Vision: To focus on the synthesis of the statistical sciences and the applied mathematical sciences

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Vision To focus on the synthesis of the
statistical sciences and the applied mathematical
sciences with disciplinary science to confront
difficult data- and model-driven scientific
challenges. Location NISS building (soon, with
a new wing!) Research Triangle
Park North Carolina Information
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Future Research Programs

• 2007-08
• Random Media (Full year)
• Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory
  (Full Year)
• Environmental Sensor Networks (Spring)
• 2008-09
• Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Statistical
  and Scientific Computing
• Algebraic Techniques in Statistics and Systems
  Biology

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Opportunities for Participation

• Proposing and leading a research program
• Visiting researchers (short and long term)
• Workshop participation
• Providing testbed problems and data
• Postdoctoral positions
• Graduate students
• participate in major research programs
• summer interdisciplinary workshops
• Undergraduate workshops

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Program Organizational Issues

• Staff know the answers to all questions!
• Please fill out the evaluation form!
• Speakers, please put your slides on the computer,
  before your session begins.
• If you absolutely must use your own computer,
  please give a copy of your slides to the
  postdocs, for posting on the web.
• A microphone is available.
• The little white slide changer works by rotation!
  
• Poster session/reception/advertisement-session.
• If you are receiving a meals per diem, note
• if US citizen or permanent resident, no problem
• otherwise, reimbursement requires receipts (which
  only need total the indicated reimbursement limit)

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Enjoy the program, and we hope to see you
back! Information www.samsi.info