The conference is held on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Prof. C.F. Jeff Wu, one of the most celebrated statisticians of our time. The conference intends to bring top researchers together to interact and present their new research findings in areas that have been influenced by Prof. Wu’s previous work and related topics. The conference will be held at Huquan Hotel, Mile, Yunnan Province, P. R. China. Huquan Hotel is 85 miles southeast of Kunming. The hotel provides comprehensive facilities for accommodations, conference, dining, and amuse