Dear Colleagues, all interested people (especially PhD and Post-doc students) are kindly invited to attend the following INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON COPULAS.

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_________________________________________________________________ SUMMER SCHOOL ON COPULAS FOR HYDROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour Pau, France, July 6-10, 2015

The Instructors are top scientists in the fields of Copulas and Environmental Applications. The international event is organized by the INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON STATISTICAL HYDROLOGY. For all participants, attendance certificates will be provided.

*** SCOPE *** The statistical modeling of natural events frequently involves the modeling of the joint distribution of several random phenomena. Copulas are mathematical objects that are particularly suitable for modeling the multivariate dependence between several continuous random variables, independently of their marginal distributions. This explains why they are more and more often used in hydrology and environmental sciences. With the development of powerful statistical software (such as the R statistical system), a multivariate analysis based on copulas appears increasingly feasible. This one-week short course will focus on the theory and statistical practice of copulas with applications to hydrological problems and related environmental issues. It will also contain an introduction to multivariate extreme-value theory from a copula perspective. Theoretical concepts will be illustrated through the analysis of real-world datasets using the R statistical system.

*** VENUE *** Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour. Pau, France, July 6-10, 2015

*** WEB SITE *** http://lma-umr5142.univ-pau.fr/copula/

____________________________________________________ Gianfausto SALVADORI ____________________________________________________ Università del Salento Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica "E. De Giorgi" Provinciale Lecce-Arnesano, P.O.Box 193 I-73100 Lecce (Italy) ____________________________________________________ PHONE: +39-0832-29 7584. FAX: +39-0832-29 7594 ____________________________________________________ E-MAIL: gianfausto.salvadori@unisalento.it http://www.unisalento.it/people/gianfausto.salvadori http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/demo ____________________________________________________