1. UPCOMING EVENT. NISS has agreed to co-sponsor The ISI International Conference on Environmental Statistics and Health, to be held July 16-18, 2003 at the Palacio de Congresos in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Consequently, Affiliates Reimbursement Accounts may be used to defray expenses of attending this conference. Additional information is available at

http://isi-eh.usc.es/

2 . APDF. Reminder!!! Initial proposals to the Affiliates Proposal Development Fund are due July 1, 2003. Details are on the Affiliates Web site, at

http://www.niss.org/affiliates/apdf/apdf.html

3 . AFFILIATES SURVEY. We are currently conducting an informal survey to gauge Affiliate interest in and reaction to suggestions proposed at the March 7 Planning Meeting. The survey is on the Affiliates Web site, at

http://www.niss.org/affiliates/survey2003/survey2003.html

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FILL IT OUT.

4. SAMSI PROGRAM ON DATA MINING AND MACHINE LEARNING. Registration is now open for the Kickoff Workshop and Tutorials, which will be held on September 6-9. For more information and to register, go to the SAMSI Web site:

http://www.samsi.info/200304/dmml/dmml-workshop200309.html

Affiliates Reimbursement Accounts may be used to defray expenses of attending.

5. AFFILIATES JOB LISTINGS remain at

http://www.niss.org/affiliates/ajls.html

AJL listings can be sent at any time to Katherine Kantner (kak@niss.org).

6. INFORMATION ITEM. For those who may not have heard, there is proposed legislation in the Congress that would elevate EPA to a Cabinet Department of Environmental Protection, and would also establish a Bureau of Environmental Statistics. For details, see

http://www.house.gov/ose/Press/Press_Releases/2003/May/15may03__EPA_Elevation.htm

7 . NISS JSM EVENTS

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