Friday, February 21, 2003

Afternoon Sessions (Room 282 J. Wayne Reitz Union)

Registration 12:05 - 1:00

Session 1: Chair Mark Yang, University of Florida

1:00-1:15 Opening Remarks, George Casella, Professor and Chair, University of Florida

1:15-2:15 Bikas K Sinha (invited), Indian Statistical Institute

2:15-2:40 Ron Corstanje (Student), University of Florida

2:40-3:05 Samiran Sinha (student), University of Florida

3:05-3:20 Break

Session 2: Chair Mark Wilson, University of West Florida

3:20-4:00 James R. Schott (invited), University of Central Florida

4:00-4:40 Peter Wludyka (invited), University of North Florida

4:40-4:05 Sounak Chakraborty (Student), University of Florida

5:05-5:30 Mahtab Munshi (student), Florida State University

5:30-5:55 Karabi Sinha (student), University of Florida

6:00-6:30 Business meeting (Chair: Prof. Matoteng Ncube, Chapter President)

6:30-10:00 Reception/Banquet/Honors (Keene Faculty Center, Dauer Hall)
Chair: Professor Ken Portier

After Dinner Speaker: James McClave, President & CEO, Info. Tech. Inc.
(To be introduced by Professor P. V. Rao)

Award to Student paper competition (Prof. Matoteng Ncube)


Saturday, February 22, 2003

Morning Sessions (Room 100, Griffin-Floyd Hall)

8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast

Session 3: Chair Cyndi Garvan, University of Florida

8:30-9:20 Oliver Schabenberger (invited), SAS Institute

9:20-10:00 Xufeng Niu (invited), Florida State University

10:00-10:15 Break

Session 4: Chair Jayaram Sethuraman, Florida State University

10:15-10:55 Brett Presnell (invited), University of Florida

10:55-11:35 Raid Amin (invited), University of West Florida

11:35-12:15 Mark D. Soskin (invited), University of Central Florida

12:15-12:30 Unfinished business if any

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