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Institut fir Rechnerentwurf und Feblettoleranz Postfach 6980 W-7500 Karlstuhe 1, Germany

7.-11.12.1992, Hamilton, New Zealand* 16th IBC - International Biometric Conference. lnf: IBC ‘92 Secretary

Ruakura Agricultural Centre. East Street Hamilton. New Zealand

14.-15.12.1992, Queenstown, NW Zealand “Statistical Methods in Epidemiology”. Satellite conference to IBC ‘92. Topics: Statistical methodology with emphasis on the analysis of dependent data. Inf: Katrina Sharples

Dept. of Preventive and Social Medicine University of Otago Medical School Box 913 Dunedin, New Zealand

14.-16.12.1992, Berlin, Germany ICDT 92 - International Conference on Database Theory organized by Fachausschuss 2.5 of GI, in coopera- tion with EATCS and ACM (pending). ICDT 92 is the successor of two series of conferences on theoretical aspects of databases that were formed in parallel by different communities in Europe: International Conference on Database Theory (initiated in Rome 1986) and Symposium on Mathematical Funda- mentals of Database Systems (initiated in Dresden 1987). Topics: Data mcdels and design theory; Dependencies and constraints; incomplete information; Deductive da- tabases; Complex objects; Distributed and heterogeneous databses; Active database systems; Paralllelism in data- bases; Query languages; Updates and transactions; Database programming languages; Concurrency control and recovery; Complexity and optimaza- tion; Data structures and algorithms for databases; Fundamentals of secu- ruty and privacy. Callfor Papers: February &X,1992 To: Joachim Biskup - ICDT 92

Institut fiir Informatik Universitiit Hildesheim Samelsonplatz 1 W-3200 Hildesheim, Germany

E-mail: biskip@infhil.uucp (mcsun!unido!inlhil!biskup)

Fax: +49 (5121) 860475 Tel: +49 (5121) 883.730 or: Richard Hull - ICDT 92

Computer Scinece Department University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0782, USA

E-mail: hull@cse.usc.edu Fax: +1(213) 740-7285 Tel: +1(213) 7404523

16.-22.121992, New Delhi, India* “Around the World: USA, Spain. India” - 7tb International Conference un Multivariate Ana- lysis, (Paa 3) in memory of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. Inf: S.K. Miua

E-mail: isid!mitra%vikram@shakti.emet.in Telex: 31-73274 ISI IN Tel. +91 (11) 664741

11.-14.1.1993, Bangalore, India Indo-US-Japan Conference on Quality Through Engineering Design sponso- red by NIST, National Science Foun- dation, the Indian Statistical Institute, and the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers. Inf: NIST

Gaithersburg MD 20899, USA Tel: +l (301) 9752839

14.-19.2.1993, Jerusalem, Israel Regional European meeting of the In- ternational Epidemiology Association. Inf: Secreariat:

IEA Regional European Meeting PELTOURS TE’UM Congress Organisers P.O. B. 8388 91082 Jerusalem, Israel

Fax: +972 (2) 637572 Tel: +972 (2) 617402

13.1993, Swegelyes, Hungary* Wosking Conference on Computational Tech- niques of Stochastic Programming of IFIPs WG7.7 and IFAC. Inf: IFIP Secretariat, 16 Place Longemalle

CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland

June/July 1993, Amsterdam, The Nether- lands 22nd Conference on Stochastic Processes and Their Applications. Inf: Prof. Paul Embrechts

Department of Mathematics ETH-Zentmm CH-8092 Ziirich, Switzerland

28.6.3.7.1993, Vilnius, Lithuania 6th International Vilnius Conference on Probability and Mathematical Sta- tistics. Inf: Prof. V. Statulevicius

Inst. of Math. and Informatics 4 Akademijos St. 232600 Vilnius, Lithuania

31.7.1993, Prague, CSFR* Wodcing Conference of 1FTP.s TC’7, WG7.7 on Statistical Aspects of Stochastic Programming. Inf: IFIP Secretariat, 16 Place Longemalle

CH-1204 Geneva. Switzerland

1.8.1993, Sydney, Australia 12th World Congress of the Int. Fed- eration of Automatic Control. Infi WAC, Schlossplatz 12

A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria

8.-12.8.1993, San Francisco, USA* 1993 Joint Statistical Meetings. lnf: ASA, 1429 LXtke St..

Alexandria, VA 2213143402, USA

25.8.-3.9.1993, Florence, Italy* 49th Session of the IS1 includes meetings of Bernoulli Society, International As- sociation for Ofllcial Statistics, Inter- national Association for Statistical Computing, International Association of Survey Statisticians.

Call for Topics from the International Asso- ciation of Survey Statisticians: open To: Mrs. B.N. Chinnappa

Chair 1993 Programme Committez 9 Goodwin Avenue Nepean K2E 5C8. Canada

Inf: IS1 Petmanent office P.O. Box 950 2270 AZ Vowburg, Tbe Netherlands

29.8.-3.9.1993, Chamberry, France IJCAl193 - 13th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Inf: Dr. Donald E. Walkex

Bellcore, MRE 2A379 445 South Street Box 1910 Morristown, NJ 079601910. USA

14.-l&8.1994, Toronto, Canada Joint Statistical Meetings. Inf: ASA. 1429 Duke St.

Alexandria, VA 22314-3402. USA

3.-11.8.1994, Ztirich, Switzerland International Congress of Mathemati- cians. Inf: R. Jeltsch

Seminar fiir angew. Mathematik ETH CH-8092 Ziirich, Switzerland

E-mail: jeltsch@math.ethz.ch Fax: +41(l) 252-0192 Tel: +41(l) 256-3452

29.8.-2.9.1994, flnmburg, Germany* 13th World Computer Congress - IFIP Congress ‘94 lnf: IFIP Secretariat, 16 Place Longemalle

CH-1204 Geneva. Switzerland Fax: + 41 (22) 781 23 22

13.-17.8.1995, Orlando, FL, USA Joint Statistical Meetings - sponsored by ASA, ENAR, and WNAR. Inf: ASA

1429 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314-3402. USA

4-6.8.1996, Chicago, USA Joint Statistical Meeting. Inf: ASA

1429 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314-3402, USA

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WORKSHOPS & SUMMER SCHOOLS

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December 1991, Bologna, Italy Workshop on Advanced Epidemiologi- cal Methods organized by the Italian Region of the International Biometric Society.

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Inf: Dr Annibale Biggeri Department of Statistics Universitv of Florence via Curtaione 1 Florence, Italy

8.-12.12.1991, Leuven, Belgium* “Data monitoring in cance.r clinical trials” or. ganized by the European School of Oncology. Infz The Saxetariat

Europen School of Oncology Via Ventian 18 I-20133 Milan, Italy

9.-10.12.1991, Ziirich, Switzerland* “Parallel Problem Solving from Nature: Appli- cations in Statistics and Economics” - Interna- tional Workshop sponsored by DOSES, Stati- stical Oflice of the European Communities, Luxem-burg. etc. Inf: Dr. Diethelm wiixtz

Interdisciplinary Project Center for Supercomputing - IXH Ziirich ETH Zenttum, CLU B3 CH-8092 Zibich, Switzerland

9.-1X12.1991, Princeton, NJ, USA* Recent Advancea in Data Analysis. Inf: University Associates

P.O.Box 541 Princeton, NJ, USA

9.-13.12.1991, Toulouse, France 4th International Conference on Soft- ware Engineering & its Applications. Inf: Jean-Claude Rault

EC2 269/287, rue de la Garenne F-92024 Nanterre Cedex, France

19.-20.12.1991, Atlantic City, USA* Two-day short co- following the 47th An- nual Conferolce on Applied Statistics: Design and analysis of cross-over trials; Wor- king efficiently with SAS software. M: Walter R. Young

Medical Research Division American Cyanamid bldg. 60, Room 203 Pearl River, NY 10965. USA

6.-10.1.1992, Princeton, NJ, USA* Regression: Models, Computer Analysis. and Diagmxtics. Inf: University Associates

P.O.Box 541 Princeton, NJ, USA

15.-17.1.1992, Ziirich, Switzerland Workshop on Stochastic Analysis. Inf: Workshop Secretary

Inst. fur Angewandte Mathematik Universitjlt Zurich RCmistr. 74 CH-8001 Ttirich, Switzerland

Fax: +41(l) 262-0840

X-26.2.1991, Ulm, Germany “Infornvationssystune und Kiinstliche Intel& genz-Modellierung” - Wolkshop der GI-FG 1.1.4.25.1,und25.2. Inf: Prof. Dr. Rudi Studa

Universitat Karlsruhe Inst. f. Angew. Informatik “. Formale Beschreibungsverfah Postfach 6980

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22.-25.3.1992,ArIingfon, VA, USA* 1992 Annual Research Conference of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Inf: Maxine Anderson-Brown

Coferenece Coordinator Office of the Director Bureau of the Census Washington. DC 20233. USA

9.-273.1992, Kiiln, Germany* Friihjahaseminar 1992. Inf: Karl-Heinz Reuband

Zentralarchiv flir empirische Sozialfomchung Universitit zu Kiiln Bachemersu. 40 w-5000 Kiiln 41

20.-21.3.1992, Hong Kong* Workshops following the Symposium on Mul- tivariate Analysis and its Applications. Inf: ISMAA

c/o Department of Mathematics Hong Kong Baptist College 224 Waterloo Road Kowloon, Hong Kong

30.3.-3.4.1992, Berkeley, CA, USA MSRI Workshop on Statistical Me- thods in Molecular Biology. Topics: DNA and protein sequence data analysis; Genetic and physical mapping; Evolutionary trees; Mole- cular evolution. No fees. Infi Molecular Biology Workshop

Math. Sciences Research Institute 1000 Centenial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

l.-3.41992, Dortmund, Germany* Einfiihmngskurse zu “Datenanalyse und Clu- steranalyae”, “Phylogenetische Analyse “on molekularen Data”. “KIassif&cationssysteme im Bibliotheks- und Dokumentationsbereich anla3lich da 16. Jahnaagung der Gesellschaft flir Klassifikation. Inf: Prof. Dr. F. Eicker tmd Dr. P. Lausen

Fachbetich Statist& Univasitit Doximund Poafach 500 500 W-4600 Dortmund 50, Germany

13.-15.41992, Alexandria, Egypt* IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on In- fomlation system concepts. Inf: Eckhard D. Falkenberg

Dqvlrtment of Infomlation systems University of Nijmegeat Toemooiveld 1 NL - 6525 ED Nijmegeq The Netherlands

18.-21.X1992, Milano, lialy International Workshop on Bayesian Robustness Callfor Papers: February 29,1992 Ink International Workshop on

Bayesian Robustness CNR IAMI via Ampere 56 I-20131 Milano, Italy

E-mail: robust@iami.mi.cnr.it Fax: +39 (2) 2663030 Tel: +33 (2) 236- 0105 or - 1159

18.-22.51992, Heidelberg und Kaisers- Inulem, Germany EKAW92 - 6th European Knowledge Aquisition for Knowledge-Based Sys- tems Workshop in co-operation with ECCAI and GI. Call for Papers: December 13,199l Inf: Thomas Wetter

Scientific Center, IBM Germany Wilckensstr. la W-6900 Heidelberg, Germany

E-mail(EARN): EKAW92@dhdibml Fax: +49 (6221) 404340 Tel: +49 (6221) 404212

9.-11.&l 992. Switzerland VI SSDBM - 6th International Work- ing Conference on Scientific and Database Management, sponsored by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technol- ogy (ETH Zurich) in co-operation with IEEE Computer Society and IASC. For more information see section IASC News. Callfor Papers: December l&l991 InT: Hans Hinterberger

Institute for Scientific Computing EfH Zentrum CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland

E-mail: hinterberger@inf.ethz.ch Fax: +41(l) 262 3973 Tel: +41(l) 254 7436

9.-12.6.1992, Paderborn, Germany (IS) IEA/AIE-92 - 5th International Con- ference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems. InF: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fevzi Belli

Universittlt-GH Paderbom Postfach 1621 W-4790 Paderborn, Germany

29.6.-3.7.1992, Ascona, Switzerland* “Data Analysis and Robustness” - Wodtshop sponsored by the Centm Stefano Franscini of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technolonv. Inf: Stefan Morgenthaler

EPFL.-DMA

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CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

7.-8.9.1992, Cambridge, Enghnd Tutorials before EUROGRAPHICS 92. Topics: Multimedia: applications and practice; Virtual reality; Video confe- rence and teleworking; Parallelism in scientific visualization; Scientific vi- sualization systems; Image standards; Broadcast TV standards; X and PEX programming; The psychology of hu- man-computer interaction; Graphical presentation of information; Con- straint-based geometric modelbng. InC: Jane Thorp

EG 92 Conference Secretariat The Registry University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ, England

Tel: + 44 (603) 592802 Fax: +44 (603) 250035 E-mail: eg92-organiser@uk.ac.uea.sys

14.-1610.1992, Be&n, Germany 4th International Conference on Database Theory.

Inf: Dr. G. Vossen Technische Hochschule Aachen Lehrstuhl fur Angewandte Mathe matik insbesondere Informatik Ahornstr. 55 W-5100 Aachen, Germany

3J.12.1992, Rotorua, New Zealand Workshop on “Molecular Evolution” - Satellite conference to IBC ‘92 to be held in Hamilton, New Zealand, 7.- 11.12.1992. Inf: Bruce Weir

Forest Research Institute Rotorua, New Zealand

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19.-24.8.1993: Perugia, Italy 8th Internattonal Workshop on Stati- stical Modelling, Satellite Meeting to the IS1 Session to be held in Florence 25.8.-3.9.1993. Inf: A. Forcina

Dept. of Statistical Sciences University of Perugia C.P. 1315/l Perugia, Italy

Tel: +39 (75) 5855227 E-mail (EARN): statfrc@ipguniv

1.10.1993, Yalta Workshop on Large Scale Stochastic

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Programs: Applications and Solutions sponsored by IFIP WG7.7. InT: IFIP Secretariat

16 Place Longemalle CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland Fax: + 41(22) 78123 22

1.3.1994, Lithuania Workshop on Stochastic Methods and Global Optimization sponsored by IFIP WG7.7. Inf: IFIP Secretariat

16 Place Longemalle CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland Fax: + 41(22) 78123 22

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Stan AZEN

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