dear all, apologizes for this OT ==========================28th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling (IWSM), Palermo (Italy) 8-12 July 2013. http://iwsm2013.unipa.it Dear friend, For your information, I would like to bring to your attention that deadline for submission of abstracts is FEBRUARY 18 If you are still interested to visit Palermo (and taste its specialities :-)) and discuss recent trends in statistical modelling with colleagues coming from different places in the whole world, do not hesitate to submit a paper for oral or poster presentation. Register at http://iwsm2013.unipa.it/?cmd=registration and then submit your abstract. Best student paper, best student oral and poster presentations will be awarded (see below). The deadline for Early Registration is April 20, 2013. **Invited Speakers** 1)Ciprian Crainiceanu, Johns Hopkins University, USA 2)Torsten Hothorn, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t Munchen, DEU 3)Stefano M. Iacus, Universit? di Milano, ITA 4)Geoff McLachlan, University of Queensland, AUS 5)Hein Putter, Leiden University Medical Cente, NLD **Short Course** (Sunday 7 July 2013) J. Fox, ' An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling with the sem Package for R'. **Toyota Motor Corporation Student Awards** (sponsored by Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University) best paper: $500 best oral presentation: $500 best poster: $500 best wishes, Vito Muggeo, for 28IWSM Local Organizing Team -- =============================================Vito M.R. Muggeo Dip.to Sc Statist e Matem `Vianelli' Universit? di Palermo viale delle Scienze, edificio 13 90128 Palermo - ITALY tel: 091 23895240 fax: 091 485726 http://dssm.unipa.it/vmuggeo 28th IWSM International Workshop on Statistical Modelling July 8-12, 2013, Palermo http://iwsm2013.unipa.it