Dear Hank: The email address you sent out for IFCS (at least as my computer reads it) did not work. Here is what I have from the CSNA website, and it DOES work. http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/info/ifcs06/ works as opposed to _http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/info/ifcs06_ Mel J ************************************************************************* Melvin F Janowitz 428 CoRE Building Phone: 732-445-0074 DIMACS email: [log in to unmask] Rutgers, The State University 96 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8018 CSNA06 meeting at DIMACS May 10-13, 2006 CSNA members can access back issues of Journal of Classification on line New CSNA members get 33% a Springer discount on books April, May, June 2006 All CSNA members get a 20% Springer discount starting Jan 1, 2006 ************************************************************************* On Mon, 2 Jan 2006, H.A.L.KIERS wrote: > *IFCS 2006 Conference: Data Science and Classification > **July 25-29, 2006*, *Ljubljana, Slovenia* > > As I hope you already know, the /IFCS 2006 Conference: Data Science and > Classification/ is scheduled for July 25-29, 2006, in Ljubljana, > Slovenia. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for social scientists, > mathematicians, computer scientists, biologists, ethnologists and all > others interested in data analysis and classification. Conference > sessions allow individuals interested in theory, methods or applications > of data analysis or classification to share ideas and explore common > interests. > > Details on submission of abstracts (*deadline February 15, 2006*), > registration (e.g., conference fees), set up of the program, and CHA > travel fund for young researchers are now available on the website, and > further information will become available soon. So please quickly take a > look at > > _http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/info/ifcs06_ > > Also new is that names of the invited speakers are available now: > > > *Presidential Address:* */David J. Hand/* > *Keynote Speaker:* */Adrian E. Raftery/* > *Invited Speakers:* */Hamparsum Bozdogan, Maria Paula Britto, Patrick > Doreian, Christian Hennig, Carlo Lauro, Pierre Legendre, Jacqueline > Meulman, Boris Mirkin, John Shawe-Taylor/*. > > > I hope to meet you all in Ljubljana, > > sincerely, > > Henk A.L. Kiers, > Past President of IFCS (International Federation of Classification > Societies). >