6th Channel Network Conference

Monday 24th April 2017 to Wednesday 26th April 2017

The 6th Channel Network Conference will take place at the University of Hasselt in Belgium from 24-26th April 2017.

Invited speakers include: Peter Diggle, Alex Lewin, Sophie Swinkels, John Aston, Rebecca Der Simonian.

The conference web pages can be found at: http://www.uhasselt.be/channel-network-conference-2017 

The BIR and FMT are offering £300 bursaries for career-young biometricians to attend the conference. Applications should consist of a cover letter, a one-page CV, and the abstract submitted to the conference website. In the cover letter, please make your case for support, stating clearly any other financial support you have or will seek to attend the conference, and importance of the conference to you. Ensure that your CV makes clear that you are `career-young' i.e. have not been employed as a biometrician for more than five years. Bursary applicants must be members of the British and Irish Region of the IBS and employed or studying in the UK or Ireland at the closing date. Applications should be submitted by email to Sue Welham (stats4biol@gmail.com) by 31st Jan 2017 and applicants will receive a decision by 28th Feb 2017. The award is contingent on your abstract being accepted for oral or poster presentation and your attendance at the conference. You will be expected to submit a report on your attendance at the conference and its benefits for young biometricians.