The Interface Foundation of North America cordially invites you to participate in the 34th Interface
Symposium, the premier annual conference on the interface of computing and statistics. The theme of 34th
Symposium is Geoscience and Remote Sensing. The Symposium will be held April 17-20, 2002 in the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
The theme of Interface 2002 is Geoscience and
Remote Sensing. Improvements in remote sensing
technology in recent years have made very large,
remotely sensed data sets common and accessible
to a wide variety of researchers in diverse areas of
physical, life and social science. These data, and the
computing technologies and infrastructure that
support them, allow study of geophysical processes
on a global scale at resolutions never before
possible. Understanding the complex relationships
present and how they evolve in space and time, is a
major challenge for statisticians, computer scientists
and discipline scientists.
Combining this information with social, political,
health, and other ground based environmental data
may provide new knowledge with important policy
implications for life in the 21st century. Looking
beyond, data volumes from extra-terrestrial planetary
missions will soon be approaching those collected by
Earth observing missions, and many of the
techniques developed for Earth Science data could
be brought to bear in that realm as well.
The Symposium has invited sessions on techniques
and applications relevant to the analysis of
geoscience and remote sensing data, as well as
other cutting-edge research areas. In addition, there
will be two short courses offered on April 17. The list
of invited sessions, along with corresponding
program committee members, is below.
Sessions will include invited, refereed, and
contributed paper sessions. Individuals who wish
to participate in a contributed session should
submit an abstract by March 1, 2002. Full
instructions and an electronic abstract submission
form are available on the conference
website.
The proceedings will be published, for Interface 2002
in the form of a CD-ROM. Former page restrictions
have been raised, and color illustrations, animations,
data, and software source code will be allowed.
This year we are introducing a new category of
papers, refereed papers. Participants may want to
submit a paper to be refereed. Papers accepted as
refereed papers will be collected into refereed
sessions and the papers will be noted as having
been refereed in the proceedings. Papers not
accepted as refereed papers, may still be presented
as ordinary contributed papers. Individuals who
wish to have their paper refereed must submit
their paper by February 1, 2002.
Funds for financial support have been allocated.
Support will only be made if current awardees fail to claim travel funds.
Accommodations will be at the five star Ritz-Carlton
Hotel. The Ritz-Carlton is located at 1228
Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec H3G
1H6, Canada. The hotel is located in an area called
the underground city and is directly across from
McGill University. The nightly rate for single
occupancy will be $174 Canadian, which at present
exchange rates is approximately $117 US. Nearby
access to the subway system called Metro will allow
participants easy access to Vieux Montréal and other
tourist attractions. Due to the September 11 tragedy,
many events normally scheduled for New York have
been moved to Montréal. Thus there is strong
pressure on room availability in Montréal. A limited
number of rooms is reserved and Interface
participants should make reservations as early
as possible. Contact the hotel directly at (514) 842-
4212 or (800) 363-0366 or (800) 241-3333 to
make reservations no later than March 15, 2002.
Montréal-Dorval Airport serves arrivals and
departures for domestic and U.S. flights as well as
most international carriers. It is located about 14
miles or 22-km west of downtown Montréal,
approximately 25 minutes away from the city. The
cost to travel by taxi is approximately $28.00 CDN
+ gratuity. The shuttle bus, Aéroports de Montréal
(Express), leaves Dorval every 30 minutes from 7:00
am to 11:00 pm weekdays and week-ends. The first
departure is at 7:00 am and the last departure corresponds
with the last flight coming in Dorval. Transportation is
free for children under 5 years old. L'Aérobus phone is (514)
931-9002. The fares from Dorval - Downtown: $11/$19 CDN
(return). Montréal's Métro (subway system) is safe
and clean. Adult fare (bus and metro): $2 CDN or for a
strip of 6 tickets: $8.50 CDN. A special tourist ticket, La Carte Touristique
is available. There are 2
types of cards: 1) valid for 1 day, $7 CDN and 2) valid for 3
days, $14 CDN.
As the second oldest city in North America, Montréal
is a mélange of centuries-old architecture and a
sophisticated labyrinth of modern underground year-round
shopping. It is an island with a 243-meter rise of land
dominating its center, known
simply as "The Mountain." This is a city that is as old
as its well-preserved historic sites and colonial
architecture. Its history is also manifest in its
language, which reflects both French and British roots.
Montréal Weather -
Montréal in April has an average high of 51°
Fahrenheit and an average low of 35° Fahrenheit.
The highest temperature recorded in April was 84°
and the lowest 9°. Average rainfall is 2.9 inches.
Much of the city is connected by underground
passageways.
Please note that all registration fees are given in US dollars.
For Interface 2002, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards will be
accepted for payment of fees.
Program Chair: Edward J. Wegman,
George Mason University
Co-chair: Amy Braverman,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Interface 2002 is sponsored by Interface 2002 is hosted by Additional financial sponsors include Cooperating Organizations are
Additional Information
The Interface Foundation of America
George Mason University and by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ASA Section on Statistical Computing
ASA Section on Statistical Graphics
SAS Institute, Inc.
ONR
ARO
NSA
ASA
CSNA
ENAR
IASC
IMS
INFORMS
SIAM
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