Announcements for
congresses and workshops can be found on a separate page.
March 19, 2010: The first issue of 2010 of the Biometrical Journal has been dedicated to Hans van Houwelingen. The special issue can be found at
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123289668/issue.
December 2, 2009 16.15 pm:
Dr. Edith D. de Leeuw is appointed as MOA professor in survey methodology
at the Department of Methodology and Statistics of the Faculty of Social
and Behavioural Sciences of University of Utrecht.
On Wednesday, 2 December 2009 at 4.15 p.m. she intends to accept the MOA
chair in survey data quality, by delivering an inaugural speech entitled
To Fit and Measure: Quality of Online Research.
All interested are cordially invited to attend this ceremony, which will take place in the Auditorium of the Academiegebouw, Domplein 29, city centre of Utrecht the Netherlands. A reception will be held afterwards in the Senaatszaal
September 2009: The first comprehensive masters program in Applied Statistics in the Netherlands starts in Leiden, September 2009: Statistical Science for the Life and Behavioral Sciences. Courses will be given by researchers in applied and theoretical statistics from faculties of science (including bio- and life-sciences), medicine and psychology in Leiden, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Wageningen. Statistical Science is a track within the Masters program Mathematics in Leiden, but students from various backgrounds with a Bachelor degree may apply. For further information see http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/statscience.
The chairman of VVS-OR recently joined twitter, as @dutchstat .
He's hoping to attract many followers from inside and outside the society
(outside: science journlists, fellow statisticians around the world).
He's also looking for a person to be @dutchor. The VVS-OR is also present at LinkedIn as two groups,'VVS-OR' and 'NGB'.
On tuesday April 7 Professor Roel van Strik passed away. Together with Henk de Jonge and Chris Rumke, Roel van Strik was one of the pioneers of medical statistics in the Netherlands. Roel has been of major importance for the development and promotion of medical statistics in the Netherlands. From 1973 till 1996 he was professor Biostatistics at the Medical Faculty Rotterdam, later the Erasmus MC. During this period he was very active within VVS (Dutch Statistical Society), the IBS (International Biometric Society) and the ISCB (International Society of Clinical Biostatistics). Among other things he was president of the Medical Biological Section of the VVS, president of ANed (Dutch region of the IBS) and president of the ISCB. Roel was 82 years old.
March 24, 2009:
The institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA), Erasmus MC, has a vacancy for a Statistician / Mathematician / Econometrician. Candidates with either a MSc or PhD in one of the relevant areas are invited to apply.
For more information see http://www.bmg.eur.nl/vacatures/ibmg/, or you can contact Maiwenn Al (m.al@bmg.eur.nl, +31 10 4088565)
February 26, 2009: RU Nijmegen, dept Epidemiology, Biostatistics and HTA has vacancies for statisticians
(psychometrist, econometrist...). For more details: http://www.umcn.nl/ebh
. For more information:: dr. George Borm ++24 3617667 or g.borm@ebh.umcn.nl.
February 19, 2009: VU medical centre, dep Epidemiology & Biostatistics seek a Statisticus/psychometrist.
complete text at:
http://www.vumc.nl/afdelingen/werk/2093149/overzicht/.
More info: h.berkhof@vumc.nl or +31 20 4444909
February 5, 2009: Danone Research focuses on formulating specialised
nutrition products in the field of Baby Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.
At our location in Wageningen we currently have a job opportuntity for an
experienced Clinical Trial Statistican. See for profile:
https://rexfront.com/psc/REXUPRD/APPLICANT2/CUST/c/HRS_HRS.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL (ref.nr. 15506)
or contact Gabrielle Hendriks, gabrielle.hendriks@danone.com.
January 22, 2009:
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) carries out research commissioned
by the Dutch Goverment. The department of Statistics and Mathematical Modelling of the RIVM has a
vacancy for a senior statistical consultant. For more information
see here
for the complete advertisement or contact H.Boshuizen
(head of the department, e-mail:
(hendriek.boshuizen@rivm.nl,
030-2742944).
From 1 October 2007 onwards Statistica Neerlandica is part
of the Blackwell Synergy OnlineEarly service. A fully peer reviewed,
edited and complete article is considered to be fully published from the
date it first appears online on htpp://www.blackwell-synergy.com/ OnlineEarly.
On print publication, the article will be removed from the EarlyOnline area and
will appear instead in the relevant online issue together with page numbers and
volume/issue details.
ENBIS (European Network for Business and Industrial
Statistics) is a new network for statistical practitioners in business and
industry and academic statisticians. ENBIS aims at providing a forum for the
dynamic exchange of ideas and facilitate networking.
Please use the
membership
form (in Dutch) for changing the details of your membership of the VVS.
Consult
the current state of affairs concerning the
VVS Thesis Award
2008.
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