(The first round of notification)

In recent years, research design and data analysis have received widespread attention due to advancements in various areas of biostatistical research. To foster dialogue among biostatisticians from mainland China and abroad, as well as to promote an interdisciplinary approach for research, Renmin University of China, the Chinese Association of Applied Statistics, Chinese Association of Health Metrics and Evaluation, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies Clinical Trials Evaluation Committee, International Chinese Statistical Association, in collaboration with other renowned organizations, are jointly hosting the First Joint Biostatistics Symposium in July, 2010 in Beijing, China. The upcoming Symposium will focus on statistical methods and their applications in basic medicine, clinical medicine, public health and preventive medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, health economics, and statistical methods in bioinformatics. We encourage and welcome the participation of scholars and experts in related fields.

Hosted by

• Renmin University of China, School of Statistics
• China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guang’anmen Hospital’s Clinical Research Center
• State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Clinical Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Chinese Association for Applied Statistics, Biomedical Statistics Society
• University of Washington, Department of Biostatistics

Sponsors

• Renmin University of China
• Chinese Association for Applied Statistics 
• Chinese Association of Health Metrics and Evaluation 
• World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies’ Clinical Trials Evaluation Committee
• International Chinese Statistical Association

Co-sponsors

• Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Chinese Society of Preventive Medicine’s Health Statistics Committee 
• Chinese Preventative Medicine Association’s Division of Epidemiology
• Chinese Medical Association’s Division of Clinical Epidemiology
• Chinese Center for Health Statistics and Information’s Statistics Education Committee 
• Chinese Center for Health Statistics and Information’s Public Health Information Committee
• Chinese Center for Health Statistics and Information’s Medical Statistics Committee
• Chinese Center for Health Statistics and Information’s Statistical Theory and Methods Committee
• Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, Peking University
• Chinese Society of Probability and Statistics
• American Statistical Association Section on Health Policy Statistics
• Department of Veterans Affairs Statisticians’ Association (VASA)

Principal Topics

• Special Topic Seminars
  - Statistical issues in medicine and public health
• Clinical Trials
  - Latest clinical trials design
• Bioinformatics
• Statistical Methods in Medical Research
• Statistical Methods in traditional Chinese medicine
• Statistical Methods in Disease Prevention and Control
• Genetic Association Studies
• Biostatistics Education

Please download the attachment in which you could get the temporary arrangement in terms of the conference theme.

Symposium Agenda

• October 1, 2009 to May 30, 2010: Paper submission period
• 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM on July 15, 2010:  Symposium registration and training course check-in
• 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on July 16, 2010:  Ongoing Symposium registration and short training courses
• July 17 to July 18, 2010: Symposium. Details TBA.

Short Training Courses

1. Design and statistical methods in pragmatic RCT
2. Design and statistical methods in new drug clinical trial
3. Spatial epidemiology and statistical methods
4. Statistical methods in observational studies

Registration Fee for Short-term Training Class

• Representatives from HK, Taiwan and other countries:$30/module
• Representatives from mainland China (students included):150RMB/module

Special Report

• Ross Prentice, Ph.D
  Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington
  Director of Division of Public Health Sciences
  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
• Mark P. Becker, Ph.D
  Professor of Statistics, President of Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
• Professor Boli Zhang
  President of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering
• Professor Kaitai Fang
  Beijing Normal University ,United International College, Hong Kong Baptist University

Call for papers

1. Requirements:

1. The paper should include abstract (500 words both in English and Chinese) or full text(less than 8000 words).name of the author ,positional titles, work unit, address, postal code, phone number(cell phone) and e-mail.
2. The name of your paper or subject of e-mail should mark “First Joint Biostatistics Symposium+ topic+ work unit+ name”. 
3. If private contents involved, please keep your privacy by yourselves.
4. Papers due on May 30, 2010

2. Paper Election

Specialist will discuss on the papers for this symposium, select the best ones and recommend for magazines at home and abroad, such as Statistic in Medicine and Statistic in Biosciences.

Selected papers will be published as corpus of the symposium; if your papers are selected to published, please submit your English and Chinese abstract and full text; another announcement will be made for the charge tissues.

3. Please keep manuscript yourselves, the committees have right to cut down

Symposium Location

Renmin University of China ,Beijing, China 

Registration Fees

Basic

• 260 USD per person for overseas (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) participants
• 100 USD per person for overseas student participants (please present a valid student ID at time of registration)
• 1,000 RMB for mainland China participants
• 500 RMB for Chinese student participants (please present your Chinese student ID at time of registration)

Notes:Please check the procedure of registration and payment for this conference in the second round of notification.

How to Register

Complete the registration form below and send it to Chang Liu via e-mail <liuchang@ruc.edu.cn>. All Symposium participants will receive a government issued Grade A certificate in Continuing Education in Medicine.

Please download the registration form.

Online Registration

Note: The registration deadline is June 30, 2010.

Contact Information

Mr. Chang Liu

• Address:59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District ,Renmin University of China ,School of Statistics ,Beijing, China 100872 
• Telephone: (010) 82500131  
• E-mail: liuchang@ruc.edu.cn

Ms. Xiaoxiao Wen

• Address: 5 Beixian Court, Xuanwu District ,China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine ,Guang’anmen Hospital’s Clinical Research Center ,Beijing, China 100053
• Telephone: (010) 88001446
• E-mail: wenxiaoxiao1982@163.com

Note

Please make your own hotel and transportation arrangements.

Formal invitation letters are available upon request from the External Affairs committee during the conference time frame.

However, we provide relevant information in terms of the hotel with discount and other beneficial conditions for this meeting. At present, hotels that have signed beneficial contracts with us are listed as below:

• Beijing Yanshan Hotel
• Ariva Beijing West hotel&Serviced Apartment

Please download the attachment which includes information about hotel offers and reservation contact information.

 
Xiao-Hua (Andrew) Zhou
Co-Chair,2010 Program Committee
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington

Danhui Yi
Co-Chair, 2010 Program Committee
School of Statistics
Renmin University of China

Xiao-Hua (Andrew) Zhou
Co-Chair, OrganizingCommittee
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington

Zhi Geng
Co-Chair, Organizing Committee
Department of Probability and Statistics
Peking University

Appendix

List of Operating Committee of the 2010 Joint Biostatistics Symposium

Chairmen

• Danhui Yi Professor
  School of Statistics, Renmin University of China
• Xiaohua Zhou Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington

Committee Members(Ordered by the Initial of the Family Name)

• Jianwen Cai Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Tianxi Cai Associate Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University
• Ivan Chan Merck Company
  Chen-Hsin Chen Research Fellow
  Institute of Statistics, Academic Sinica
• Pingyan Chen Professor
  Teaching and Research Section of Health Statistics, Southern Medical University
• Zhi Geng Professor
  School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University
• Jia He Professor
  Teaching and Research Section of Health Statistics, Second Military Medical University
• Jingqing Hu Professor
  Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Sciences
• Shuigao Jin Researcher
  Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
• Hongzhe Lee (Li) Professor
  Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylavia
• Gang Li Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of California at Los Angeles
• Kang Li Professor
  Harbin Medical University
• Xiaosong Li Professor
  West China Medical University
• Zhaohai Li Professor
  Department of Statistics, George Washington University
• Hua Liang Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, Rochester University
• Xihong Lin Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University
• Baoyan Liu Professor
  Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
• Bin Nan Associate Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
• Peter Song Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
• Jane-Ling Wang Professor
  Department of Statistics, University of California at Davis
• Naisyin Wang (ICSA Representative) Professor
  Department of Statistics, University of Michigan
• Wubao Wang Doctor Merck & Co
• Lan Wang,   Associate Professor
  School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
• Jielai Xia Professor
  Teaching and Research Section of Health Statistics, Fourth Military Medical University
• Bangchang Xie Professor
  Department of Statistics and Information Science, Fu Jen Catholic University
• Chen Yao Professor
  Peking University First Hospital
• Danhui Yi Professor
  School of Statistics, Renmin University of China
• Dong Yi Professor
  School of Public Health and Prevention, Third Military Medical University
• Paul S.F. Yip Professor
  Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong
• Shicheng Yu Researcher
  Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
• Heping Zhang Professor
  Division of Biostatistics, Yale University 
• Zhongzhan Zhang Professor
  School of Mathematical and Physical Science, Beijing University of Technology
• Naiqing Zhao Professor
  School of Pubic Health, Fudan University
• Chuan Zhou Assistant Professor
  Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington
• Xiaohua Zhou Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington
• Yong Zhou Researcher
  Academy of Mathematics &System Science, China Academy of Sciences

List of Academy Committee of the 2010 Joint Biostatistics Symposium

Chairmen

• Zhi Geng Professor
  School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University
• Xiaohua Zhou Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington

Committee Members(Ordered by the Initial of the Family Name)

• Zhi Geng Professor
  School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University
• Jingqing Hu Professor
  Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Sciences
• Shuigao Jin Researcher
  Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
• Kang Li Professor
  Harbin Medical University
• Xiaosong Li Professor
  West China Medical University
• Xihong Lin Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington
• Baoyan Liu Professor
  Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
• Chen Yao Professor
  Peking University First Hospital
• Danhui Yi Professor
  School of Statistics, Renmin University of China
• Dong Yi Professor
  School of Public Health and Prevention, Third Military Medical University
• Naiqing Zhao Professor
  School of Pubic Health, Fudan University
• Xiaohua Zhou Professor
  Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington

CDMASCC (The Chinese Data Mining and Applied Statistics Cross-Strait Conference) is the leading, independent provider of Data mining and disseminator of best practice to the statistical learning. It is a premium Cross-Strait conference related to the Data Mining theory, Development, Applications of Data Mining and statistical learning. In this conference, researchers from all around the cross-strait areas can share their experience and knowledge of Data Mining.

Scope and Topics

The theory and application of data mining and statistical learning in both areas had made remarkable achievements. Topics of interest are specified on the scope and topics page. High quality submissions are invited for technical papers describing original unpublished results of theoretical, empirical, conceptual or experimental research. Papers should describe a new contribution to Data Mining and should support claims of novelty with citations to the relevant literature.

• Topic1: text Mining and semi-structured data, and mining temporal, spatial and multimedia data
• Topic2: Data mining applications in bioinformatics, electronic commerce, Web, intrusion detection, finance, marketing, healthcare, telecommunications and other fields
• Topic3: Complexity, efficiency, and scalability issues in Data mining
• Topic4: Soft computing (including neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary computation, and rough sets) and uncertainty management for data mining
• Topic5: Communication in Statistics learning: Simulation and Computation
• Topic6: Integration of data warehousing, OLAP and data mining
• Topic7: Other topics in data mining and applied statistics

Track 1: Research Results

The purpose of the Research Track is to present and discuss the latest, best, and most important research results in the research field of Data Mining and Statistical Learning.

Track 2: Data mining Experiences

The purpose of the Data Mining Experience is to establish a meaningful forum between practitioners and researchers with useful solutions in various organizational environments, diverse systems or different cultures. The Technical Experience of Data mining includes all kind of practical applications which are theory, projects, missions, techniques, tools, methods, processes, and etc.

The Seventh Chinese Data Mining and Applied Statistics Cross-Strait Conference (CDMASCC) to be held 5 June – 6 June 2010 in Renmin University of China Beijing, China.The conference schedule includes Conference dates, concrete Scope and Topics, deadline for paper submission, deadline for registration:

1. Conference dates: June 5, 2010~ June 6, 2010
2. Deadline for paper submission: May 21, 2010
3. Deadline for registration: May 28, 2010
4. Deadline for English paper submission: March 22,2010 ( The received papers will be investigated. After investigation, CDMASCC will make known the admission papers in the conference website and published in Journal of data analysis special issue.

The excellent paper will be published to Journal of Data Analysis─The Seventh Chinese Data Mining and Applied Statistics Cross-Strait Conference special issue. Part of excellent English papers will be published in a Special Issue of Communications in Statistics —Theory and Methods (SCI) on “The Seventh Chinese Data Mining and Applied Statistics Cross-Strait Conference”.

The Sixth Chinese Data Mining and Applied Statistics Cross-Strait Conference’s articles has been published to Journal of Data Analysis(TSSCI reviewed)─the two special issues, Volume 4 number 4 and Volume 4 number 5.

Sign up

1. Fill out the receipt to e-mail (datamining2009@yahoo.cn) or fax (8610- 62515246).
2. consulting line: 010-82500131 address: Address: The School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Ave., Beijing, 100872, China. zip code: 100872
3. Closing date: May 30, 2010.
4. Meeting fees: RMB$ 300/people, specially invited experts, thesis candidates (every paper limit an author waive fee. Conference provides lunch. Delegates for travel expenses, accommodation themselves.
5. Students with valid identity fee-free.

Organizer

• The School of Statistics, Renmin University of China

Operator

• Center for Applied Statistics of Renmin University of China
• Institute of Statistical Survey of Renmin University of China
• Institute of Mathematic Statistics of Renmin University of China
• Data Mining Center (DMC) of Renmin University of China
• Chunghwa Data Mining Society (Taiwan)
• Fu-Jen Catholic University Department of Statistics and Information Science(Taiwan)
• Data Mining Center, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)

Co-Organizer

• The School of Statistics, Central University of Finance and Economics
• The School of Statistics, Capital University of Economic and Business
• Department of Planning &Statistics, Xiamen University
• ChungHwa Data Mining Association

We encourage and welcome the participation of scholars and experts in related fields.

For details: http://applstats.org/ectm2009/en/

Scope

The 2008 International Forum on Statistics will be held June 21-22 at Renmin University of China in Beijing. The forum will bring together top researchers from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, America, Japan and around the world to exchange research results and address open issues in all aspects of statistics. The forum is also in memory of 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Professor Dai Shiguang, who has dedicated his life to statistics and statistical education.

The 2008 International Forum on Statistics encourages authors to submit papers to one of the main topics indicated below, describing original work, including methods, techniques, applications or survey papers, reporting research results and/or indicating future directions. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference by one of the authors and published in the proceedings. A selection of the best conference papers will be recommended to academic publications such as Statistical Research.

Additional information can be found at http://stat.ruc.edu.cn/cn/isf2008. registration forms can be downloaded from the web site.

Topics

The topics covered by the conference include, but not limited to:

• Social and Economic Statistics
• Probability and Mathematical Statistics
• Epidemics and Biostatistics
• Risk Management and Actuarial Science

Paper submission & publication

Authors can email their paper abstracts and full papers to Liu Chang, Liuchang@ruc.edu.cn or Liuchang56@sohu.com.

Abstract should be around 500 words either in English or Chinese. Papers are acquired to be written in English or Chinese, length unlimited. Authors can submit more than one conference paper, but the papers presented at the conference will be limited. The conference languages are English and Chinese, though speakers are encouraged to use Chinese.

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, abstracts in paper support and full papers in CD-ROM support. A selection of the best conference papers will be recommended to academic publications such as Statistical Research.

Format

• Title
• Authors’ names and institutional affiliations
• Abstract
• Text
• Reference

The papers are encouraged to be submitted in Word format.

Important dates

Abstract submissions due: May 10, 2008

Full paper submissions due: May 30, 2008

Conference: June 21-22, 2008

Sponsors

School of Statistics, Renmin University of China

Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University of China

Research Institute of Statistical Sciences, National Bureau of Statistics of China

Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University, Beijing
UNU-MERIT, United Nations University and University of Maastricht

The Center for Applied Statistics (CAS) at the Renmin University of China, in collaboration with the Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), is announcing the Second Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE). The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers from around the world to discuss the importance and the different dimensions of innovation in relation with economic growth and development. Contributions based on micro data from firm or household surveys, case studies and cross country comparative analyses are particularly wanted.

In this second Conference, a particular emphasis will be put on innovation in China and other BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa) countries. Contributions on other countries, in particular developing countries, are also welcome.

Many countries have conducted micro surveys on innovation for a number of years. It would be interesting to confront what has been learned from these surveys, and from case studies, to guide innovation policy.

Examples of topics that could be covered:

• Innovation, productivity and firm performance
• Innovation, education, health and human capital
• Innovation in universities and public institutions
• Technology adoption and diffusion
• Innovation and employment
• Innovation and the role of foreign firms
• Innovation and the role of financial institutions 
• Innovation and international trade
• International comparisons of innovation performance
• Effectiveness of innovation policies

Invited Speakers

Manuel Trajtenberg (Tel-Aviv University) TBA

Mention persons only when they have confirmed

Sponsors:

Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University of China

UNU-MERIT, joint research institute, United Nations University and Maastricht University

China Financial Policy Research Center, Renmin University of China

School of Statistics, Renmin University of China

School of Statistics, Capital University of Economics and Business

Organisors:

Yanyun Zhao, Zhen Feng, Jacques Mairesse and Pierre Mohnen

Submission:

Researchers are invited to submit a full paper or an extended abstract (3 pages) by January 31, 2008. Please submit by clicking on “submit your paper” on the website http://www.merit.unu.edu/MEIDE/. Upon acceptance of your paper, a formal invitation form will be sent to you for application of visas to the People’s Republic of China. Accomodation in a new hotel on the Renmin University campus, lunches, a conference dinner and an excursion will be covered for one presenter per paper.

Important dates

Submission deadline: January 31, 2008

Notification of acceptance: February 15, 2008

Paper submission: April 14, 2008

For further information:

Contact person at Renmin University of China

Yanyun  Zhao , Professor and Director

Center for Applied Statistics, Renmin University of China

No.59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100872,China

Telephone :0086 10 82509087 or 82509086

Fax: 0086 10 62515246

Email: cas-kriu@ruc.edu.cn

Website: Detailed information and updates will be available at: http://www.merit.unu.edu/MEIDE/
and http://stat.ruc.edu.cn/ ; http://www.applstats.org/

Mr. Fred Rowley described a wider field for actuaries in future from three aspects: Realizing your Vision, Enterprise Risk Management – Towards a Global Designation for Actuaries, Expand opportunity for actuary – CERA –a new credential in SOA, encouraging a wider communication between actuaries from different countries and fields to achieve a comprehensive and global recognition of actuary, in order to obtain a long-term development for actuarial professionalism.

At the CAS meeting dated 19 June, Mr. Robert Conger, former chairman of CAS, specially held a Panel discussion on Chinese Casualty & Property insurance market. Mr. Ding Peng, who is the deputy director of property insurance regulatory department actuarial division, China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), Professor Xie Zhigang from Shanghai Finance and Economics University, Graduate student Yao Rui and Tao Qian from Renmin University separately made a speech on non-life insurance of China in this sessions. Their subjects cover status of automobile third party liability insurance market in China, regulation and solvency capital requirement. Impressively, participants ask so many relative questions and showed much curiousness and attention on China accordingly. In the midday, president Chairman and several former chairmen on behalf of CAS held a welcome banquet for Chinese delegation. Many oversea Chinese Actuaries on property insurance who come from America, Canada, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia also attended the banquet.

On 21st June of ASTIN Colloquium, Lecture Xiao Yugu from Renmin University of China was invited to present a research report during the session. His subject was the problem on how to make a price in condition that historic accidents information of certain automobile insurer can not be shared in public.

In general, from the meeting we might see that many non-life insurance corporations and consultant companies are interested in Chinese insurance market and they have strong desire to participate in this market. Meanwhile, there are many differences in property actuary in different countries. How to design our own insurance rating system and relative supervision system? These mainly depend on our domestic actuaries. It is necessary to facilitate its development with efforts.

Six Sigma Quality Management Research Center of RUC

Data Mining Center (DMC) of RUC

Institute of Statistical Survey

Center for Risk Management and Actuarial Studies

Consulting Center of RUC