(Note this revised date replaces the original date of 11th January, which had to be postponed due to the weather conditions.)
Following on from the success of the first meeting held in Manchester in January 2009, we are pleased to announce the programme for the second meeting to be held at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Morphometric analyses are now widespread in biological and medical research, and new approaches to shape analysis are continually being developed and refined by statisticians.
Given the sizeable communities of both biologists and statisticians interested in shape analysis in the UK, this meeting aims to provide a stimulating forum for cross-disciplinary engagement between researchers. As such, we hope that the meeting will be an opportunity to showcase some recent research developments and stimulate new collaborative projects at the interface of statistics and the life sciences .
The programme is planned so that participants may be able to travel to Canterbury, attend the meeting and return home on the same day .
We have invited six speakers, who are prominent experts in their specialty fields and who can provide different perspectives on morphometrics and statistical shape analysis.
Participants are encouraged to bring a poster and discuss it with other members of the community. The programme offers plenty of time for discussion during lunch and the tea/coffee breaks. If you would like to present a poster, just select this option on the registration form. Guidance for poster presenters is available by clicking here.
To register for the meeting, please follow this link to the registration form. For any special enquiries, please contact the local organisers.
The registration fee for the meeting, including lunch and refreshments, is £20.00 per participant (a discounted fee of £10.00 applies to students). The registration and payment of fees must be received by the 7th May 2010. No reimbursement of registration fees is available after this date. Should the number of registrations exceed the seating capacity of the venue, we may be forced to close registration early.
Payment of registration fees is by cheque from a UK bank or by credit card (click here for the credit card form; please note that there will be a 2% charge for credit card payments).
Cheques (from a UK bank) should be made out to "The University of Kent ". Cheques and credit card forms should be sent by mail to:
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
attn. Alfred Kume / Morpho Conference
School of Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science
Cornwallis Building
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NF
All payments must be received by 7th May 2010. No reimbursement of registration fees is available after this date.
Detailed information on payments will also be included in the confirmation E-mail that is sent to participants immediately after successful registration.
If the number of registrants should exceed the capacity of the venue, places at the meeting will be allocated in the order in which payment of fees is received.
This meeting would not be possible without the support of the following sponsors:
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The Galton Institute |
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The Royal Statistical Society |
Further information:
Information for poster presenters
Organisers:
Alfred Kume , School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Kent. E-mail: A.Kume ‘AT’ kent.ac.uk
Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel , School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent. E-mail: N.Von-Cramon ‘AT’ kent.ac.uk