Methodology and Statistics

International Conference, 16. - 18. September 1996
Hotel Bor and Castle Hrib, Preddvor, Slovenia

obvestilo v sloven{~ini; Program and abstracts: DVI (121 K), PostScript (235 K).
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

CALL FOR PAPERS

Papers from the following areas of statistics and methodology would be appreciated:
  1. Data Collection Techniques
  2. Sampling Techniques
  3. Research Design
  4. Measurement
  5. Mathematical Statistics
  6. Data Analysis Techniques
  7. 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