ISI - International Statistical Institute
Newsletter Volume 26, No. 3 (78) 2002
IX Seminar on Applied Statistics–
Inter American Statistical Institute (IASI)“Statistics in Education and Education in Statistics”
The Inter-American Statistical Institute (IASI), created in 1940, is a professional organization that aims to promote the statistical development in the American region. As part of its program of activities, IASI has regularly carried out a series of meetings called “Seminars on Applied Statistics”. The latest of these seminars, held in July 2001 in Panama, dealt with “Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity”.
“The next seminar in this series is to take place in the facilities of Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA), in Rio de Janeiro, from 7 to 10 July 2003. The themes chosen for the IX Seminar on Applied Statistics are “Statistics in Education and Education in Statistics”.
This seminar should provide an excellent opportunity for an exchange of ideas, dissemination of recent work and developments that took place in Brazil and the Americas over the last few years, together with a discussion of the perspectives for advancement of both areas in the future. The goals are to attract a wide participation from researchers, university teachers, and professionals who have an interest in the themes of the seminar from Brazil and other countries, as well as to encourage participation from students (graduate and undergraduate) and high-school teachers.
A local Executive Committee, chaired by Prof. Ruben Klein (Fundação Cesgranrio-Brazil), has been formed and includes IASI´s first Vice-president Pedro Silva (IBGE-Brazil), Prof. Kaizo Beltrão (IBGE-Brazil) and Prof. Paulo Cesar Carvalho (IMPA-Brazil). This committee is in charge of all local administration for the seminar, as well as the implementation of the strategic decisions taken by the international program committee. The International Program Committee is also chaired by Prof. Klein and includes, in addition to the members of the local committee, Professors Wilton Bussab (FGV/SP-Brazil), José Francisco Soares (UFMG-Brazil), Dalton Andrade (UFSC-Brazil), Lisbeth Cordani (USP-Brazil), Martha Bilotti Aliaga (University of Michigan-USA), Guido Del Pino (PUC, Chile), Carmen Batanero (Universidad de Granada, Spain, and currently president of IASE) and Ita Kreft (Charter School of Education, UCLA-USA).
The Seminar will feature short courses, invited conferences, round tables, oral presentations and poster session, amongst other activities. The deadline for paper submission and discount registration fees is March 31, 2003.
The IX Seminar on Applied Statistics is promoted by IASI, and is co-sponsored by IMPA-Brazil, IBGE-Brazil, Fundação Cesgranrio-Brazil, Brazilian Statistical Association (ABE) and other institutions.
Further information about the seminar is available from the address below.
Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva
IBGE – IX Seminar of Applied Statistics
Av. Chile 500, 10o. andar
20031-170 - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Tel: +55-21-25144548
Fax: +55-21-25140039
E-mail: pedrosilva@ibge.gov.br
Useful information about IASI on the net:
http://www.indec.mecon.gov.ar/iasi.htm
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