New Zealand Statistical Association Newsletter 56
October 2002
Conference and Workshop Diary
http://www.statsci.org/conf/index.html
Details for planned conferences and workshops are given below. We’re heading for a busy December!
"Tuning into Statistical Thinking" - Courses in Basic Statistics
AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, NZ
October 21-23 and November 5-6, 2002
Leader: Dave Saville
Email: dave.saville@agresearch.co.nz
SEEM4 - Fourth Conference On Statistics In Ecology And Environmental Monitoring
CASM, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
9-13 December, 2002
Invited Speakers: Hal Caswell, Jean-Dominique Lebreton, Byron Morgan
Early Registration Date: 31 October, 2002
Web: http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/SEEM4/
Email: igoodwin@maths.otago.ac.nz
Satellite Workshop: Matrix Population Models
4-6 December, 2002
Leaders: Hal Caswell, Jean-Dominique Lebreton
Satellite Workshop: Distance Sampling
DOC and U. Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
16-17 December, 2002
Leaders: David Borchers, Len Thomas
Registrations close: 31 October, 2002
Email: iwestbrooke@doc.govt.nz
See below
Australasian GenStat
Conference 2002Busselton, Western Australia
4-6 December, 2002
Early Registration Date: 31 October, 2002
Web: http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/biometrics/genstat2002/
Email: genstat2002@agric.wa.gov.au
Satellite Workshops:
Statistics for microarray data analysis
Duxton Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
2 December, 2002
Leaders: Terry Speed, Yee Hwa Yang, Natalie Thorne
Spatial statistics for environmental scientists
3 December, 2002
Leader: Richard Webster
Biostatistics Workshop: Correcting for measurement error in epidemiological studies
Auckland, New Zealand
5-6 December, 2002
Leaders: Raymond Carroll, Roger Marshall, John Horwood
Web:
Email: d.bennett@ctru.auckland.ac.nz
See below
Multilevel Statistical Modelling (An introduction to MCMC and MLwiN)
Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ
9–11 December, 2002
Leaders: Bill Browne, David Draper
Early Registration Date: 1 November, 2002
Web: http://srcc.massey.ac.nz
Email: s.j.haslett@massey.ac.nz
See below
First International Conference on Resource Selection by Animals
University of Wyoming and WEST Inc., Laramie, Wyoming, USA
13-15 January, 2003
Early Registration Date: November 15, 2002
Abstract Submission Date: November 15, 2002
Web: http://www.west-inc.com/
Email: admin@west-inc.com
Satellite Workshop: Resource Selection Functions
11-12 January, 2003
Leaders: Lyman McDonald, Bryan Manly, Trent McDonald, and Wallace Erickson
S Programming Workshop
Statistics Department, University of Auckland
13-14 February 2003
Leaders: Bill Venables, Robert Gentleman, Ross Ihaka, Paul Murrell
Web: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/S-Workshop/
Email: workshop@stat.auckland.ac.nz
New Zealand Statistical Association Conference 2003
Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ
2-4 July, 2003
Web: http://www-ist.massey.ac.nz/stats/nzsa2003/
Email: D.I.Hedderley@massey.ac.nz
Delta '03 - Fourth Southern Hemisphere Symposium on Undergraduate Mathematics Teaching
Rydges, Queenstown, NZ
23-27 November, 2003
Web: http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/delta03/
Email: igoodwin@maths.otago.ac.nz
International Biometric Conference and Australian Statistical Conference
Cairns Convention Centre
July 11-16, 2004
Web: http://www.ozaccom.com.au/ibc2004/
Email: cairns2004@ozaccom.com.au
International Statistical Institute Conference
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
April 5-12, 2005
Web: http://www.tourhosts.com.au/isi2005/
Email: isi2005@tourhosts.com.au
Venue: University of Canterbury, Christchurch
16-17 December, 2002
Jointly sponsored by New Zealand Department of Conservation and Biomathematics Research Centre, University of Canterbury
Topics covered
· methods for estimating wildlife abundance;
· distance sampling;
· participants’ presentations on work in progress;
· demonstration of the new release of Distance 4.
Registration
Workshop participants will mainly be DOC staff, but there will be some places for others at NZ$900 (incl. GST) for the 2 days. Participants need a basic familiarity with distance sampling techniques and DISTANCE software. Priority may be given to those with relevant data, particularly if they wish to make a presentation based on the data. For more information or registration, contact Ian Westbrooke, Statistician, DOC, iwestbrooke@doc.govt.nz phone +64-3-371-3725. Registrations close 31 October, 2002.
Workshop leaders:
David Borchers is head of the Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment, a part of the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) at the University of St Andrews. He has wide-ranging experience in design and analysis of wildlife surveys. His innovative research into distance sampling methods for when detection on the trackline is not certain has led to theory that unites the hitherto separate areas of distance sampling and mark-recapture. He is a co-author of the standard reference book, "Introduction to Distance Sampling", and lead author on a new book "Estimating Animal Abundance - Closed Populations".
Len Thomas is a research fellow in CREEM. He is the principal developer of the new versions of the Distance software, and co-author on the reference book. His research interests include distance sampling, stochastic models of wildlife population dynamics, trends and statistical power analysis.
Biostatistics Workshop: Correcting for measurement error in epidemiological studies
Venue: University of Auckland
5-6 December, 2002
Workshop Leaders
Professor Raymond J. Carroll (University of Texas, College Station Texas, USA)
Dr Roger Marshall (University of Auckland)
Dr John Horwood (Christchurch School of Medicine at the University of Otago)
Topics covered
· basic concepts for measurement error;
· differential and non-differential measurement error;
· correcting for measurement error in continuous or binary exposures;
· design and usage of validation and reliability studies;
· methods of correction regression models.
For each topic, the workshop will cover a range of issues including the theory behind the various approaches and analyses of datasets using these approaches will be demonstrated.
Registration
Registration fees will be $NZ300 (academic), $NZ350 (non-academic). The registration fees will cover morning tea, afternoon tea and lunches for both days, plus a workshop dinner on Thursday evening. Course enquiries may be made to Derrick Bennett (d.bennett@ctru.auckland.ac.nz) or +64-9-373-7599 x4724. Register through the website:
http://www.ctru.auckland.ac.nz/education/trainwork/biowrksp.html
Multilevel Statistical Modelling (An introduction to MCMC and MLwiN)
Venue: Massey University, Palmerston North
9-11 December, 2002
Workshop leaders:
Dr Bill Browne (Institute of Education, University of London)
Prof David Draper (University of California Santa Cruz)
Topics covered
· data and modelling issues;
· Bayesian methods;
· more complex models;
· sessions using MLwiN and WinBUGS.
Registration
The costs is NZ$1,000 for registration prior to 1 November 2002 and NZ$1200 on or after 1 November (excl. GST). Emails.j.haslett@massey.ac.nz or visithttp://www-ist.massey.ac.nz/msm/multi.asp for further information.