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Scientific Committee and Local Organizing Committee
The Scientific Programme Committee consists of: T. Brown (chairman), S. Asmussen, P.J. Brockwell, L.H.Y. Chen, F. Den Hollander, C.C. Heyde, G.R. Grimmett, I.A. Ibragimov, O. Zeitouni
The local organizers are: T. Brown (chairman), K. Borovkov (sci. secretary), G. Byrnes, K. Hamza, B. Hughes, F. Klebaner, R. Watson, N.Wormald, A. Xia
The program consists of fifty-minute lectures (45' lecture + 5' for questions/discussion) delivered by invited speakers and twenty-minute contributed talks (15' talk + 5' for questions/discussion) by participants on various topics related to stochastic processes and their applications. The topics include, but are not limited to: stochastic analysis, discrete random processes and randomised algorithms, topics in limit theorems, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Markov processes, random processes in random environments, point processes, as well as application areas such as: stochastic processes in finance and insurance, stochastic processes in physics, applications to telecommunications, time series, modelling in biology and medicine.
| I. S. Borisov (Russia) | P. Del Moral (France) | P. Embrechts (Switzerland) | A. Etheridge (UK) | O. Haggstrom (Sweden) |
| P. Hall (Australia) | K. Johansson (Sweden) | Zhi-Ming Ma (China) | M. Neuts (USA) | T. Ozaki (Japan) |
| P. Protter (USA) | D. Siegmund (USA) | L. Smith (UK) | G. Taylor (Australia) | P. Taylor (Australia) |
The list of the titles of the invited talks is HERE
The conference takes place in the Richard Berry Building, Parkville campus (grid ref. G12, no. 160 on the
campus map). All lectures and contributed talks will be given in this building or in an adjacent building.
| Invited Speakers Timetable | General Timetable (a draft) |
Registration
You can download the registration form either as an RTF (click
here) or a PDF (click here) document. Please complete the form and return with payment or credit card details by mail or fax to the conference address (see below).
| Registration Fees | By 3 May 2002 | After 3 May 2002 | Full Registration – Academic or Government | AU$400 | AU$450 |
| Full Registration – Others | AU$900 | AU$1000 |
| One Day Registration – Others | AU$400 | AU$400 |
| Student Registration | AU$200 | AU$250 |
Registration before 1 February 2002 qualifies for a AU$50 discount.
Conference Banquet is included in Full Registration, but not in Student Registration. Students and accompanying persons may attend the conference Banquet at additional cost (AU$90 per person).
Registration of participants will commence on Sunday 30 June. On that day you can register from 4 to 7 pm at the foyer of Queens College. On Monday 1 July registration will begin at 8:00 am in the Richard Berry Building (Grid ref G12 on the campus map).
Frequently asked questions
A tram or taxi could then deliver you to Queens College or the University of Melbourne. A taxi from Spencer Street (CBD bus depot) will cost approximately AU$10.00.
A tram trip will cost you AU$2.60. You will need to buy a 2-hour ticket for zone one. It can be purchased from a vending machine aboard the tram (it only accepts coins). From the bus depot at Spenser St, cross the street and walk for about 50 m along Bourke St to the tram stop on the street. Take any tram down Bourke St (same direction as you walked). Disembark at Swanston St (about 5 stops from Spenser St) and catch a North-bound Swanston St tram to the University. [You will have to walk to Queens College along Swanston St.]
Click the weather links in the Local Information section below.
You may also wish to visit a couple of Yahoo! sites: click here for some monthly averages and
here for current forecast.
Those wishing to present a paper at the conference should submit an abstract using our LaTeX template. To download the template please CLICK HERE. Please ensure that the printed output of your abstract fits into one page and e-mail your LaTeX source file to:
If you have questions about the abstract preparation, please e-mail them to
B. Hughes (e-mail address: hughes@ms.unimelb.edu.au).
The DEADLINE for submission of abstracts has been extended to 30 May 2002
All travellers to Australia, other than Australian and New Zealand citizens, are legally required to hold a valid visa or an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) to travel to Australia. Please ask you travel agent or contact the nearest Australian Embassy/Consulate in your country.
For event participants, the right visa is a Business or Short Stay visa, which allows tourism activities to be incorporated as part of the stay in Australia.
Visas are available from Australian visa offices such as Australian Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates. They are also available, in ETA form, from travel agents and airlines in certain countries. ETA's are available to holders of the following passports approved for ETA:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore,
South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
AUK-British Citizen, UK-British National (overseas),
USA and the Vatican. (This ETA country information was current as at 4 March 2002)
Note also that the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs recommends that participants of international events held in Australia should apply for their visas well in advance of anticipated travel. This particularly applies to residents of non-ETA countries.
For more complete visa information, you may wish to visit the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs website
Funding is anticipated from the U.S. National Science
Foundation for a block travel grant to help defray the
travel costs of junior researchers (PhD in 1996 or later) and members of
under-represented groups from the United States
participating in the Conference. Applicants must be affiliated with a U.S. institution
and residing in the United States. Applications received by 12 April 2002 will receive
full consideration.
To download a formal call for applications for travel support please
CLICK HERE.
We have reserved a number of college rooms on the campus (one-person rooms, AU$55 per night). You can book a room using the registration form.
For participants wishing to stay at hotels: the local organizing committee has arrangements with a few local hotels, but you are requested to make your own reservations. Hotel accommodation is available in the range from AU$110 to AU$170.
For more information about accommodation options, hotel information and reservation forms, CLICK HERE!
Apart from its scientific merits, participating in the conference is an excellent opportunity to visit Australia, one of the most beautiful and interesting countries in the world. Several excursions are being organized for the conference participants:
spa@ms.unimelb.edu.au
and also send a printed copy of your abstract with your registration form.
CLICK HERE to download the abstracts booklet!!
| Date | Destination | Cost (p.p.) |
| Wednesday 3 July | Phillip Island & Penguin Parade (afternoon) | AU$115 |
| Wednesday 3 July | Puffing Billy, Healesville Sanctuary (afternoon) | AU$120 |
| Saturday 6 July | Great Ocean Road (all day) | AU$105 |
| Saturday 6 July | Victorian Winery (all day) | AU$135 |
To facilitate organization of the tours, participants are requested to book and pay for the excursions using the registration form.
Also feel free to make your own arrangements to visit the Great Barrier Reef and other fantastic places in Australia during your visit.
Click for more information on:
We are most grateful to our sponsors:
Pictures
We have finally put (in a quite random order) on the Web some random pictures taken during the conference. To view them, please CLICK HERE.
Postal address:
SPA28: Bronwen Hewitt,
Conference Management,
Old Physics Building,
The University of Melbourne,
VIC 3010,
Australia
Fax: (+61-3) 8344 6122
Tph: (+61-3) 8344 6389
E-mail: bhewitt@unimelb.edu.au