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Australasian GenStat Conference 2008: Biometrics in Primary Industries and the Environment
December 2 - 5 2008 at Marysville, Victoria, Australia
The Australasian GenStat Users' Association will hold its next biennial conference from Tuesday 2 December to Friday 5 December 2008 at the Marylands (external link) Country House, Marysville, Victoria.
These meetings traditionally attract delegates from a large proportion of the biometrical community in Australia and New Zealand, as well as overseas. They provide the opportunity for exchange of ideas in all areas of biometrics as well as encouraging networking and collaboration.
The program will cover many of the well established and developing areas of statistics and their application in primary industries and the environment. Presentations by highly regarded international and Australian guest speakers will cover central areas of statistical methodology and application. Developments and enhancements to GenStat software will be discussed. The program will include an evening field trip to the Cambarville forest near Marysville and the option of an early morning bird watching excursion or possum trap inspection, courtesy of the Victorian Central Highlands Forest Management Study. In addition, an interesting and relaxing social program will make this conference an ideal opportunity to connect with statisticians/biometricians who support science research and development in primary industries and the environment.
Major Themes and Keynote Speakers
Major Themes for the conference include:
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- Hierarchical Generalised Linear Models
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Prof Youngjo Lee, Department of Statistics, Seoul National University, South Korea
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- Applications in Primary Industries and Environments
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Prof David Lindenmayer and Mr Ross Cunningham, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, ANU, Canberra
Dr Peter Clarke, Senior Biometrician, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Mrs Parin Kurji, Head Biometrician, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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- Linear Mixed Effect Models
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Dr Nick Galwey, Genetic Analysis, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
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Prof Rosemary Bailey, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of London, UK
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- GenStat: Advancements and Enhancements
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Prof Roger Payne, Chief Science & Technology Officer, VSNi, UK
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Call for Papers
We welcome contributed papers on the application of statistical and mathematical theory and methods in the biosciences, including agriculture, biomedical science, ecology, environmental sciences, forestry, and allied disciplines as well as papers that develop, enhance or demonstrate GenStat software. We particularly encourage papers that have a practical application. Papers may be for oral or poster presentation. The time allowed for oral presentation of papers, including discussion, will be 25 minutes.
Important dates
| Mid-May 2008 | | Registration open |
| 30 September 2008 | | Abstracts due |
| 30 September 2008 | | Early bird registration deadline |
| 9 November | | Registration deadline for short courses, presenters and late registrants. |
| 1 December 2008 | | Pre-Conference Workshop: The Design of Experiments, Developments, Theory & Practice in GenStat and CycDesigN |
| 2 - 5 December 2008 | | Conference happens |
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For more information
Please contact Chairperson, Murray Hannah, on +61 3 5624 2260, Secretary, Graham Hepworth +61 3 8344 4796 or Treasurer, Kym Butler +61 3 9742 8673.
Please note that this website is still under construction. Make sure you bookmark this page as further information will be posted once it becomes available.
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