(apologies for cross-posting, and please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IceBUGS: A Workshop about the development and use of the BUGS programme Tv?rminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki, Finland Friday 10th - Monday 13th February 2005 We would like to invite you to IceBUGS, the first BUGS users group meeting, on 10th-13th February 2006. The aim of this workshop is to bring together people working with and on BUGS, providing a platform for BUGS users and developers to discuss and exchange ideas about using BUGS in data analysis. The workshop will consist of both oral and poster session, as well as discussion session where BUGS experts can discuss your problems, and suggest solutions. We are planning for about 30 particiants, so the meeting will be fairly small and informal. The following speakers have already confirmed their attendence: David Spiegelhalter (UK), Nicky Best (UK), Martyn Plummer (France), Brad Carlin (USA) and Andrew Thomas (Finland). The meeting will be held at Tv?rminne Zoological Station, just over 100km from Helsinki. There will also be the oppoprtunity to have a proper Finnish sauna, and a dip in an ice hole (well, if there is any ice). The Dates: Friday 10th - Monday 13th February 2006 The Place: Tv?rminne Zoological Station, Hanko, Finland (http://luoto.tvarminne.helsinki.fi/english/index.htm) Fees: 200 EUR (includes transport between Helsinki and the Zoological Station and all accommodation and meals. A few single rooms are available for 30 EUR extra) If you are interested in attending, please email Bob O'Hara (boh at rni.helsinki.fi), and if you wish to present a talk or poster, give a provisional title (we will let you change it later: for now we just want to have an idea about your subject). I hope we'll see you in February! Bob
Bob O'Hara Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics P.O. Box 68 (Gustaf H?llstr?min katu 2b) FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Finland Telephone: +358-9-191 51479 Mobile: +358 50 599 0540 Fax: +358-9-191 51400 WWW: http://www.RNI.Helsinki.FI/~boh/ Journal of Negative Results - EEB: http://www.jnr-eeb.org