Archive for Chile
sunrise on Lago Llanquihue [jatp]
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Bayesian nonparametrics, BNP13, Calbuco volcano, Chile, conference, ISBA, jatp, Lago Llanquihue, Orsono volcano, Patagonia, Pico Sur, Puerto Varas, Puntiagudo volcano, South America, sunrise, Tronador volcano, volcanoes on October 26, 2022 by xi'an
off to BNP!
Posted in Mountains, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags Bayesian non-parametrics, BNP11, BNP12, BNP13, Chile, ISBA, ISBA conference, Lago Llanquihue, Montréal, O'Bayes 2019, Puerto Varas, University of Oxford, volcán Osorno on October 23, 2022 by xi'an
Today I am off to Chile, to attend the 13th Bayesian non-parametric conference, BNP13. Which follows BNP11 that took place in Paris. And BNP12, which took place in Oxford (just prior to O’Bayes in Warwick, which in retrospect was the wrong strategy as most attendees did not extend their stay…). The programme is quite diverse and exciting, plus involving a lot of friends I had not seen for quite a while (as they weren’t at ISBA in Montréal). And the location is fabulous, sitting by Lake Llanquihue [whose waters may prove too cold!] and facing the [tantalizing] volcán Osorno (2652m). Which was observed by Darwin on his second trip, during a 1835 eruption. (The last eruption was in 1869, hopefully staying the same for the whole week!)
two ISBA meetings in 2022
Posted in pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags Bayesian conference, Bayesian non-parametrics, BNP21, Chile, ISBA, Luis Pericchi, O'Bayes 2022, objective Bayes, Puerto Montt, Santa Cruz, UCSC, University of California, University of Oxford, University of Warwick on May 11, 2021 by xi'an
As in 2019, both the O’Bayes and BNP conferences will occur the same year, if not back-to-back as in 2019 (when they were in neighbouring Oxford and Warwick, respectively). To quote from the current Chair of the OBayes section of ISBA, my friend Gonzalo,
“the next International Workshop on Objective Bayes Methodology (O-Bayes, OBayes, O’Bayes, Ohhh Bayes,..) is scheduled for September 2022 from 7th (Wed) to 10th (Sat) and will be hosted by University of California, Santa Cruz. This will be the 14th meeting of one of the longest-running and preeminent meetings in Bayesian statistics (the 1st was in USA 1996; the last one in 2019 in UK). In this conference, we will be celebrating the 70th birthday of Luis Pericchi an extraordinary person who has been very influential in the successful development of OBayesian ideas.”
thus seeing the O’Bayes meeting taking place in North America in early Fall, followed by BNP 13 in South America a month later (and thus Spring!), quoting from Alessandra Guglielmi:
“Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th World Meeting on Bayesian Nonparametrics (BNP Workshop) is postponed until 2022. The meeting is currently scheduled to take place in Puerto Varas, Chile, October 24-28, 2022.”
Valparaiso under fire
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags Chile, forest fire, ISBA, ISBA 2004, Valparaiso on April 14, 2014 by xi'an
Carmènere (2)
Posted in Wines with tags Carmenere, Chile on August 21, 2009 by xi'an
Another great Carmenere, very well-balanced with a moderate tanic structure.
