG
England

Tel: (01782) 583651
Fax: (01782) 584268
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