Organizers: Dibyen Majumdar
Location: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Dates: May 15-17, 2003
The main objective of the conference is to bring together junior and senior researchers from universities and industry, in order to focus on the emerging areas of research in design of experiments. The emphasis is on designs for biomedical and pharmaceutical studies. Planned sessions include: designs for HIV studies; Bayesian methods for designing clinical trials; designs for chemical drug studies; crossover designs; designs for random effects, variance components and hierarchical models, as well as sessions on traditional areas of 1 of 2 design. Ample time in the conference schedule will be allocated to poster sessions, roundtable discussions and informal discussions. The aim is to create a comfortable setting for the free exchange of ideas. Junior researchers (i.e., recent Ph.D.'s in the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent and Ph.D. students working in design) are especially encouraged to attend. Partial funding, from various sources including the NSF, may be available. See the registration form for funding information. Contact Dibyen Majumdar for further details and information.