11th Scientific Meeting
of the Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society
CLADAG 2017
September 13rd to 15th, 2017
University of Milano-Bicocca,
Milan, Italy
We happily announce and invite paper submissions for the *11th Scientific Meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society - CLADAG 2017* conference, which will take place at the University of Milano-Bicocca, from September 13th to 15th.
Areas of interest to the conference include:
• Classification Theory • Multivariate Data Analysis • Proximity Structure Analysis • Applied Classification and Data Analysis • Software Developments
People who wish to submit a paper should send the title of their paper by February 28th. Details of title submission are available at http://www.cladag2017.unimib.it
The conference will be a mix of plenary, invited and submitted talks and posters. Invited sessions details can be seen at the conference website.
::: CLADAG 2017 KEYNOTES :::
We are delighted of having the following keynote speakers:
*Antony Davison,* http://statwww.epfl.ch/davison/davison.html Institute of Mathematics, Ecole Poytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
*Sunil J. Rao,* http://www.biostat.med.miami.edu/people/primary-faculty/sunil-rao Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences University of Miami, Florida, USA
*Roberto Rocci http://economia.uniroma2.it/faculty/145/rocci-roberto, *Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza, Università degli studi di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
::: CLADAG 2017 PAPERS AND SPECIAL ISSUES :::
Book of Abstract: all the accepted short papers will be published in the CLADAG2017 Proceedings, with ISBN. After the Conference, authors will be encouraged to submit a full paper (up to 8 pages) for the publication in the Springer series "Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization" to be released in 2018. All submitted papers will undergo a regular reviewing process.
::: CLADAG 2017 DEADLINES :::
- Title and pre-registration: *February 28th, 2017* - Short paper: *March 31th, 2017* - Notification of acceptance: *May 15th, 2017* - Revised short paper: *May 31th, 2017* - Payment of registration fee: *from May 1rst, 2017*
::: CLADAG 2017 YOUNG RESEARCHERS AWARD :::
A Call for Ideas has been issued for organizing an event for Young researchers, on September 12th, with excellent proposals that are now under finalization. Prizes for the challenge will be awarded during the Conference.
Looking forward to seeing you at CLADAG 2017!
Francesca Greselin
Local Organizing Committee