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e-BriefsBernoulli Society Bulletin e-Briefs issue 27 November 2016 Contents: For information to be considered in the next issue, please contact Leonardo T. Rolla This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See http://goo.gl/G9AOgl for the deadlines. GENERAL NEWS * Call for Nominations for the Newbold Prize The Newbold Prize Committee invites nominations for the Ethel Newbold Prize. The Ethel Newbold Prize for excellence in statistics is awarded every 2 years, next time in spring 2017. The name of the prize recognizes a historically important role of women in statistics. The prize itself is for excellence in statistics without reference to the gender of the recipient. The Ethel Newbold Prize is generously supported by Wiley. The Ethel Newbold Prize is to be awarded to an outstanding statistical scientist for a body of work that represents excellence in research in mathematical statistics and/or excellence in research that links developments in a substantive field to new advances in statistics. The prize will be awarded at a following Bernoulli World Congress, Bernoulli-sponsored major conference, or ISI World Statistics Congress. The awardee will also be invited to present a talk at one of these conferences. Deadline for nominations: November 30. https://goo.gl/1D655D EVENTS - Events sponsored and co-sponsored by Bernoulli Society * XIV Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, San José, Costa Rica, December 05-09 The Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics is the main event in probability and statistics in the region, having been held roughly every two or three years for almost 30 years. It is organized under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability and the Latin-American Society on Probability and Mathematical Statistics. The series of CLAPEMs has greatly contributed to the development of probability and statistics in Latin America by promoting regional cooperation, increasing the scholarly level of the research work in the region, facilitating the collaboration between Latin American researchers and colleagues from the rest of the world. Invited speakers: Graciela Boente, Alexei Borodin, Pietro Caputo, Rick Durrett, Onésimo Hernández, Jean-Michel Loubes, Eric Moulines, Susan Murphy, David Nualart, Gavin Shaddick, Barry Simon. http://goo.gl/5tI90L * Perspectives on Actuarial Risks in Talks of Young Researchers, Ascona, Switzerland, January 08-13 This international Winter School is targeted to young researchers working on current actuarial science topics. It focuses on two main areas of research of today’s insurance risk: Ageing & Risk Management. Keynote speakers: Aspasia Angelakopoulou, Madhavi Bajekal, Barbara D’Ambrogi-Ola, Alfredo D. Egídio dos Reis, Nicole El Karoui, Paul Embrechts, Manuel Morales, Daria Ossipova, Andrew D. Smith. http://goo.gl/Vz23bS * European Meeting of Statisticians, Helsinki, July 24-28 The European Meeting of Statisticians (EMS) , sponsored by the European Regional Committee of the Bernoulli Society, is the main conference in statistics and probability in Europe. EMS is a conference where statisticians of all ages and from all regions meet to exchange ideas and talk about the newest developments on the broad field of statistics and probability theory. Opening: Martin Wainwright. Plenary speakers: John Aston, Gerda Claeskens, Alison Etheridge, Alexander Holevo, Hannu Oja. Forum: Mark Girolami. Closing: Yann LeCun. Deadline for contributed paper session proposal: December 31. https://goo.gl/TH4c2K * 20th European Young Statisticians Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, August 14-18 The EYSM is arranged every two years under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society. The idea of the meeting is to provide young researchers an introduction to the international scene within the broad subject area - from pure probability theory to applied statistics. Participation is by invitation only. https://goo.gl/Gmj0Nh * XXXIV International Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models, Debrecen, Hungary, August 25-29 The XXXIV International Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models is organized under the auspices of Faculty of Informatics, University of Debrecen, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and Institute of Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Main sessions: Limit Theorems and Stability Problems; Stochastic Processes; Statistics of Time Series and Stochastic Processes; Finance, Insurance, Risk; Spatial Statistics; Applied Statistics and Data Analysis; Stochastic Dynamics; Random Graphs; Queuing Theory and Modeling Information Systems; Probability Distributions; Discrete Probability Models; Nonparametric Statistics; Statistical Learning. https://goo.gl/t3bE3m - Other events * School on Information and Randomness 2016, Santiago de Chile, December 05-09 This School will cover topics in random processes, ergodic theory, heat kernel and potential theory, Lévy processes, coalescent and fragmentation theory, stochastic differential equations, percolation theory, finance, probabilistic algorithms and particle systems, seeing the latest developments in these areas. Invited Courses: Anthony Quas, Michael Damron. Invited Talks: Pierre Picco, Pablo Ferrari, Antonio Galves, Pierre Collet, Sebastián Donoso, Michael Schraudner, Pablo Shmerkin, Karl Petersen. http://goo.gl/UqzAUm * High Dimensional Statistics, theory and practice, Fréjus, France, October 01-06 This course presents an introduction and recent advances in high dimensional statistics, with a special emphasis on main concepts of variable selection, nonparametric estimation, supervised and unsupervised classification and multiple testing. It will address theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of this field. https://goo.gl/oedmsf JOB OFFERS Job offers can range from graduate scholarships to full Professor positions, in Probability, Mathematical Statistics, and related areas. Those who are aware of public calls for applications may send a contribution directly to the e-Briefs Editor. * Professor, University of Hong Kong Applications are invited for a tenure-track appointment as Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, to commence on September 1, 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal and with consideration for tenure before the expiry of the second three-year fixed-term contract. Direct tenure may be offered to outstanding candidates. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Statistics or related disciplines with expertise in high-dimensional time series modelling and forecasting, nonlinear time series, financial econometrics and nonparametric regression. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science positively welcomes applications from women, who are currently under-represented at these levels. Deadline: November 30. https://goo.gl/LGme02 * Assistant and Associate Professor, Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Netherlands Candidates in all areas of Econometrics, Applied Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Big Data, or a related field will be given serious consideration. An assistant professorship is a tenure track position with a light teaching load. Associate professor positions are tenured. The selected applicant will be appointed at the Department of Econometrics and or at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management. Deadline: December 04. https://goo.gl/uWz23Z * Postdoc, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Paris IHES offers a 2-year postdoctoral position in Probability and Mathematical Physics beginning September 2017 and funded by the IDEX Chair of Hugo Duminil-Copin. All candidates with background in Probability or Mathematical Physics, and interested in working on the mathematical and physical aspects of Statistical Physics and Probability Theory, are encouraged to apply. Deadline: November 23. https://goo.gl/yCf6FA * Postdoc, University of Bath, England Applications are invited for a 3-year postdoctoral Research Officer position at the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath. The post-holder will work under the supervision of Andreas Kyprianou, Simon Harris and Alex Cox and alongside a PhD student working on related material. Deadline: December 14. https://goo.gl/uAZjOR There is also a 6-month position to work under the supervision of Andreas Kyprianou. Deadline: November 27. https://goo.gl/MmCk1P RECENT ISSUES OF OFFICIAL AND SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS * Recent issues of official publications of the Bernoulli Society Stochastic Processes and their Applications http://goo.gl/JCahtH Bernoulli http://goo.gl/yJywLg * Co-sponsored publications Have a look at http://goo.gl/7EP2cZ for the latest articles in Electronic Communications in Probability, Electronic Journal of Probability, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Probability Surveys, Statistics Surveys, and ALEA. * Bernoulli News Latest issue at http://goo.gl/nRDPYo Bernoulli Society Bulletin e-Briefs issue 26 September 2016 Contents: For information to be considered in the next issue, please contact Leonardo T. Rolla This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. GENERAL NEWS * The 10th IMS-BS World Congress will be in South Korea The venue and the dates for the 10th IMS-BS World Congress in Probability and Statistics are now determined. It will be held in Seoul National University, South Korea, on August 17-21, 2020. The congress is the latest in a series organized jointly by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Held every four years, the Congress is a worldwide event covering all branches of statistics and probability. This includes theoretical, methodological, applied and computational statistics and probability, as well as stochastic processes. The latest scientific developments in all of these fields are showcased. Previous congresses have been held in Toronto (2016), Istanbul (2012), Singapore (2008), Barcelona (2004), Guanajuato (2000), Vienna (1996), Chapel Hill (1994), Uppsala (1990), and Tashkent (1986). EVENTS - Events sponsored and co-sponsored by Bernoulli Society * XIV Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, San José, Costa Rica, December 05-09 The Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics is the main event in probability and statistics in the region, having been held roughly every two or three years for almost 30 years. It is organized under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability and the Latin-American Society on Probability and Mathematical Statistics. The series of CLAPEMs has greatly contributed to the development of probability and statistics in Latin America by promoting regional cooperation, increasing the scholarly level of the research work in the region, facilitating the collaboration between Latin American researchers and colleagues from the rest of the world. Invited speakers: Graciela Boente, Alexei Borodin, Pietro Caputo, Rick Durrett, Onésimo Hernández, Jean-Michel Loubes, Eric Moulines, Susan Murphy, David Nualart, Gavin Shaddick, Barry Simon. Deadline for contributed talks: September 05. Deadline for poster contributions: October 03. http://goo.gl/5tI90L * Perspectives on Actuarial Risks in Talks of Young Researchers, Ascona, Switzerland, January 08-13 This international Winter School is targeted to young researchers working on current actuarial science topics. It focuses on two main areas of research of today’s insurance risk: Ageing & Risk Management. Keynote speakers: Aspasia Angelakopoulou, Madhavi Bajekal, Barbara D’Ambrogi-Ola, Alfredo D. Egídio dos Reis, Nicole El Karoui, Paul Embrechts, Manuel Morales, Daria Ossipova, Andrew D. Smith. Deadline for registration: October 01. http://goo.gl/Vz23bS * XXXIV International Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models, Debrecen, Hungary, August 25-29 The XXXIV International Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models is organized under the auspices of Faculty of Informatics, University of Debrecen, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and Institute of Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Main session: Limit Theorems and Stability Problems; Stochastic Processes; Statistics of Time Series and Stochastic Processes; Finance, Insurance, Risk; Spatial Statistics; Applied Statistics and Data Analysis; Stochastic Dynamics; Random Graphs; Queuing Theory and Modeling Information Systems; Probability Distributions; Discrete Probability Models; Nonparametric Statistics; Statistical Learning. https://goo.gl/t3bE3m - Other events * Random Processes and Time Series: Theory and Applications, San Diego, October 21-23 This conference will feature research on the topic of random processes and time series, both theory and applications. The conference celebrates the research of Professor Murray Rosenblatt. Plenary speakers: Cathy Constable, Robert Engle, Richard Bradley, David Brillinger, Richard Davis, Larry Goldstein, Keh-Shin Lii, Richard Olshen, Magda Peligrad, Dimitris Politis, Philip Stark, Murrad Taqqu, Wei Biao Wu. http://goo.gl/zsT6fK * School on Information and Randomness 2016, Santiago de Chile, December 05-09 This School will cover topics in random processes, ergodic theory, heat kernel and potential theory, Lévy processes, coalescent and fragmentation theory, stochastic differential equations, percolation theory, finance, probabilistic algorithms and particle systems, seeing the latest developments in these areas. Invited Courses: Anthony Quas, Michael Damron. Invited Talks: Pierre Picco, Pablo Ferrari, Antonio Galves, Pierre Collet, Sebastián Donoso, Michael Schraudner, Pablo Shmerkin, Karl Petersen. Deadline for travel support application: October 15. http://goo.gl/UqzAUm JOB OFFERS Job offers can range from graduate scholarships to full Professor positions, in Probability, Mathematical Statistics, and related areas. Those who are aware of public calls for applications may send a contribution directly to the e-Briefs Editor. * Professor and Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa The Statistics and Population Studies Department at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The Department specializes in the following two areas: Statistics and Population Studies / Demography. Deadline: September 30. http://goo.gl/YAAL5w * Assistant Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Department of Statistics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, announces the opening of two tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level, beginning March, 2017. Annual salary will be around $40,300. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in Statistics, Actuarial Science, or a related field and exhibit experience in both research and teaching. Deadline: September 30. http://goo.gl/iXyKFg * Assistant Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland The School of Basic Sciences at EPFL invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in statistics. We seek candidates in all areas of modern statistical methodology, theory, and computation and their interface with the emerging theme of data science. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadline: November 01. https://goo.gl/FqWB8y RECENT ISSUES OF OFFICIAL AND SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS * Recent issues of official publications of the Bernoulli Society Stochastic Processes and their Applications http://goo.gl/JCahtH Bernoulli http://goo.gl/yJywLg * Co-sponsored publications Have a look at http://goo.gl/7EP2cZ for the latest articles in Electronic Communications in Probability, Electronic Journal of Probability, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Probability Surveys, Statistics Surveys, and ALEA. * Bernoulli News Latest issue at http://goo.gl/nRDPYo Bernoulli Society Bulletin e-Briefs issue 24 April 2016 Contents: For information to be considered in the next issue, please contact Leonardo T. Rolla This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. GENERAL NEWS * Membership renewal for 2016 We remind all our members that it is never too late to renew your annual Bernoulli Society membership. You can submit your renewal form by visiting http://goo.gl/tL9en8 . We would also like to encourage you to diffuse information about special offers and fee reductions available to prospective new members as PhD students, postdocs and career-young researchers. EVENTS - Events sponsored and co-sponsored by Bernoulli Society * Frontier Probability Days 2016, Salt Lake City, May 09-11 The “Frontier Probability Days 2016” is a regional workshop taking place at the University of Utah. Its purpose is to bring together mathematicians, both regionally and globally, who have an interest in probability and its applications. It aims to complement other regional conferences in Probability that are held annually elsewhere in the US. Plenary speakers: Alan Hammond, Kay Kirkpatrick, Tai Melcher, Soumik Pal, Sebastien Roch, Eric Vanden Eijnden, Bálint Virág. Deadline for registration and proposal of short talks: April 24. http://goo.gl/Mc9nVU * 4th Institute of Mathematical Statistics Asia Pacific Rim Meeting, Hong Kong, June 27-30 The fourth meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics meeting series, IMS Asia Pacific Rim Meeting, will take place in Hong Kong during June 27-30, 2016. It will provide an excellent forum for scientific communications and collaborations for the researchers in Asia and Pacific Rim, and promote communications and collaborations between the researchers in this area and those from other parts of the world. Deadline for early-bird registration: April 15. http://goo.gl/yZvgNA * Pre-World Congress Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability, Toronto, July 07-08 This two-day event has one day dedicated to academic talks and a short course on big data and is open to all who wish to attend. The second day is a series of talks focused on career development. Deadline for financial support application: April 08. http://goo.gl/4S799E * 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics, Toronto, July 11-15 The 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics is the latest in a series organized jointly by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Held every four years, it is a worldwide event covering all branches of statistics and probability. This includes theoretical, methodological, applied and computational statistics and probability, as well as stochastic processes. The latest scientific developments in all of these fields are showcased. Confirmed plenary speakers: David Brillinger (Tukey Lecture), Vanessa Didelez (IMS Medallion Lecture), Arnaud Doucet (IMS Medallion Lecture), Sara van de Geer (Wald Lecture), Christina Goldschmidt (IMS Medallion Lecture), Frank den Hollander (IMS Medallion Lecture), Valerie Isham (Bernoulli Lecture), Servet Martínez (Levy Lecture), Pierre del Moral (IMS Medallion Lecture), Byeong Park (Laplace Lecture), Scott Sheffield (Doob Lecture), Ruth Williams (Kolmogorov Lecture), Bin Yu (Rietz Lecture), Ofer Zeitouni (Schramm Lecture). Deadline for abstract submission: April 22. https://goo.gl/YdjeOu * XIV Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, San José, Costa Rica, December 05-09 The Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics is the main event in probability and statistics in the region, having been held roughly every two or three years for almost 30 years. It is organized under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability and the Latin-American Society on Probability and Mathematical Statistics. The series of CLAPEMs has greatly contributed to the development of probability and statistics in Latin America by promoting regional cooperation, increasing the scholarly level of the research work in the region, facilitating the collaboration between Latin American researchers and colleagues from the rest of the world. Invited speakers: Graciela Boente, Alexei Borodin, Pietro Caputo, Rick Durrett, Onésimo Hernández, Jean-Michel Loubes, Eric Moulines, Susan Murphy, David Nualart, Gavin Shaddick, Barry Simon. Deadline for early-bird registration: July 15. http://goo.gl/5tI90L - Other events * 12th Conference on Stochastic Networks, San Diego, June 20-24 This week-long event continues a tradition that was started in 1987 and has now become a biennial event. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers who share an interest in stochastic network models, to survey recent developments, and to identify future research directions. Speakers: Emmanuel Abbe, Anima Anandkumar, Rami Atar, Francois Baccelli, Maury Bramson, Guy Bresler, Fan Chung Graham, Jim Dai, Itai Gurvich, Weining Kang, Tom Kurtz, Mark Lewis, Yi Lu, Siva Maguluri, Laurent Massoulie, Angelia Nedich, Kavita Ramanan, Philippe Robert, Neil Walton, Galit Yom Tov, Bert Zwart. http://goo.gl/OqWuAC * 26th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics, Copenhagen, June 27-30 The bienniel NORDSTAT conference is organized under the auspices of the Nordic and Baltic statistical societies. This year the Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics is organizing the meeting at the North Campus of University of Copenhagen. The invited sessions cover statistical theory and methodology, probability theory and applications to e.g. city planning, demography and forensics. All participants are encouraged to contribute to the poster session with preceding flash talks. Plenary speakers: Ingrid Glad, Marloes Matthuis, Richard Samworth, Jonathan Tawn, Arnaud Doucet, Jonathan Taylor and David Lando. Deadline for early-bird registration: April 11. http://goo.gl/4q2wO6 * XX Brazilian School of Probability, São Carlos, July 04-09 The year 2016 marks the twentieth edition of the Brazilian School of Probability. Over the years, the EBP series has been instrumental in shaping the directions and interests of Brazilian probabilists, and has contributed to the vigorous growth of our area in the country. Strong international participation has been both a major cause and a positive consequence of these developments. The same is true about the continued support EBP has received from funding agencies and major academic institutions in Brazil. Minicourses: Sebastien Bubeck and Serguei Popov. Deadline for financial support and contributed talks or posters: May 01. http://goo.gl/GfJ3Kp * 4th International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics, A Coruña, June 15-17, 2017 The purpose of the series of workshops called International Workshop on Functional and Operatorial Statistics is to highlight the major trends in different areas of functional statistics through the exchange of ideas and the promotion of collaboration between researchers from different countries. It aims at contributing to future developments of such areas. http://goo.gl/ECcx4J JOB OFFERS Job offers can range from graduate scholarships to full Professor positions, in Probability, Mathematical Statistics, and related areas. Those who are aware of public calls for applications may send a contribution directly to the e-Briefs Editor. * Full and Associate Professor, University of London The Department of Statistics of the London School of Economics is seeking to make a senior appointment in the field of Data Science. An enthusiastic individual is sought for this unique opportunity to take a key role in developing the data science dimension of a distinguished statistics department and to participate in collaborative activities addressing exciting data science challenges across one of the world’s foremost social science universities. Deadline: April 17. https://goo.gl/zh4fxI * Instructorships in Mathematics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne The School of Basic Sciences at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne invites applications for several full-time instructorships in mathematics, starting from 1 September 2016 or later. The term of the position is two years, with the possibility of extension for another two years. EPFL salaries for instructors are highly competitive. In addition, instructors receive substantial yearly budget for travel expenses and other expenditures. Deadline: April 30. https://goo.gl/7OuLP0 * Postdoctorate, University of Michigan Postdoctoral fellow in the Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group led by Dr. Susan Murphy. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in multistage decision making with a focus on mobile health. Deadline: July 01. https://goo.gl/Pb19Yz RECENT ISSUES OF OFFICIAL AND SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS * Recent issues of official publications of the Bernoulli Society Stochastic Processes and their Applications http://goo.gl/JCahtH Bernoulli http://goo.gl/yJywLg * Co-sponsored publications Have a look at http://goo.gl/7EP2cZ for the latest articles in Electronic Communications in Probability, Electronic Journal of Probability, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Probability Surveys and Statistics Surveys, as well as International Statistical Review. * Bernoulli News Latest issue at http://goo.gl/nRDPYo Bernoulli Society Bulletin e-Briefs issue 25 June 2016 Contents: For information to be considered in the next issue, please contact Leonardo T. Rolla This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. GENERAL NEWS * Bernoulli Society General Assembly in Toronto The Bernoulli Society General Assembly will meet during the 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics, on Tuesday July 12, at 12:45-13:45, in the Medical Sciences Auditorium, Toronto. Lunch will not to be provided. The Bernoulli Council, composed by the current Council Members and the Executive Committee, will meet on Monday July 11, 12:45-13:45 in Room 210 of the Fields Institute. * ALEA now a co-sponsored publication by the Bernoulli Society ALEA, the Latin American Journal of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, publishes research articles in probability theory, stochastic processes, mathematical statistics, and their applications. It publishes also review articles of subjects which developed considerably in recent years. All articles submitted go through a rigorous refereeing process by peers and are published immediately after accepted. It is an electronic journal which provides open access to all of its content. It is supported by IMPA, Instituto do Milênio, CIMAT, IMS and the Bernoulli Society. http://goo.gl/wqmM7W EVENTS - Events sponsored and co-sponsored by Bernoulli Society * Pre-World Congress Meeting of New Researchers in Statistics and Probability, Toronto, July 07-08 This two-day event has one day dedicated to academic talks and a short course on big data and is open to all who wish to attend. The second day is a series of talks focused on career development. Registration now open. http://goo.gl/4S799E * 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics, Toronto, July 11-15 The 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics is the latest in a series organized jointly by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Held every four years, it is a worldwide event covering all branches of statistics and probability. This includes theoretical, methodological, applied and computational statistics and probability, as well as stochastic processes. The latest scientific developments in all of these fields are showcased. Confirmed plenary speakers: David Brillinger (Tukey Lecture), Vanessa Didelez (IMS Medallion Lecture), Arnaud Doucet (IMS Medallion Lecture), Sara van de Geer (Wald Lecture), Christina Goldschmidt (IMS Medallion Lecture), Frank den Hollander (IMS Medallion Lecture), Valerie Isham (Bernoulli Lecture), Servet Martínez (Levy Lecture), Pierre del Moral (IMS Medallion Lecture), Byeong Park (Laplace Lecture), Scott Sheffield (Doob Lecture), Ruth Williams (Kolmogorov Lecture), Bin Yu (Rietz Lecture), Ofer Zeitouni (Schramm Lecture). Registration now open. https://goo.gl/YdjeOu * XIV Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, San José, Costa Rica, December 05-09 The Latin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics is the main event in probability and statistics in the region, having been held roughly every two or three years for almost 30 years. It is organized under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability and the Latin-American Society on Probability and Mathematical Statistics. The series of CLAPEMs has greatly contributed to the development of probability and statistics in Latin America by promoting regional cooperation, increasing the scholarly level of the research work in the region, facilitating the collaboration between Latin American researchers and colleagues from the rest of the world. Invited speakers: Graciela Boente, Alexei Borodin, Pietro Caputo, Rick Durrett, Onésimo Hernández, Jean-Michel Loubes, Eric Moulines, Susan Murphy, David Nualart, Gavin Shaddick, Barry Simon. Deadline for early-bird registration: July 15. http://goo.gl/5tI90L - Other events * 26th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics, Copenhagen, June 27-30 The biannual NORDSTAT conference is organized under the auspices of the Nordic and Baltic statistical societies. This year the Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics is organizing the meeting at the North Campus of University of Copenhagen. The invited sessions cover statistical theory and methodology, probability theory and applications to e.g. city planning, demography and forensics. All participants are encouraged to contribute to the poster session with preceding flash talks. Plenary speakers: Ingrid Glad, Marloes Matthuis, Richard Samworth, Jonathan Tawn, Arnaud Doucet, Jonathan Taylor and David Lando. http://goo.gl/4q2wO6 * XX Brazilian School of Probability, São Carlos, July 04-09 The year 2016 marks the twentieth edition of the Brazilian School of Probability. Over the years, the EBP series has been instrumental in shaping the directions and interests of Brazilian probabilists, and has contributed to the vigorous growth of our area in the country. Strong international participation has been both a major cause and a positive consequence of these developments. The same is true about the continued support EBP has received from funding agencies and major academic institutions in Brazil. Minicourses: Sebastien Bubeck and Serguei Popov. Plenary speakers: Ricardo Fraiman, Simon Griffiths, Marcelo Hilário, Servet Martínez, Pierre Nolin, Fraydoun Rezakhanlou, Alexandre Simas. http://goo.gl/GfJ3Kp JOB OFFERS Job offers can range from graduate scholarships to full Professor positions, in Probability, Mathematical Statistics, and related areas. Those who are aware of public calls for applications may send a contribution directly to the e-Briefs Editor. * Assistant Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Department of Statistics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, announces the opening of two tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level, beginning March, 2017. Annual salary will be around $40,300. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in Statistics, Actuarial Science, or a related field and exhibit experience in both research and teaching. Deadline: September 30. http://goo.gl/iXyKFg * Postdoctorate, University of Michigan Postdoctoral fellow in the Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group led by Dr. Susan Murphy. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in multistage decision making with a focus on mobile health. Deadline: July 01. https://goo.gl/Pb19Yz RECENT ISSUES OF OFFICIAL AND SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS * Recent issues of official publications of the Bernoulli Society Stochastic Processes and their Applications http://goo.gl/JCahtH Bernoulli http://goo.gl/yJywLg * Co-sponsored publications Have a look at http://goo.gl/7EP2cZ for the latest articles in Electronic Communications in Probability, Electronic Journal of Probability, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Probability Surveys, Statistics Surveys, and ALEA. * Bernoulli News Latest issue at http://goo.gl/nRDPYo Bernoulli Society Bulletin e-Briefs issue 23 February 2016 1. GENERAL NEWS For information to be considered in the next issue, please contact Leonardo T. Rolla This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 1. GENERAL NEWS * Sad news Our former president, Peter Gavin Hall, Fellow of Australian Academy of Science, the Royal Society of London, and National Academy of Science of USA, passed away on January 9th, 2016 in Melbourne. Peter Hall has made profound contributions to Statistics as well as to Mathematics, Economics, engineering, physical science and biological science. MathSciNet lists him with 606 publications and 240 distinct co-authors. He was a very kind person, has mentored, helped and influenced many people in Statistics. Peter has also devoted much energy to the advance of Statistics discipline world-wide. https://goo.gl/n5gY6k * New statutes The last General Assembly has approved new statutes for the Bernoulli Society, available at http://goo.gl/i2Ndy9. * Publications Secretary Our new statutes included a Publications Secretary in the composition of the Executive Committee. Following the new statutes, President Sara van de Geer, after consulting this matter with the Council, appointed Thomas Mikosch for the office, which should be confirmed at the next General Assembly. * New chairs of standing committees and Council members We are happy to welcome Kavita Ramanan is the new chair of the Committee for Conferences on Stochastic Processes, and Konstantin Zuev as the new chair of the Committee on Probability and Statistics in the Physical Sciences. We also welcome Arup Bose, Valerie Isham, Victor Rivero, Akira Sakai, Lorenzo Zambotti and Johanna Ziegel as new Council members for the term 2015-2019. * Call for Invited Paper Sessions at ISI World Statistics Congress 2017 Marrakech You are warmly invited to submit a proposal for Invited Paper Sessions at the 61st ISI World Statistics Congress 2017. Each proposal should include a brief description and justification for the proposed session and a list of speakers and discussants who have agreed to participate. The selection criteria will take into account diversity, scientific quality and impact. Deadline: February 25. Remember to indicate that your proposal is related to the Bernoulli Society. http://goo.gl/Km2xPt 2. PRIZES * and the Wolfgang Doeblin Prize goes to... The Prize Committee has reached a decision and chosen the awardee of the third Wolfgang Doeblin Prize. The prize will be announced during the 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics in Toronto, Canada. 3. EVENTS 3.1 - Events sponsored and co-sponsored by Bernoulli Society * UK Easter Probability Meeting 2016, Lancaster, April 04-08 The UK Easter Probability Meeting is a long-standing tradition and is used to bring together the UK probability community. The aim is to discuss recent developments, to speak about future research and also to give PhD students an opportunity to become part of the UK probability community. Minicourses: Alice Guionnet, Michel Ledoux, Jason Miller, Vladas Sidoravicius. Confirmed speakers: Dmitry Belyaev, Noam Berger, Natasha Blitvic Erwin Bolthausen, Jon Keating, Kay Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Meckes, Anatoly Vershik, Fredrik Viklund. Deadline for registration: February 29. http://goo.gl/RdseLR * 4th Institute of Mathematical Statistics Asia Pacific Rim Meeting, Hong Kong, June 27-30 The fourth meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics meeting series, IMS Asia Pacific Rim Meeting, will take place in Hong Kong during June 27-30, 2016. It will provide an excellent forum for scientific communications and collaborations for the researchers in Asia and Pacific Rim, and promote communications and collaborations between the researchers in this area and those from other parts of the world. Registration now open. http://goo.gl/yZvgNA * 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics, Toronto, July 11-15 The 9th World Congress of Probability and Statistics is the latest in a series organized jointly by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Held every four years, the it is a worldwide event covering all branches of statistics and probability. This includes theoretical, methodological, applied and computational statistics and probability, as well as stochastic processes. The latest scientific developments in all of these fields are showcased. Confirmed plenary speakers: David Brillinger (Tukey Lecture), Vanessa Didelez (IMS Medallion Lecture), Arnaud Doucet (IMS Medallion Lecture), Sara van de Geer (Wald Lecture), Christina Goldschmidt (IMS Medallion Lecture), Frank den Hollander (IMS Medallion Lecture), Valerie Isham (Bernoulli Lecture), Servet Martínez (Levy Lecture), Pierre del Moral (IMS Medallion Lecture), Byeong Park (Laplace Lecture), Scott Sheffield (Doob Lecture), Ruth Williams (Kolmogorov Lecture), Bin Yu (Rietz Lecture), Ofer Zeitouni (Schramm Lecture). https://goo.gl/YdjeOu 3.2 - Other events * 12th German Probability and Statistics Days, Bochum, March 01-04 The DMV-Fachgruppe Stochastik organizes jointly with the Ruhr-Universität Bochum the 12th German Probability and Statistics Days 2016 Bochumer Stochastik-Tage. this meeting provides an international forum for presentation and discussion of new results in the area of probability and statistics. Contributed talks will be given in 12 sections devoted to specific topics; the highlight of each section will be one invited main talk. Plenary speakers: Sandrine Dudoit, Laszlo Erdös, Martin Hairer, Iain Johnstone, Walter Schachermayer. http://goo.gl/oQj5ul * International Conference on Probability Theory and Statistical Physics, Shanghai, March 25-27 The 2016 International Conference on Probability Theory and Statistical Physics focuses on those rapidly developing areas of Probability Theory. The objective of this conference is to bring together a critical mass of international and domestic experts to discuss current research and future directions in the overlapping areas of Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistical Physics. Student Travel Awards available. http://goo.gl/LkiCWn * 12th Conference on Stochastic Networks, San Diego, June 20-24 This week-long event continues a tradition that was started in 1987 and has now become a biennial event. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers who share an interest in stochastic network models, to survey recent developments, and to identify future research directions. Speakers: Emmanuel Abbe, Anima Anandkumar, Rami Atar, Francois Baccelli, Maury Bramson, Guy Bresler, Fan Chung Graham, Jim Dai, Itai Gurvich, Weining Kang, Tom Kurtz, Mark Lewis, Yi Lu, Siva Maguluri, Laurent Massoulie, Angelia Nedich, Kavita Ramanan, Philippe Robert, Neil Walton, Galit Yom Tov, Bert Zwart. Deadline for travel support application and proposal of poster presentation: February 05. http://goo.gl/OqWuAC * 26th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics, Copenhagen, June 27-30 The bienniel NORDSTAT conference is organized under the auspices of the Nordic and Baltic statistical societies. This year the Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics is organizing the meeting at the North Campus of University of Copenhagen. The invited sessions cover statistical theory and methodology, probability theory and applications to e.g. city planning, demography and forensics. All participants are encouraged to contribute to the poster session with preceding flash talks. Plenary speakers: Ingrid Glad, Marloes Matthuis, Richard Samworth, Jonathan Tawn, Arnaud Doucet, Jonathan Taylor and David Lando. Deadlines: abstract submission March 13, early-bird registration April 11. http://goo.gl/4q2wO6 4. JOB OFFERS Job offers can range from graduate scholarships to full Professor positions, in Probability, Mathematical Statistics, and related areas. Those who are aware of public calls for applications may send a contribution directly to the e-Briefs Editor. * Postdoctorate, University of Michigan Postdoctoral fellow in the Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group led by Dr. Susan Murphy. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in multi-stage decision making with a focus on mobile health. Deadline: July 01. https://goo.gl/Pb19Yz 5. RECENT ISSUES OF OFFICIAL AND SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS * Recent issues of official publications of the Bernoulli Society Stochastic Processes and their Applications http://goo.gl/JCahtH Bernoulli http://goo.gl/yJywLg * Co-sponsored publications Have a look at http://goo.gl/7EP2cZ for the latest articles in Electronic Communications in Probability, Electronic Journal of Probability, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Probability Surveys and Statistics Surveys, as well as International Statistical Review. * Bernoulli News Latest issue at http://goo.gl/nRDPYo |