> On 07/23/2010 06:50 PM, Ravi Varadhan wrote: >> Dear UseRs!, >> >> Everything about UseR! 2010 was terrific! I really mean "everything" - >> the tutorials, invited talks, kaleidoscope sessions, focus sessions, >> breakfast, snacks, lunch, conference dinner, shuttle services, and the >> participants. The organization was fabulous. NIST were gracious hosts, >> and provided top notch facilities. The rousing speech by Antonio >> Possolo, who is the chief of Statistical Engineering Division at NIST, >> set the tempo for the entire conference. Excellent invited lectures by >> Luke Tierney, Frank Harrell, Mark Handcock, Diethelm Wurtz, Uwe Ligges, >> and Fritz Leisch. All the sessions that I attended had many interesting >> ideas and useful contributions. During the whole time that I was there, >> I could not help but get the feeling that I am a part of something >> great. >> >> Before I end, let me add a few words about a special person. This >> conference would not have been as great as it was without the tireless >> efforts of Kate Mullen. The great thing about Kate is that she did so >> much without ever hogging the limelight. Thank you, Kate and thank you >> NIST! >> >> I cannot wait for UseR!2011! >> >> Best, >> Ravi. >> >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D. >> Assistant Professor, >> Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology >> School of Medicine >> Johns Hopkins University >> >> Ph. (410) 502-2619 >> email: rvarad...@jhmi.edu > > I want to echo what Ravi said. The talks were terrific (thanks to the > program committee and the speakers) and Kate Mullen and her team did an > extraordinary job in putting the conference together and running it. I > am proud to have been a part of it. Thank you all!
Yes. I fully agree and can only thank Kate and the rest of the NIST team again and again for the great job they did. Hope everybody ha[sd] a safe trip home (mine will be in a few hours). Best, Fritz Leisch -- Prof. Dr. Friedrich Leisch Institut für Statistik Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Ludwigstraße 33, D-80539 München Tel: (+49 89) 2180 3165 Fax: (+49 89) 2180 5308 http://www.stat.uni-muenchen.de/~leisch ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
