Affiliates Update: September 2005

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NISS Affiliates Program

NISS/SAMSI University Affiliates Program

Update: September 2005

1. NEW AFFILIATES. We welcome to the program:

Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies (representative: Debasis Mitra)
Purdue University, Department of Statistics (representative: Mary Ellen Bock)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Biostatistics (representative: Chris Gennings)

2. UPCOMING AFFILIATES EVENTS

NISS/SAMSI Workshop on Collaborations in the Mathematical Geosciences (10/6-7/05, Research Triangle Park, NC).
Details are available at http://www.niss.org/cmg200510/cmg200510-index.html.
NISS is honored to co-sponsor "Complex Datasets and Inverse Problems: Tomography, Networks, and Beyond: A Conference in Memory of Yehuda Vardi" at Rutgers University on October 21-22, 2005.
Details are available at http://www.stat.rutgers.edu/vardiconf/.
Workshop: Overarching Issues in Risk Assessment (10/27-29/05, Ames, IA; hosted and co-sponsored by Iowa State University).
Details are available at http://www.niss.org/affiliates/riskanalysis200510/riskanalysis200510-home.html.
SAMSI FMSE Credit Risk Workshop (October 31-November 2, 2005, RTP).
Details are available at http://www.samsi.info/workshops/2005fmse-cr-workshop200510.shtml.
SAMSI LVSS Transition Workshop (November 10-11, 2005, RTP).
Details are available at http://www.samsi.info/workshops/2004socsci-workshop200511.shtml.
Workshop: Statistical Disclosure Limitation for Geospatial Data (Fall 2005, NISS)

Affiliates reimbursement accounts may used to attend all of these events.

3. 2006 AFFILIATES EVENTS

SAMSI Astrostatistics (ASTRO) Kickoff Workshop (1/22-25/06, RTP).
Details are available at http://www.samsi.info/workshops/2005astro-workshop200601.shtml.
SAMSI FMSE Transition Workshop (2/26-28/06, RTP)
Affiliates Annual Meeting (March, 2006: location and dates TBD)
Workshop on Survey Costs (Washington, April 18-19, 2006). Details TBA.
SAMSI NDHS Transition Workshop (5/15-16/06, RTP)
SAMSI ASTRO Transition Workshop (6/11-14/06, Penn State)

4. SAMSI 2006-07 PROGRAMS. SAMSI will conduct programs in 2006-07 on

High Dimensional Inference and Random Matrices (Fall 2006)
Development, Assessment and Utilization of Complex Computer Models (Full year program, with multiple subprograms)

Watch the SAMSI web site (http://www.samsi.info and especially http://www.samsi.info/opportunities/fellows.shtml) for details as well as information on multiple opportunities to participate.

5. AJL REMINDER. Send material for the Affiliates Job Listings to Katherine Kantner (kak@niss.org). The AJL is located on the NISS web site at http://www.niss.org/affiliates/ajls.html

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