PLS'01 Conference - Last Announcement & Programme

[Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi <vincenzo.espositovinzi@unina.it>]

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2nd International Symposium on PLS and Related Methods (PLS'01)
October 1-3, 2001 - Island of Capri (Italy)

LAST ANNOUNCEMENT & SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Following the first edition of 1999 in Jouy-en-Josas (France), the
2nd International Symposium on PLS and Related Methods (PLS’01) takes
place in Anacapri (Italy) on October 1st 3rd, 2001. The Department of
Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Naples is taking care of
the organisation in co-operation with HEC School of Management
(Jouy-en-Josas, France) and CISIA-CERESTA (Paris, France).

PLS’01 is a unique event where the most outstanding experts in PLS
methods, from all over the world, will meet.

During the three days, the best experts on the topic will present the
state-of-art on the PLS methods as well as the most recent developments
and the most challenging advances demanded for the future. The PLS
techniques will be compared to other methods and several applications to
real data will be shown.

The Symposium will provide each participant with an insight on both the
theoretical and the application aspects of PLS and related methods.
Furthermore, it will give the chance to personally meet the most
specialised people in the field of interest as well as the real users of
PLS methods in different fields.

The Conference runs with the scientific sponsorship of IFCS
(International Federation of Classification Societies), SBI (Statistics
in Business and Industry) Committee of ISI (International Statistical
Institute), IASC (International Association for Statistical Computing)
and SIS (Italian Statistical Society).

In Attachment (PDF file), please find the Scientific Programme of the
Conference.

The Web site of the Conference, with up-to-date news and forms for
registering and reserving the hotel, is available at the following
address:
http://www.dms.unina.it/PLS2001.html

VERY FEW SEATS ARE AVAILABLE BY NOW! Therefore, if you wish to
participate and have not yet registered, we suggest to do it very soon.
We would also be very grateful if you could spread this Announcement
among your colleagues and all those people who may be interested in
participating.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further
information.

We hope the Conference matches your scientific interests and look forward
to seeing you in Capri!

Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi
PLS'01 Scientific Secretary
on behalf of the Steering and Organising Committees

ProgPLS.pdf