2013 International Conference on Statistics, Science, and Society: New Challenges and Opportunities

“统计、科学和社会：新的挑战和机遇”是一个为期四天的国际会议，将作为国际印度统计协会(IISA)的正式会议。这次会议于2013年1月2日至5日在印度金奈举行，为国际统计界提供了一个独特的机会来讨论新的研究领域和交流思想。会议将包括为从事概率与统计领域工作的学生和年轻研究人员提供强有力的指导。SSSNCO会议的主题是统计科学对社会的影响，会议将讨论统计人员在以数据为中心的世界中面临的新挑战和新机遇。会议旨在为主要专家和青年研究人员提供一个论坛，讨论统计理论和应用的最新进展，从而为各个领域的统计推断提供新的方向。会议将有一系列出色的全体会议、受邀演讲和投稿演讲以及海报会议，涵盖当前统计相关性和研究活动的各种主题。这些包括但不限于贝叶斯计算、生物信息学、生物医学应用、临床试验、数据挖掘、多重比较、非参数方法、可靠性、随机建模、生存分析和时间序列。此外，还将举行小组讨论和学生论文竞赛，为初级教师、研究生和本科生提供一个机会，不仅展示他们的研究工作，而且还可以从一些专门讨论统计教育和资助机会的特别会议中受益，所有这些都应该导致与会者加快和加强研究。2013年SSSNCO会议的主要目标是聚集来自世界各地的知名和新兴的年轻研究人员，他们积极从事统计学的理论和方法研究及其在各个相关领域的应用。会议计划举办以研究和教育为重点的研讨会，重点是指导学生和年轻研究人员。将大力强调教育和研究中的指导内容。这些目标将通过与来自国际机构的同行和高级专业人员的互动，对概率和统计领域的研究人员和教育工作者，特别是下一代专业人员产生强大的影响。这笔资金将用于为参加会议的美国学术机构的学生和初级研究人员提供部分旅行支持。在选择获奖者时，将特别考虑女性和少数族裔学生。获得支持的与会者将被要求通过展示海报或演讲以及参加研讨会和小组讨论的方式积极参加会议。会议网页：http://www.iisaconference.info/

"Statistics, Science, and Society: New Challenges and Opportunities (SSSNCO)" is a four day international conference which will serve as the official meeting of the International Indian Statistical Association (IISA). Held January 2-5, 2013 in Chennai, India, this conference provides the international statistical community a unique opportunity to discuss new areas of research and exchange ideas. The conference will include a strong mentoring component for students and young researchers working in areas in Probability and Statistics. The SSSNCO conference theme is very aptly titled the Impact of Statistical Science on Society, and the conference will feature a discussion of new challenges and opportunities for statisticians in a data-centric world. The conference aims to provide a forum for leading experts and young researchers to discuss recent progress in statistical theory and applications, thereby providing new directions for statistical inference in various fields. The conference will have an excellent slate of plenary, invited and contributed talks, and poster sessions, covering a wide variety of topics of current statistical relevance and research activity. These include, but are not limited to, Bayesian Computing, Bioinformatics, Biomedical applications, Clinical Trials, Data Mining, Multiple Comparisons, Nonparametric methods, Reliability, Stochastic Modeling, Survival Analysis, and Time Series. In addition, panel discussions and student paper competitions will be held, providing an opportunity for junior faculty, graduate and undergraduate students not only to showcase their research work but also to benefit from some special sessions devoted to statistics education and funding opportunities, all of which should lead to acceleration and enhancement of research for participants.The main objective of the 2013 SSSNCO conference is to bring together both well established and emerging young researchers from around the world who are actively pursuing theoretical and methodological research in statistics and their applications in various related fields. Workshops, focusing on research and education, with a strong focus on mentoring students and young researchers, have been planned at the conference. The mentoring component in education and research will be strongly emphasized. These goals will have a strong impact on researchers and educators in probability and statistics, especially the next generation of professionals by interaction with peers and senior professionals from international institutions. The funds will be used to provide partial travel support for students and junior researchers from US academic institutions to attend the conference. While selecting recipients, special consideration will be given to women and minority students. Participants receiving support will be required to actively take part in the conference by presenting a poster or a talk, as well as attending the workshops and the panel discussions.Conference web page:http://www.iisaconference.info/