INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
International Conference on Environmental and Ecological
Statistics with Applications
[Partially supported by DST]
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Theoretical Statistics & Mathematics Division of the Indian Statistical Institute will hold an International Conference in its Koltata Campus [203 B T Road, Kolkata – 700 108] during March 21-23, 2007. This will be a part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute.
Contact Persons :
BKSinha [ : Vice-Chairman of the OC PMaiti [ : Convener of the OC.
(A) The thrust areas include such topics as
1. Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
2. Detection Limits
3. Combining Environmental Indices
4. Cancer Growth Models
5. Pharmacokinetic Models in Environmental Risk Assessment
6. Gene-Environment Interaction Models and Related Data Analysis
7. fMRI : Statistical Modeling & Data Analysis :
8. Health-Related Issues [Arsenic Problem / Ozone Layer / Environmental Health Indices / Occupational Health Hazards & Measures / Environmental Awareness / Health Issues in Pharmaceutical Industries / Women’s Health / Oceanography & Marine Science / Forestry Health Management]
9. Ecology : Ecological Imbalances / Flora & Fauna / Biodiversity Measures and Related Issues
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(B) Participation & Registration Fee
Participation is by Registration only. However, there is no
Registration Fee for the Speakers / Participants.
Eligibility of the Participnts
Researchers, Teachers and Practitioners in the Methods and Applications of Environmental and Ecological Studies may participate. Elementary knowledge of Probability & Statistics will be assumed.
(C) Submission of Abstract / Full paper for the Invited /
Contributory Speakers
Abstract
a)Word : Not to exceed 500 words
b)Font size: 11 pt. in Times New Roman or equivalent
c)Mode of file: PDF / PS
d)Last date of submission: December 15, 2006
e)To be sent to: [account to be opened shortly]
Full Paper
a)Page size & page limit : A4, not exceeding 15 pages
b)Font size : 11 pt. in Times New Roman or equivalent
c)Mode of file : PDF / PS
d)Last date of submission : January 15, 2007
e)To be sent to :
(D)Travel Support / Local Hospitality
Limited Funds will be available for Partial Travel Support within India. Every attempt will be made to provide travel support to out-station invited speakers with the stipulation that their research manuscripts would meet the editorial standard of the Proceedings Volume and that they would strictly adhere to the deadlines for submission of their papers. Free Local Hospitality will be provided to all out-station participants. Working Lunch will be provided free of cost to the Local Participants.
(E) Proceedings Volume
We are in the process of contacting World Scientific Publishers for
publication of the Proceedings Volume of the Conference.
(F) Organizing Committee
Director, ISI : Chairman
BKSinha : Vice Chairman
Members :
P-in-C : Stat-Math Division
Head : Stat-Math Unit [SMU] & Bayesian and Interdisciplinary Research Unit [BIRU]
AGoswami / RDasgupta / Debapriya Sengupta / ABagchi / ARRao
P Maiti : Convener
(G) Tentative List of Invited Speakers [as on June 22, 2006]
[to be updated]
- Professor Abhik Gupta, Assam Univ., Silchar, India
- Professor Anil P Gore, UniPune, India
- Professor Bimal K Sinha, UMBC, USA
- Prof. J Filar, Univ. South Australia, Australia
- Professor (Mrs.) S A Paranjape, UniPune, India
- Dr.[Mrs.] Gitashree Das: North Eastern Hill University, Assam
- Dr. Tapan Chakrabarty: North Eastern Hill University, Assam
- Professor Dilip Nath: Gauhati University
- Dr. Kishore Das: Gauhati University
- Professor Alok Goswami : Stat-Math Unit, ISI, Kolkata
- DR. P Maiti : Economic Research Unit, ISI, Kolkata
- Professor M Ghosh : Agri. Science Unit, ISI, Kolkata
- Dr. Joydev Chattopdhyaya : Biological Sciences Division, ISI, Kolkata
- Professor Debapriya Sengupta : BIRU, ISI, Kolkata
- Professor Debasis Sengupta : ASU, ISI, Kolkata
- Professor Samindranath Sengupta : Calcutta University, INDIA
- Dr. S N Dwivedi, AIIMS, New Delhi, INDIA
- Dr. S Kalita : Gauhati University, Assam, INDIA