2015 Conference Directory
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RSS International Conference 2015 The conference for all statisticians and users of data sponsored by 7 – 10 September 2015 Exeter University www.rss.org.uk/conference2015 Welcome Outline Timetable Wednesday 9 September 9am – 10am Invited/Contributed sessions (5) It is my great honour to welcome you all to Exeter for the 10.05am – 11.25pm 2015 RSS Conference! After listening to your feedback, you Monday 7 September Invited sessions (6) will see that this year we have adopted a new streaming 9.30am – 5.30pm format to Conference which should allow you to easily 11.25am – 11.50am Pre-conference short courses and workshops identify sessions that are directly relevant to your area of Refreshment break (The Forum) expertise and interests. That being said, I do hope that you 11.50am – 1.10pm will take advantage of this unique opportunity to pop into 7pm – 9pm Invited sessions (7) sessions that you may not have access to elsewhere. Welcome Reception (Royal Albert Memorial Museum) 1.10pm – 2.10pm Lunch We have a great line-up of speakers and sessions organised for you, but I also hope that you will find some time for 2.10pm – 3.10pm exploration. The Conference will be hosted in three Tuesday 8 September Plenary 3 – Significance lecture outstanding venues - The Forum (which all you Broadchurch fans may recognise as the 3.15pm – 4.15pm 9am – 9.30am Courtroom in the second series), the award winning Royal Albert Memorial Museum Invited/Contributed sessions (8) and the University’s Great Hall. The Young Statisticians’ Guide to the Conference 4.15pm – 4.40pm Exeter is an ancient city with many notable landmarks, including the Cathedral which 9.30am – 10.30am Refreshment break boasts an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England. Contributed sessions (1) Exeter will also be welcoming rugby fans from all over the world this year for the 4.40pm – 6pm 10.35am – 11.35am Invited sessions (9) Rugby World Cup. Plenary 1 As one of the flagship events of the RSS, Conference remains an excellent platform 6pm – 7pm 11.35am – 12 noon Special session for discussion and debate of statistical topics, with opportunities for professional Refreshment break development and networking or just catching up with friends. 7.30pm – 8pm 12 noon – 1.20pm I hope that you have an inspiring and rewarding conference! Pre-dinner drinks (Great Hall, University of Exeter) Invited sessions (2) Jen Rogers 8pm until late 1.20pm – 2.10pm RSS Honorary Officer, Meetings and Conference Conference Dinner (Great Hall, University of Exeter) Lunch (including Young Statisticians Reception from 1.30pm) 2.10pm – 3.30pm Thursday 10 September Invited sessions (3) 9.10am – 10.10am 3.30pm – 3.50pm Contributed sessions (10) Sponsor acknowledgements Refreshment break We would like to thank the following organisations for their support of the conference: 10.15am – 11.15am 3.50pm – 4.50pm Plenary 4 ATASS Sports for their support of the overall conference and also for sponsoring the Invited/Contributed sessions (4) Young Statisticians’ Quiz Night 11.15am – 11.40am 5pm – 6pm Refreshment break Select Statistics for their support of the Statistical Analytics Challenge Plenary 2 - Campion (President’s Invited) Lecture 11.40am – 1pm , and for their support of competition for best Springer Wiley Taylor & Francis 6pm – 6.30pm Invited sessions (11) poster presentations. Royal Statistical Society Awards Ceremony 1pm – 1.50pm Lunch 6.30pm – 8pm Awards & Poster Reception (Street, The Forum) 1.50pm – 3.10pm Invited/Contributed sessions (12) 8.45pm – late Young Statisticians Quiz Night (Las Iguanas, 3.10pm – 3.30pm 79-81 Queen St, Exeter) Refreshment break 3.30pm – 4.40pm Plenary 5 4.40pm Close of conference 3 Venue plan Level M Via lift, down to: Exploration Labs Showers Via lift, & South Entrance Changingdown to: Exploration Labs Showers Rooms & Changing South Entrance North Entrance Rooms Via lift, North Entrance down to: Exploration Labs Showers & South Entrance Changing Alumni Auditorium Rooms UPPER LEVEL North Entrance Alumni Auditorium UPPER LEVEL 7 8 9 Alumni Auditorium 7Seminar8 Rooms9 UPPER LEVEL Library 10Seminar Rooms 11 12 Library 7 8 9 10 11 12 Seminar Rooms 10 Library 11 12 Level O Bicycle Storage Bicycle Storage NatWest Bicycle Storage NatWest Market Place NatWest Market Place South Entrance Market Place South Entrance North Entrance South Entrance Alumni Auditorium North Entrance North Entrance Alumni Auditorium Alumni Auditorium 1 2 3 1Seminar2 Rooms3 1 2 3 4Seminar Rooms Library 5 6 Seminar Rooms 4 Library 4 Library 5 6 5 6 Key: Toilets Lift Key: Toilets Lift Key: Toilets Lift 5 Y © IS AN OF r D N T stands A3 AN @ G EVENTS THERON K Exete D MD COPYRIGH 08/10/14 E 1:200 INFORMATIO Event : DRAWIN : of 3mx2m TITLE: WARWIC E . 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A12 ATASS Sports The Professional Development segment provides digital A10 and print books, online assessment and training services, and www.sagepub.com A2 4 test prep and certification. InEducation , Wiley provides A11 education solutions including online program management A1 services for higher education institutions and course Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s management tools for instructors and students, as well largest independent producer of official statistics and is A12 as print and digital content. the recognised national statistical institute for the UK. It is Speakers desk responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels. promotes statistics, data and evidence Catering for the public good; we are one of the world’s leading learned societies and the only UK professional body for all statisticians. Our vision is is a not-for-profit organization ‘A world with data at the heart of understanding and that advances learning, decision-making.’ knowledge and research worldwide. It is an integral part of the University of Cambridge and for centuries has extended its research and teaching activities through a large range is a department of the University of academic and educational books, journals, and digital of Oxford. It furthers the University’s products. Come and visit our stand for 20% off all titles objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and on display. education by publishing worldwide. To South Piazza To Seminar Rooms is a statistical research consultancy providing quality modelling and analysis for the sports industry. To Alumni To Alumni Auditorium Auditorium 6 7 Seating Social events General event information At breaks you can use any of the seating on the ground If you have booked to attend one of the social events and mezzanine floors of The Forum and if the weather during the conference when you collect your badge from is amenable the seating on the North and South Piazzas. registration you will be given tickets for the relevant events Badges Online Tools (welcome reception and conference dinner). The awards Session locations (see plan on page 5) and poster reception is non-ticketed. Conference attendees are asked to wear their badges and We are experimenting this year with a Conference App Please note that at the reception on Monday evening lanyards at all times while in the Conference. Catering – we hope you find this useful in managing your personal Plenary sessions will be held in the Alumni Auditorium. bowl food will be served but at the Tuesday evening staff may not be able to serve individuals who cannot be programme of sessions. All other sessions will be held in one of the 6 rooms on the reception only canapés are being served. identified as conference attendees. ground and mezzanine floors of The Forum. Please go to http://bit.ly/RSS-app on an iPhone, iPad or Lost badges will be replaced at the discretion of the Android device. You will be taken to the correct app store Speakers desk conference organisers. A replacement fee may be charged. to download the app. The url is case sensitive. Session timings For speakers wishing to submit their presentations during The following timings for presentations will normally apply: the conference the speakers desk will be located in the Catering (Daytime) Plenary talks: Street area of The Forum by the South Piazza entrance.