On Mathematics in the arena of statistics (celebrating bi-centenary year of Presidency)

December 12-16, 2016

Organised By Department of Statistics Presidency University, Website: www.presiuniv.ac.in

The Department of Statistics, Presidency University, Kolkata is going to organise a national level workshop emphasising Student Enrichment for the undergraduate students of statistics during December 12-16, 2016 as a part of the Bicentenary Celebrations of the Presidency University.

Aim: Building up theoretical knowledge in any field of statistics without developing substantial analytical capacity in mathematics is not going to help the students. This workshop aims at providing a strong background in different mathematical areas, that a student usually encounters while studying the subject. Another objective of the workshop is to make the students aware of the contemporary applications of different areas of probability and statistics. Lectures by eminent resource persons from ISI, IIT, IISER and will be arranged in different sessions with this motive.

List of External Resource Persons:  Professor Uttam Bandhopadhay (Department of Statistics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata)  Professor Alok Goswami (Stat-Math Unit, ISI, Kolkata)  Dr. Gaurangadeb Chattopadhay (Department of Statistics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata)  Dr. Arnab Chakraborty (Applied Statistics Unit, ISI, Kolkata)  Dr. Anindya Goswami (Department of Mathematics, IISER, Pune)  Dr. Subhajit Dutta (Department of Statistics, IIT, Kanpur)

Capacity: Seats are limited. Students are suggested to register at the earliest. Priority will be given to Undergraduate students of 2nd and 3rd year of Statistics but Postgraduate student may also apply.

Venue: Department of Statistics, 4th Floor, Derozio Building, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata, 700073 Registration: Fill up the online registration form using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCldzpbsuImTZ9pyrcEX8Bi1sF uWTjX_Je8aSyKlP7OmVJ2w/viewform N.B.: Registering in the workshop does not guarantee selection. The list of participants will be finalized solely by the department. Selected participants need to produce a valid student identity proof at the time of reporting. Registration Fees: Nil.

Other Information: The participants will be awarded a certificate only after the successful completion of the workshop. Kindly note that, no TA or DA will be given to the candidates. For further information please visit the following website: https://sites.google.com/site/pustatschools/ Important Dates: Deadline of the Application 6 pm, December 7, 2016 Publication of provisional list of the 6 pm, December 8, 2016 selected candidates Reporting at the workshop 9.30 am, December 12,2016

Tentative Schedule:

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Day 10.00- 10.30- 12.0 1.15 2.15- - 3.45- 10.30 11.45 - - 3.30 5

3.45

3.30

12.00 11.45 1.15 2.15 Monday Inaugura L1 L2 L3 L4

tion Tuesday L5 L6 L7 L8

Wednesday L9 L10 L11 L12

Lunch

Thursday L13 BreakTea L14 L15 BreakTea L16 Friday L17 L18 L19 L20 How to Reach: From : Buses and Taxis towards College Street are available outside station (Approximately 15 minutes). From Howrah: Buses and Taxis towards College Street are available outside station (Approximately 20 minutes). From Airport: Buses and Pre-paid Taxis towards College Street are available (Approximately 55 minutes).

Accommodation detail : 1. Maha Bodhi Society of Address: 4, Bankim Chatterjee St, , Kolkata, 700073 (Opposite College Square) Phone: 033 - 2241 5214 / 6536 4328 E-mail: [email protected] Rent of Room: Rs.1600/- (A/C, Double Bed) & Rs.1000/- (Non A/C, Double Bed)

2. Raja Guest House Pvt. Ltd. Address: 8/2, Bhawani Dutta Lane, Near Presidency University, College Street Phone: 033 - 2241 3827 / 3215 Web: www.rajaguesthouse.in E-mail: [email protected] Rent of Room: Rs.900/- (Non A/C, Single Bed) Rs.1000/- (Non A/C, Double Bed) Rs.1300/- (A/C, Single Bed) Rs.1500/- (A/C, Double Bed)

Contact: For queries, kindly mail us at [email protected] Or you can contact to

Dr. Radhakanta Das (Ph. No: +91-9073111960) Dr. Saurav De (Ph. No: +91-9836198266)