Tuesday 27th November – Friday 30th November 2018
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
The New Zealand Statistical Association (NZSA) and the Operations Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ) are holding a joint conference hosted by Massey University at their Manawatu campus in 2018. This conference incorporates both the 69th Annual NZSA Conference and the 52nd annual ORSNZ Conference.
The conference presentations and other events will be held from Tuesday 27th November to Friday 30th November 2018. You should note that we have left a lot of time on the start and end days to allow the widest range of travel options for conference attendees.
KEY DATES (FOR PUTTING IN YOUR DIARIES PLEASE):
1st August 2018: Registration/abstracts open
1st October 2018: Abstract submission closes
1st November 2018: Registration closes (for anyone wishing to present their work) This should give us plenty of time to manage and (hopefully) announce the full programme.
LOCATION
The conference will be held at Massey’s Manawatu campus, Palmerston North. The conference is hosted by the Institute of Fundamental Sciences.
OVERVIEW/SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Tuesday 27 November | |
| 12:00 noon | Registration opens |
| 2:00 pm | Formal Welcome and Conference Opening |
| 2:10 to 5.20 pm | Sessions start |
| Statistics / Mathematics Association Teachers Day | |
| 5:30 to 7:00pm | Informal social gathering on campus |
| Wednesday 28 November | |
| 9:00 to 5:10 pm
5:15pm |
Sessions
AGM: AgHort Lecture Block, AH3 |
| Thursday 29 November | |
| 9:00 to 5:10 pm | Sessions |
| 6.30 pm | Conference Dinner |
| Friday 30 November | |
| 10:00 am | Sessions start |
| 1:00 pm | Conference closes – after discussion panel. |
We will add detail to this schedule as we confirm keynote speakers and other events.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We are very pleased to advise the following plenary speakers have been confirmed:
- Associate Professor Ilze Ziedins, The University of Auckland
- Professor Jean Yang, The University of Sydney
- Professor Alan Welsh, The Australian National University
We will advise the additional keynote speakers once they have been confirmed.
The conference webpage can be reached via the short URL: http://www.massey.ac.nz/nzsa2018
We are adding useful links to that page all the time, including accommodation options.
We look forward to seeing you all in November.
Jonathan Godfrey and Rina Parry
Co-chairs: Conference Organising Committee
http://www.massey.ac.nz/nzsa2018