The scheduled program for ISBA 2020 is now on-line. And full of exciting sessions, many with computational focus. With dear hopes that the nCo-2019 epidemics will have abated by then (and not solely for the sake of the conference, most obviously!). While early registration ends by 15 April, the deadline for junior travel support ends up this month. And so does the deadline for contributions.
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ISBA2020 program
Posted in Kids, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags approximate Bayesian inference, Bayesian computing, Bayesian statistics, China, conference, coronavirus epidemcs, high dimensions, ISBA 2020, Kunming, nCo-2019, program, variational Bayes methods, Yunnan on January 29, 2020 by xi'anBAYSM 2020, Kunming, China [reposted]
Posted in Kids, Mountains, pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags Bayesian conference, BAYSM, BAYSM2020, China, ISBA 2020, jISBA, Kunming, PhD students, Yunnan on January 13, 2020 by xi'an
The 5th Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting, BAYSM2020, will take place in Kunming, China (June 26-27, 2020) as a satellite to the ISBA 2020 world meeting. BAYSM is the official conference of j-ISBA, the junior section of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis. It is intended for Ph.D. Students, M.S. Students, Post-Docs, Young and Junior researchers working in the field of Bayesian statistics, providing an opportunity to connect with the Bayesian community at large. Senior discussants will be present at each session, providing participants with hints, suggestions and comments to their work. Distinguished professors of the Bayesian community will also participate as keynote speakers, making an altogether exciting program.
Registration is now open (https://baysm2020.uconn.edu/registration) and will be available with an early bird discount until May 1, 2020. The event will be hosted at the Science Hall of Yunnan University (Kunming, China) right before ISBA 2020 world meeting. BAYSM 2020 will include social events, providing the opportunity to get to know other junior Bayesians.
Young researchers interested in giving a talk or presenting a poster are invited to submit an extended abstract by March 29, 2020. All the instructions for the abstract submission are reported at the page https://baysm2020.uconn.edu/call-dates
Thanks to the generous support of ISBA, a number of travel awards are available to support young researchers.
Keynote speakers:
Maria De Iorio
David Dunson
Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter
Xuanlong Nguyen
Amy Shi
Jessica Utts
Confirmed discussants:
Jingheng Cai
Li Ma
Fernando Quintana
Francesco Stingo
Anmin Tang
Yemao Xia
While the meeting is organized for and by junior Bayesians, attendance is open to anyone who may be interested. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://baysm2020.uconn.edu/
tea tasting at Van Cha
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags Banff, Canada, China, Chinese tea, kudzu, oolong, Pu-Ehr, tangerine, tea, tea ceremony, tea-pot, toad, Van Cha, Vancouver on December 26, 2019 by xi'an
This recent trip to Vancouver gave me the opportunity of enjoying a Chinese tea tasting experience. On my last visit to the city, I had noticed a small tea shop very near the convention centre but could not find the time to stop there. This round I took advantage of the AABI lunch break to get back to the shop, which was open (on a Sunday), and sat for a ripe Pu-Ehr tasting. A fatal if minor mistake in ordering, namely that this was Pu-Ehr withing a dried yuzu shell, which gave the tea a mixed taste of fruit and tea, as least for the first brews. And remaining very far from the very earthy tastes I was expecting. (But it reminded me of a tangerine based Pu-Ehr Yulia gave me last time we went to Banff. And I missed an ice climbing opportunity!)
This was nonetheless a very pleasant tasting experience, with the tea hostess brewing one tiny tea pot after another, including a first one to wet and clean the tea, with very short infusion times, and tea rounds keeping their strong flavour even after several passes. In a very quiet atmosphere altogether, with a well-used piece of wood (as shown on top) in lieu of a sink to get rid of the water used to warm and clean pots and mugs (and a clay frog which role remained mysterious throughout!).
At some point in the degustation, another customer came in, obviously from a quite different league as he was carrying his own tea pancake, from which the hostess extracted a few grams and processed most carefully. This must have been an exceptional tea as she was rewarded by a small cup of the first brew, which she seemed to appreciate a lot (albeit in Chinese so I could not say).
As I was about to leave, having spent more time than expected and drank five brews of my tea, plus extra cups of a delicate Oolong, hence missing a talk by Matt Hoffman to which I was looking forward!, I discussed for a little while with this connoisseur, who told me of the importance of using porous clay pots and not mix them for different teas. Incidentally he was also quite dismissive of Japanese teas, (iron) teapots, and tea ceremony, which I found in petto a rather amusing attitude (if expected from some aficionados).
Save the kids
Posted in Statistics with tags China, communist party, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, police, PolyU, pro-democracy protesters, repression, student demonstration, umbrella on November 19, 2019 by xi'an
back from HKU
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel, University life with tags China, democracy, exchange student, HKU, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University, intellectual freedom, student demonstration, umbrella, Université Paris Dauphine on November 16, 2019 by xi'an
