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Scientific reasons to attend IBC2006, even if not ‘presenting’
• Presidential address: Dr. Thomas Louis, ENAR
• IBS 60th Anniversary Lecture: Dr. Stephen Stigler
• 14 Invited & 11 Topic-Contributed Sessions
• 350 other oral and 250 poster presentations (6 parallel sessions)
• 750 delegates from 60 countries
• Panel discussion of JAMA policy on peer review of industry-sponsored research
• Full day Short Courses (Hierarchical Bayes Methods & Software;
• Half
Model-based Geostatistics)
day Short Courses (Stat. Methods for Tests&Biomarkers; Analysis of Health Surveys: Sample Survey Methods for
Biostatisticians)
• Satellite
Meeting: Statistical & Epidemiological Methods for Oral Health Research
(workshop aimed at statisticians active in oral health research or oral health researchers with a good background and a
strong interest in biostatistical methods. Relevant to all who are interested in modeling complex data)
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Other reasons to attend…
Montréal:- a city that reflects international
spirit of our Society.
McGill University campus
- Compact, friendly setting
- Mix of the modern and the old.
Steps away from..
- heart of downtown
- mountain that gave Montréal its name
- views of city, St. Lawrence River & beyond
Range of comfortable accommodations
(including some self-catering apartments),
within easy walking distance
all with free breakfast & hi-speed internet
(free on-campus wireless access also!).
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Safe, friendly, lively & inexpensive
Special mix of European & North American
90% of city’s population speak French;
60% speak English;
many speak other languages as well!
Joie de vivre & cuisine second to none.
Daytime temperatures in July: 80F or 27C
Welcome will be warm too
You will have a good time!
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Social Program
IBC Tradition… Mon-Tue & Thu-Fri : Scientific
WEDNESDAY: (off-site )organized tours with other delegates & families
• Bus and walking tours of the city
• Boat ride on the river
• Jet boat which shoots the rapids
• Horse-drawn carriage (calèche) ride [or a climb on foot!] to Mont Royal
• All-day tours to…
- Québec City, a UNESCO designated World Heritage site
- Ottawa, Canada’s national capital
- Laurentian Mountains for sightseeing and/or hiking
THURSDAY: conference dinner (traditional food and music of Québec)
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Before/During/After
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