Methodology and Statistics
International Conference, 16. - 18. September 1996
Hotel Bor and Castle Hrib, Preddvor, Slovenia
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Program and abstracts: DVI (121 K),
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The conference Methodology and Statistics is organized by
CMI - Center of Methodology and Informatics,
Institute of Social Sciences at
Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Ljubljana
and
Statistical Society of Slovenia
in cooperation with:
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
and
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia.
AIMS AND SCOPE
The annual meetings of methodologists and statisticians of the
former Yugoslavia were established in 1982 and were organized at Bled till
1991.
After 1991 the organizers of the meetings, methodologists and statisticians
at Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, continued to
organize these traditional meetings under the sponsorship of the Statistical
Society of Slovenia. The meeting is fully open to the international
scientific community.
A three days program consists of sections devoted to several topics. As
usually the conference proceedings are planned to be published in the
series 'Metodolo{ki zvezki', where the proceedings of previous meetings
appeared. All published papers are regularly abstracted in the ISI's STMA.
INVITED SPEAKERS
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Lynne BILLARD, University of Georgia, USA:
Inference for Exponential Time Series.
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Edwin DIDAY, INRIA, France:
Data Analysis of Probabilistic Objects in the Framework
of Symbolic Data Analysis.
-
Gerhard H. FISCHER, University of Vienna, Austria:
Structural Rasch Models with Special Reference to
Repeated Measurement Designs.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers from the following areas of statistics and methodology would be appreciated:
- Data Collection Techniques
- Sampling Techniques
- Research Design
- Measurement
- Mathematical Statistics
- Data Analysis Techniques
- Modelling and Simulation
Those persons wishing to present a paper are requested to complete the
registration form attached to this invitation and send it together with
an abstract of approximately two pages to the conference address given
below not later than 1 August 1996. The abstract must include the title,
the name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s).
If possible, please classify your presentation under one of the topics
given above.
Decision on acceptance will be made by 15 August 1996. In order to
stimulate the presentation of the most recent results, papers need not
be sent before the conference. But we ask you to bring your paper to the
conference.
LOCATION
the Conference will take place in the lecture halls of the Hotel Bor
and Castle Hrib in
Preddvor
Hotel Bor
Hrib 4a
4205 Preddvor, Slovenia
tel.: +386 64 45 080
LANGUAGE
The official languages of the conference are English and Slovene.
REGISTRATION FEES
Registration fee is 80 DEM. For the participants presenting a paper there
is no registration fee. At their arrival the participants will get a
booklet of abstracts and the detailed program. The Conference proceedings
will be published after the finished reviewing process and sent to all
the participants after the Conference.
During the Conference there will
be a welcome reception given by the director of the
Central Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia,
Mr. Toma` Banovec.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel accommodation must be arranged by participants themselves.
The organizer has already made a reservation for several rooms in the
Hotel Bor and Castle Hrib. You can make your own reservations by
phone +386 64 45-080
or fax
+386 64 45-370
(Mrs. Marjeta Bren), by mentioning them
that you are a participant of the statistical conference.
Full pension per person is from 55 DEM on.
TRANSPORTATION
Preddvor is accessible by air, train, bus, car.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Anu{ka Ferligoj; Valentina Hlebec, Anton Kramberger, and Andrej Mrvar.
CONFERENCE ADDRESS
for correspondence and registration:
Prof. dr. Anu{ka Ferligoj
Faculty of Social Sciences
P.O. Box 2547
1101 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
e-mail:
anuska.ferligoj@uni-lj.si
tel: +386 61 1681-461
fax: +386 61 1683-421
Registration Form