2008 International Conference on
Applied Probability and Statistics (CAPS 2008)
Hanoi, Vietnam ■ 1- 3 December 2008
Organized by Institute of Mathematics (VAST)
& Hanoi University of Sciences (VNU)
Sponsored by the International Society for
Business and Industrial Statistics
Conference Chairs
Pham Gia Thu
University of Moncton, Canada
[email protected]
Vijay Nair
University of Michigan, USA
[email protected]
D.K.J. Lin
Penn State University, USA
[email protected]
Executive Secretary
Nguyen Ky Nam
Design Computing, Hanoi, Vietnam
[email protected]
International Scientific Program
Committee - Chairs
Sudhir Gupta
Northern Illinois University, USA
[email protected]
Pham Gia Thu
University of Moncton, Canada
[email protected]
Nicholas Fisher
ValueMetrics Australia, Australia
[email protected]
Members
Borkowski John
Dang Hung Thang
Gilmour Steven
Gupta V.K.
Lin Dennis
Min-Qian Liu
Nair Vijay
Naumov Anatoly
Nguyen Dinh Cong
Nguyen Ky Nam
Nguyen Minh Man
Nguyen Van Huu
O'Brien Timothy E.
Rogantin Maria Piera
Tran Loc Hung
Williams Emlyn
Local Organization Chairs
Nguyen Huu Du
University of Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
[email protected]
Ho Dang Phuc
Institute of Mathematics, Hanoi, Vietnam
[email protected]
Conference Consultant/Registration
Milena Zeithamlova
Action M Agency, Czech Republic
[email protected]
The first International Conference on Probability and
Statistics and their Applications was held in Hanoi in 1999.
Similar to that conference, CAPS 2008 aims to promote
practical applications of probability and statistics, particularly
in business and industry, and to strengthen international
relations among researchers in these areas. Contributed
papers to the Conference can be on Applied Probability or
any area of Statistics. The Conference will be of interest both
to researchers and to practitioners from business and
industry.
LOCATION: CAPS 2008 will be held in Hanoi. Information about Hanoi can be viewed at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi. Open source travel guide to Hanoi, featuring up-to-date
information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips can be viewed at
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hanoi
WORKSHOPS: The ISBIS Workshop on Statistics for Business and Industry will be presented on
30 November 2008. Other workshops are under consideration and will be announced in the next
official CAPS2008 announcement.
TOPICS: Topics of interest include:
Bayesian Statistics
Bioinformatics
Biomatics
Chemometrics
Computational and Graphical Statistics
Data Mining
Design of Experiments
Integrating Market and Credit Risk
Longitudinal Data Analysis
IMPORTANT DATES
¾ 31 July 2008:
¾ 15 August 2008:
¾ 1 September 2008:
Mortality Models and Securities
Nonparametric Statistics
Portfolio Management
Pricing and Hedging of Derivatives
Reliability
Sampling Techniques
Six Sigma
Statistical Modeling
Statistical Process Control
Abstract submission deadline
Notification of paper acceptance/rejection
Deadline for early bird registration
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: Abstracts must be submitted electronically by 31 July 2008, only via
the CAPS 2008 submission system at http://www.action-m.com/CAPS2008/submission_form.php
SPEAKERS: Keynote Speaker: Prof. Nick Fisher (President of ISBIS). Plenary Speakers
include Prof. Vijay Nair, Prof. Dennis Lin and Prof. Pham Gia Thu. Invited Speakers: TBA.
REGISTRATION FEE: Estimated fee is US$200 (accompanying persons US$50) with 20%
discount for ISBIS members and Bernoulli Society members and early bird registration. Fee for
students is US$100. The registration will cover conference materials, coffee breaks, a welcoming
cocktail, a Conference dinner and a city tour.
TOURS: The Hanoi City tour including the Hanoi Hilton visit is free. Paid tours on 4 December
include (i) Outskirts of Hanoi (1 day) for US$25 per person and (ii) Halong Bay (2 days, 1 night)
for US $75 per person.
PUBLICATION: An extended version of your paper may be submitted to the official ISBIS journal,
Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, for consideration for publication.
http://www.action-m.com/CAPS2008