Eleventh and Twelfth New Researchers Conference in Statistics and Probability

描述(由申请人提供)：该提案描述了由数理统计研究所(IMS)主办的第十一届和第十二届统计与概率新研究人员会议的计划，该会议将由初级研究人员组织并为其举办。主要目标是为新研究人员之间的互动提供一个亟需的场所。与大型会议不同，这次会议将限制在85人参加。会议之后将进行讨论和休息，以促进互动。 第一次会议将于2008年7月29日至8月2日在科罗拉多大学博尔德分校举行。住宿、餐饮和会议设施将在校园内提供。联合统计会议将于2008年8月3日至7日下周在科罗拉多州丹佛市举行。第二次会议将于2009年7月28日至8月1日举行，紧接着8月2日至8月6日在华盛顿举行的联合统计会议之前。第二次会议的主办大学尚未从华盛顿及周边地区的众多机构中选出。两个拟议的会议都为与会者提供了出席这两个会议的便利机会。 参与者将是自2003年以来获得博士学位或预期在2008年之前获得学位的统计学家和概率学家。每位参赛者将提交一份演讲或海报。主题将包括从理论和方法到应用的统计研究的范围。将努力吸引生物统计学的研究人员。将有四个高级演讲者会议，其中将介绍新研究人员特别感兴趣的主题。会议期间的四个小组讨论将涉及期刊出版物、统计实验室的机会、研究生和本科生的指导以及资金问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposal describes plans for the Eleventh and Twelfth Meeting of the New Researchers in Statistics and Probability conference, sponsored by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), to be organized by and held for junior researchers. The primary objective is to provide a much needed venue for interaction among new researchers. In contrast with large meetings, this conference will be restricted to 85 participants. Sessions will be followed by discussions and breaks to facilitate interactions. The first conference will take place July 29 - August 2, 2008 on the campus of University of Colorado, Boulder. Housing, meals, and conference facilities will be provided on campus. The Joint Statistical Meetings will be held in Denver, Colorado the following week, August 3 - 7, 2008. The second confer-ence will take place on July 28 - August 1, 2009, immediately preceding the Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington DC, August 2 - August 6. The host university of the second conference is yet to be selected from the numerous institutions in Washington DC and surrounding areas. Both proposed conferences allow for an easy opportunity for participants to attend both conferences. Participants will be statisticians and probabilists whom have received their Ph.D. since 2003 or are expecting to receive their degree by 2008. Each participant will present a talk or poster. Topics will in- clude the gamut of statistical research from theory and methods to applications. Efforts will be made to attract researchers from Biostatistics. There will be four senior speaker sessions in which topics of par- ticular interest to new researchers will be presented. Four panel discussions during the conference will cover the topics of journal publications, opportunities in statistical laboratories, mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students, and funding.