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*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).