Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics
Workshop 8 - 2005

September 16-17
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 15
7:00 - 10:00 pm Welcome Mixer - Wyndham Garden Hotel - Forbes B Banquet Room
7:30 - 8:30 pm Registration - Wyndham Garden Hotel - Outside Forbes B Banquet Room
Friday, September 16
8:30 - 11:30 am Short course on Proteomics - Scott Schmidler, Duke University
University Center, Rangos Ballroom 1 (second floor)
11:30 - 12:30 pm Light lunch for short course participants - McKenna/Peter/Wright rooms
12:00 - 2:00 pm Registration - Outside Rangos Ballroom 1 and 2
12:00 - 1:00 pm At this time, poster presenters should assemble their posters on the panels provided in the Conan room (University Center first floor)
1:00 - 4:00 pm "Invited Case Study 1 - Francesca Dominici, Scott L. Zeger, Giovanni Parmigiani, Joanne Katz, and Parul Christian
"Does the Effect of Micronutrient Supplementation on Neonatal Survival Vary with Respect to the Percentiles of the Birth Weight Distribution"
Discussants: Sam Cook and David Ruppert. (detailed schedule)
University Center, Rangos Ballrooms 1 and 2
4:00 - 4:15 pm Coffee Break - McKenna/Peter/Wright room
4:15 - 5:30 pm

Morris H. DeGroot Memorial Lecture - Rangos Ballrooms 1 and 2 (University Center)
Guest Lecturer Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University

5:30 - 6:15 pm DeGroot Lecture Reception McKenna/Peter/Wright room (open bar)
6:00 - 7:30 pm Poster Session - Conan Room (University Center) - Open Bar
7:30 - 9:00 pm Conference Dinner - Rangos Ballroom 3
9:00 - 10:30 Poster Session Continues - Conan Room (open bar)
Saturday, September 17
9:00 - 9:30 am Breakfast - Baker Hall Coffee Lounge (downstairs)
9:30 - 12:30 am Invited Case Study 2 - Michael Lavine, Susan Lozier and Ana Rappold
"An Assessment of Climate Change in the Ocean."
Discussants: Ralph Milliff, Robert Miller and David Higdon. (detailed schedule)
Giant Eagle Auditorium
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch - Boxed lunch - Baker Hall Coffee Lounge
1:30 - 3:30 pm Panel Discussion on: "Subjectivism vs. Objectivism: Two Views of Bayesian Analysis"
Jim Berger and Michael Goldstein, Susie Bayarri - Moderator
Giant Eagle Auditorium
3:30 - 3:45 pm Coffee Break - Baker Hall Coffee Lounge
3:45 - 5:20 pm Invited Session for Young Statisticians - Giant Eagle Auditorium
(detailed schedule)
5:20 - 6:30 pm Refreshments and Closing Discussion (open bar) Baker Hall Coffee Lounge

 
Organized by:
Emery Brown Alicia Carriquiry Elena Erosheva
Constantine Gatsonis Robert Kass Herbie Lee
Isabella Verdinelli
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