SRCOS/ASA Summer Research Conference in Statistics, Wiliamsburg, Virginia, June 2000

南方地区统计委员会(SRCOS)和美国统计协会(ASA)将于2000年6月在弗吉尼亚州威廉斯堡组织一次夏季统计研究会议(SRCS)。会议的目的是聚集资深研究人员、青年研究人员和高级博士生，在轻松和非正式的环境下，专注于统计学当前的几个研究领域，并讨论统计教育和培训中的一些当前和未来的问题。这次会议的规模很小，大约有50-60人参加，主要来自SRCOS地区的14个州。此大小允许参与者在3天半的时间内进行最大互动。标准会议包括一小时的特邀演讲，要求所有发言者在演讲开始时提供详细的背景和回顾，引出当前的结果、问题和关于其主题的问题。这一格式为有兴趣开始研究新领域的参与者，特别是年轻研究人员提供了一个进入研究主题的切入点。2000年的统计专题报告是一个特别会议，重点是以著名统计学家斯图尔特·亨特教授的名字命名的“工业统计”主题。高级博士生和年轻研究人员的海报会议也反映了这一主题。在第一天，亨特博士和其他四到五名知名研究人员将参加一个长达四个小时的特别会议，并将其定为“斯图·亨特日”。特别强调为博士生和年轻研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，在整个会议期间认识这些资深研究人员，并与他们互动。否则，学生们很可能不会有这样的机会。美国国家科学基金会正在资助8名博士生参加。

AbstractPadgett, DMS-9987821The Southern Regional Council on Statistics (SRCOS) and the American Statistical Association (ASA) are organizing a summer Research Conference in Statistics (SRCS) in June 2000 in Williamsburg, Virginia. The objectives of the conference are to bring together senior researchers, young researchers, and advanced doctoral students to focus on several current research areas in Statistics, as well as to discuss some current and future issues in statistical education and training, in a relaxed and informal setting. The conference is intended to be small, with approximately 50-60 participants mostly from the fourteen-state SRCOS region. This size allows for maximum participant interactions for the 3 1/2 days duration. Standard sessions consist of invited one hour talks with all speakers urged to give detailed background and review at the beginning of the talks, leading up to current results, problems, and issues on their topics. This format provides an entry point into the research topic for participants interested in beginning to investigate new areas, especially young researchers.The SRCS in year 2000 is a special conference with the emphasis on topics in "Industrial Statistics" in honor of the well-known statistician, Professor Stuart Hunter. A poster session by advanced doctoral students and young researchers also reflect this theme. A special four-hour session on day one will feature Dr. Hunter and four to five other well-known researchers and is designated as "Stu Hunter Day." The special emphasis provides the doctoral students and young researchers with a unique opportunity to become acquainted with, and interact with these senior researchers over the entire conference. The students would most likely not have such an opportunity otherwise. and the NSF is funding support for eight doctoral students to participate.