R help - Mar 2008 - R/Rmetrics Workshop, Meielisalp 2008, June 29 - July 3

** R/RMETRICS MEIELISALP WORKSHOP 2008 **

Computational Finance and Financial Engineering
R/Rmetrics User and Developer Workshop 2008
Lake Thune, Switzerland, June 29th to July 3rd


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The great interest in the R/Rmetrics software
environment and the success of the first
Rmetrics user and developer workshop on
"Computational Finance and Financial
Engineering" have encouraged us to organize
the Second Rmetrics Workshop in 2008,
June 29th - July 3rd, at Meielisalp, Lake Thune,
Switzerland.

We cordially invite you to participate and
contribute in this summer school-type workshop.

The Workshop focuses on using R/Rmetrics as
the premier open source solution for financial
market analysis, valuation of financial
instruments, and insurance tasks. We provide
a platform for R/Rmetrics users to discuss
and exchange ideas how R and Rmetrics can be
used for computations, data analysis, and
visualization in finance and insurance. We
give an overview of the new features of the
rapidly evolving R/Rmetrics project and discuss
future developments.

The Workshop is created by R/Rmetrics users and
developers for R/Rmetrics users. The program
consists of presentations of new R/Rmetrics
directions and developments through keynote
lectures and user-contributed presentations
reflecting the wide range of fields in which
R and Rmetrics are used in finance and insurance
to analyze and model data. The aim is to bring
together developers, practitioners, and users
from finance and insurance providing a platform
for common discussions and exchange of ideas.

On behalf of the organizing committee of the
Workshop and the Rmetrics Core Team,

Kurt Hornik
David Scott
Diethelm Wuertz