Welcome!

We invite you to the Thredbo Conference of the Australasian Region of the International Biometric Society and Australasian GenStat Users Association Inc. to be held at the Thredbo Alpine Hotel, Thredbo Village, NSW from 6-11 February 2005.

A carpet of wildflowers in Thredbo

Thredbo Village is a small, picturesque, exclusive resort in Kosciuszko National Park in the high country of SE NSW. The Thredbo Alpine Hotel is a boutique chalet style hotel in tranquil surroundings in the heart of the village with uninterrupted views of the high country. Thredbo Village is an ideal place to avoid the summer heat, forget the hustle and bustle of city life, clear your mind and start afresh in 2005.

Call for Papers We invite proposals for oral presentations and poster presentations at the Thredbo Statistical Meeting. Submitted abstracts should address one of the major conference themes or any other current statistical topic. We particularly encourage young statisticians and students to submit proposals for oral presentations and encourage others to submit proposals for posters.

Major Themes

• Model selection
• Multivariate analysis
• Joint modelling of discrete longitudinal data
• Capture/recapture
• MCMC
• Splines

Important dates

Abstract submission closes 1 October 2004.
Early bird registration closes 29 October 2004.

Prizes

There will be one prize for the best presentation by a student and one prize for the best presentation by a young statistician (5 or less years from latest graduation).

Privacy Statement: Please note that in registering for this conference relevant details will be incorporated into a delegate list for the benefit of all delegates and will be available to the Organising Committee and sponsors (subject to strict conditions).