Group Travel Award to the 6th Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics to be held in Ibiza, Spain on June 6-10, 1998

PI：James O.Berger提案编号：DMS 9714876项目：第六届巴伦西亚贝叶斯统计国际会议团体旅行奖摘要：第六届巴伦西亚贝叶斯统计国际会议将于1998年5月30日至6月4日在西班牙拉斯富恩特斯举行。这一系列国际巴伦西亚会议长期以来一直是介绍和传播关于贝叶斯统计方法及其应用的研究的主要场所。近年来，贝叶斯统计方法经历了惊人的增长，这在很大程度上是由于它能够解决科学、工程和一般社会中的困难应用统计问题。这项团体旅行奖励是为了资助来自美国的参赛者的费用。参加这次会议对研究人员，特别是新的研究人员来说至关重要，因为该领域的发展速度和广度使监测该领域变得越来越困难。通过参加会议，研究人员将能够获得最新的贝叶斯技术，并将有足够的机会获得对他们自己工作的反馈。助学金的很大一部分将用于研究生、新研究人员和代表性不足群体的成员的费用。此外，还将为学生和新的研究人员设立特别活动，部分原因是为了启动国际互动和合作。

PI: James O. Berger Proposal Number: DMS 9714876 Project: Group Travel Award to the 6th Valencia International Meeting on Bayesian Statistics Abstract: The Sixth International Valencia Meeting on Bayesian Statistics will be held from May 30 - June 4, 1998, in Las Fuentes, Spain. This series of international Valencia meetings has long been the major venue for presentation and dissemination of research on Bayesian statistical methodology and its applications. The Bayesian approach to statistics has experienced astonishing growth in recent years, driven in large part by its ability to solve difficult applied statistical problems in science, engineering, and society in general. This group travel award is in support of expenses of participants from the United States. Participation in this meeting is crucial for researchers, especially new researchers, as the pace and breadth of developments in the area is making it increasingly difficult to monitor the field. By attending the meeting, researchers will be able to acquire the latest Bayesian techniques, and will have ample opportunity to obtain feedback on their own work. A large portion of the grant will go towards expenses of graduate students, new researchers, and members of underrepresented groups. In addition, special activities for students and new researchers will be instituted, in part to initiate international interactions and collaborations.