Travel Support for the 8th Valencia/ISBA World Meeting on Bayesian Statistics

巴伦西亚/ISBA第八届世界贝叶斯统计会议由巴伦西亚大学和国际贝叶斯分析学会(ISBA)联合举办。瓦伦西亚/ISBA 2006将于2006年6月1日至6月6日在西班牙贝尼多姆举行。巴伦西亚大学在贝叶斯统计方面有着深厚的传统，以前曾组织过七次国际会议。国际贝叶斯分析学会成立于1992年，旨在促进贝叶斯统计理论和方法的发展和应用。这两个实体的合作确保了会议办得很好，具有很强的知识含量和来自世界各地的良好出席率。“巴伦西亚”会议是世界上最著名的贝叶斯会议；预计出席人数将超过500人。以前的会议有来自大约50个不同国家的与会者参加，创造了一个真正的国际会议。这笔资金专门用于资助来自美国机构的初级统计调查人员的旅费，即攻读统计学博士学位或与之密切相关领域的人员，或在会议前五年内获得此类学位的人员。这类研究人员所做的研究往往是最新颖、最有趣、最重要的国际传播研究之一。然而，他们往往缺乏参加这样一次会议所需的旅行资金，因为他们还没有建立足够的基础来为他们的工作吸引外部旅行和其他资金。统计学家在跨学科研究中发挥着越来越不可或缺的作用，作为整个科学事业的重要团队成员做出了贡献。可以交流新思想的学术会议对统计科学的发展至关重要。国际会议尤其有益，因为它们允许与会者接触到他们平时可能不会遇到的想法和同事。初级统计研究人员参加这种会议的好处尤其重要；这些会议提供了一个特殊、独特的环境，使之能够与国际知名的研究人员建立联系，促进国际合作，并帮助招募优秀的研究生在美国完成学业。巴伦西亚/ISBA第八次世界贝叶斯统计会议是世界上最著名的贝叶斯会议。这笔资金专门用于支持美国机构的初级统计调查人员参加这次会议的旅费。

AbstractThe Valencia/ISBA Eighth World Meeting on Bayesian Statistics is jointly organized by the Universitat de Valencia and The International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). Valencia/ISBA 2006 will be held in Benidorm, Spain, from June 1 to June 6, 2006. The University of Valencia has a strong tradition in Bayesian statistics, and has organized seven previous international meetings. The International Society for Bayesian Analysis was established in 1992 to promote the development and application of Bayesian statistical theory and methods. The co-operation of these two entities ensures a well-run meeting with strong intellectual content and good attendance from around the world.The ``Valencia" meetings are the pre-eminent Bayesian gatherings in the world; attendance is predicted at over 500 participants. Previous meetings have been attended by participants from approximately 50 different countries, creating a truly international conference. This funding is exclusively to provide support to assist with travel expenses for junior statistical investigators from US institutions,i.e., persons pursuing a PhD in statistics or a closely related field, or who have received such a degree within the five years preceding the conference. Such investigators are often doing research that is among the most novel, interesting, and important for international dissemination. Yet, often they lack the travel funds necessary to attend such a conference because they have not yet established themselves sufficiently to attract external travel and other funding for their work.Statisticians are playing an increasingly indispensable role in interdisciplinary research, contributing as vital team members to the entire scientific enterprise. Scholarly conferences where new ideas can be exchanged are vital for statistical science to move forward. International meetings are particularly beneficial since they permit exposure to ideas and colleagues attendees might not ordinarily encounter in their usual worlds. The benefit for attendance at such meetings by junior statistical researchers is particularly important; these meetings provide a special, unique environment to enable connection with internationally-regarded researchers, to foster international collaborations, and to assist in the recruitment of outstanding graduate students to complete their studies in the U.S. The Valencia/ISBA Eighth World Meeting on Bayesian Statistics is the pre-eminent Bayesian meeting in the world. This funding is exclusively to provide support to assist with travel expenses for junior statistical investigators from US institutions to attend this meeting.