1999 Lukacs Symposium 

Frontiers of Environmental and Ecological Statistics for the 21st Century

Synergistic Challenges, Opportunities and Directions 
for Statistics, Ecology, Environment, and Society

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA

April 23-25, 1999
(Friday-Sunday)

  
G. P. Patil
Convener 
In the spring semester of 1999, Dr. G. P. Patil of Pennsylvania State University will be our Distinguished Lukacs Professor.  He will convene the 1999 Lukacs Symposium over the weekend of April 23 to 25, 1999 in association with International Statistical Institute, American Statistical Association, International Association for Ecology, Ecological Society of America, International Society for Ecosystem Health, International Society for Ecological Economics, International Environmetrics Society, Society for Risk Analysis, and United States Environmental Protection Agency.

You may wish to refer to the list of participants, their brief  biosketches, and the list of abstracts for the talks.  The program of the Symposium is now in its final form.

The centrality of the symposium lies in the important collective effort on the COMPASS for Environmental and Ecological Statistics for the 21st Century looking for a productive Combination of Practicality And Scholarship (COMPASS), leading to important synergistic challenges, opportunities, and directions in the new millennium for Statistics, Ecology, Environment, and Society.

The highlights of this unique and innovative symposium include, but are not limited to:

  1. Twentieth century distinguished service awards
  2. Thematic invited paper sessions
  3. Thematic contributed paper sessions
  4. Thematic round table luncheon discussion sessions
  5. Student sessions and best presentation award(s)
  6. Young professionals sessions and best presentation award(s)
  7. Handbook for applied environmental and ecological statistics planning
  8. Environmental and ecological statistics monograph series planning
  9. Cosponsoring societies and cross-disciplinarity
  10. Cross-disciplinarity in the classroom and in the curriculum
  11. Effective training, education and outreach for the 21st Century
  12. Early warning of emerging environmental threats
  13. Regional policy research using remote imagery and geospatial information
  14. Integrated assessment with three-tier multisource data
  15. Sustainable health of humans and ecosystems
  16. Climate change and related issues
  17. Friday inaugural session
  18. Friday evening mixer
  19. Saturday evening banquet
  20. Many more!

Arrival information

Maps, driving directions, and motel addresses and telephone numbers are listed on the travel and motel information page.  If you have requested transportation from the Toledo Airport to Bowling Green, Hanfeng Chen  (hchen@bgnet.bgsu.edu) will contact you by email in the next few days to let you know the details.

The Best Western and Days Inn serve continental breakfasts in the morning.  The Quality Inn does not, but there is a Bob Evans restaurant just east of there (close to I-75) and several fast-food restaurants along Wooster Street.

All sessions take place in  Olscamp Hall, whose location is shown on the map on the travel and motel information page.  Registration and the Inaugural take place in Olscamp 111, located in the west wing of the building.  Registration runs from 8:00 -9:30 AM Friday and the Inaugural will begin at 9:30 AM.  The first coffee break will be at 10:00 AM Friday.  Registration materials will be available here throughout the Symposium for those who arrive late.

Olscamp Hall is roughly a 15-minute walk from the furthest motel, the Quality Inn.  You may wish to check the local weather forecast before you leave on your trip.

If you drive to campus, be aware that it is necessary to obtain a parking pass for Friday, but not for Saturday and Sunday.  You can get one by stopping at the Visitors' Center shown on the campus map on the travel and motel information page.  Tell them you're here for the Lukacs (LU-kotch) Symposium.  They will provide you with a campus map and directions to the appropriate parking lot, most likely Lot R just north of the cemetery.  On Saturday and Sunday you may park in Lot N off of Ridge Street.

At registration you will receive the final program of the sessions, a copy of the abstracts and biosketches, and a packet of local information.

There are several places on campus to have lunch Friday.  These are within easy walking distance.  Dinner Friday is on your own; we will provide a list of recommended restaurants.  Many of these are easiest to get to by car.  After dinner there is a mixer at Kaufman's at the Lodge.

The invited talks will conclude by 12:30 PM Sunday and contributed talks by 4:00 PM Sunday.

Registration

There is a $150 registration fee for every participant (student fee: $75) to cover materials, organization, the mixer, the banquet, and coffee breaks.    One-day registration is also possible at one third the fee for those in the near vicinity of Bowling Green.  Please be sure to register by Friday, April 16.

To register, mail or email your name, postal address, email address, institutional affiliation, and department to Cyndi Patterson at the address below.  Also, mail a check in US dollars payable to Department of Mathematics and Statistics, BGSU, to:

Cyndi Patterson
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0221, USA

Telephone: +1-419-372-2637
Email:  cpatter@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Transportation

Detailed information is requested in order to aid transportation between the airports and Bowling Green.  There is no public transportation available.  A car will also be useful (but by no means essential) for transportation to and from events in the evening.

Please email the following information to Hanfeng Chen  (hchen@bgnet.bgsu.edu):

The Toledo airport is about 30 miles north-west of Bowling Green.  It is possible to rent a car there and it would be helpful if people could offer rides. Rental agencies are Avis, Budget, Hertz, and National.  Hanfeng Chen will organize a shuttle bus to make some trips to the airport on Thursday and Sunday.  Times will be scheduled once arrival times are known. Hanfeng's telephone number is +1-419-372-7463.  One can also take a taxi to Bowling Green by asking at the counter upon your arrival.  The one-way cost is about $40.

The Detroit airport is about 75 miles north of Bowling Green.  From there, one can easily rent a car and drive to Bowling Green; see the travel information below.  It is also possible to arrange a taxi, but this costs about $75 each way.  The host is unable to operate a shuttle to Detroit.

Hotel Reservation

Every participant in the symposium is responsible for making their own individual hotel reservation by contacting the hotel directly as given in the Local Information that follows.

Local information

 Travel and motel information including maps of BGSU and Bowling Green
 Local weather forecast
 Statistics faculty at BGSU

Host

The host and local organizer, Arjun Gupta, has fallen ill.  We ask your patience and cooperation as his responsibilities are taken over by others. Registration, transportation, and motel reservations should be covered by the information given above.  Details of the program, titles, and abstracts are being handled by Professor Patil (gpp@stat.psu.edu , +1-814-865-9442).

If you need special projection equipment (beyond an overhead projector and chalkboard), please contact
Jim Albert  (albert@bgnet.bgsu.edu).

For all other concerns, please contact:

Craig Zirbel
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green Ohio 43403-0221, USA

Telephone: +1-419-372-7466
Fax: +1-419-372-6092
Email: zirbel@bgnet.bgsu.edu.

Department address

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green Ohio 43403-0221, USA
Telephone: +1-419-372-2636

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