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ISIPTA '03
3rd International Symposium on Imprecise Probabilities and Their Applications
Call for Participation

July 14-17, 2003
Lugano, Switzerland
http://www.sipta.org/~isipta03

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The ISIPTA meetings are one of the primary international forums to present
and discuss
new results on the theory and applications of imprecise probabilities.
Imprecise
probability has a wide scope, being a generic term for the many mathematical or
statistical models which measure chance or uncertainty without sharp numerical
probabilities. These models include belief functions, Choquet capacities,
comparative
probability orderings, convex sets of probability measures, fuzzy measures,
interval-valued probabilities, possibility measures, plausibility measures,
and upper
and lower expectations or previsions. Imprecise probability models are
needed in
inference problems where the relevant information is scarce, vague or
conflicting,
and in decision problems where preferences may also be incomplete.

Location
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ISIPTA '03 will be held at the University of Lugano, Switzerland, in the days
14-17 July 2003.
(http://www.sipta.org/~isipta03/venue.html)

Invited tutorials (14 July 2003)
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The tutorials will provide a gentle introduction to a wide range of
important subject
matters in imprecise probability, from foundational questions to models
with potential
for great impact on the application side.

1. Prof. Gert de Cooman, Ghent University, Belgium: A gentle introduction
to imprecise
probability models and their behavioral interpretation.
2. Dr. Jean-Marc Bernard, Universitè Paris 5 & CNRS, France: Imprecise
Dirichlet model
for multinomial data.
3. Prof. Charles F. Manski, Northwestern University, USA: Partial
identification of
probability distributions.
4. Prof. Fabio G. Cozman, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil: Graphical models and
imprecise probabilities.
5. Prof. Sujoy Mukerji, Oxford University, UK: Imprecise probabilities and
ambiguity
aversion in economic modeling.
(http://www.sipta.org/~isipta03/tutorials.html)

Invited talks and contributions
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- Prof. Terrence L. Fine, Cornell University, USA (banquet speaker):
Theories of
probability: some questions about foundations.
- Prof. Irving J. Good, Virginia Tech., USA: title will be available soon.
- Prof. Patrick Suppes, Stanford University, USA: Application of
nonmonotonic upper
probabilities to quantum entanglement.
(http://www.sipta.org/~isipta03/invited.html)

The papers
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The 44 papers accepted for publication in the ISIPTA '03 proceedings have
gone through
a careful reviewing and selection process to the extent of doing
proceedings meeting
the highest standards.
(http://www.sipta.org/~isipta03/accepted.html).

Registration
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- Early registration by 31 May 2003: 600 (300) CHF for regular (student)
registration.
- Late registration by 30 June 2003: 700 (400) CHF for regular (student)
registration.
(1 CHF ~ 0.763 $.)
The registration fee includes the five tutorials on July the 14th, the
technical
sessions, the invited lectures, coffee breaks, lunches, evening tour, symposium
banquet, and a copy of the proceedings.
(http://www.sipta.org/~isipta03/register.html)

Program board
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Jean-Marc Bernard (Université Paris 5, France)
Teddy Seidenfeld (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Marco Zaffalon (IDSIA, Switzerland)

Questions
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If you have any questions about the symposium, please contact the
Organising Committee,
at the following address:

Marco Zaffalon
IDSIA
Galleria 2
CH-6928 Manno
Switzerland

phone +41 91 610 8665
fax +41 91 610 8661
e-mail zaffalon@...