From the Desk Of: Matthew Kressel
Peter Hall Memorial Conference
September 30–October 1, 2016
Conference Center, University of California, Davis
http://www.stat.ucdavis.edu/hallmemorialconference/
Please join the UC Davis Department of Statistics for the Peter Hall Memorial Conference in honor of Distinguished Professor Peter Hall who sadly passed away in January 2016.
The confirmed speakers so far for the…
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