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Short courses will be arranged by the ISI and its Associations partnering with the University of Hong Kong during 22-25 August 2013. All the Congress delegates are welcome, but the courses may be subject to a cost-based charge. The following are the short courses that have been approved. Courses may be cancelled if there is insufficient enrollment by June 15, 2013. The registration fee will be refunded 100% for any course that is cancelled.
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Thursday, August 22
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Friday, August 23
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Saturday, August 24
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Sunday, August 25
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 Business Survey Design (2 days)
Instructors: Wesley Yung, Jean-Francois Beaumont
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Editing and Imputation of Survey Data (1.5 days)
Instructors: Wesley Yung, Jean-Francois Beaumont
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Practical Tools for Designing and Weighting Survey Samples (1 day)
Instructors: Richard Valliant, Jill A. Dever
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Analysis of Complex Sample Survey Data (2 days)
Instructors: Kirk M. Wolter, F. Jay Breidt
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Actuarial and Statistical Aspects of Reinsurance (1 day)
Instructors: Hansjorg Albrecher, Jozef L. Teugels
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Design of Experiments with Applications in Marketing and Service Operations (1 day)
Instructor: Johannes Ledolter
[CANCELLED]
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Wavelet Methods for Environmental Time Series (1 day)
Instructor: Debashis Mondal
[CANCELLED]
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An Introduction to Meta-Analysis (1.5 days)
Instructors: Elena Kulinskaya, Stephan Morgenthaler, Robert Staudte
[CANCELLED]
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Heavy Tail Phenomena (1 day)
Instructor: Thomas Mikosch
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First-Round Registration: from now till June 10, 2013 (Payment of the registration fees can be settled on or before June 10, 2013.)
Second-Round Registration: June 11, 2013 and thereafter (Payment should be settled immediately upon successful registration.)
For registration of 19 August 2013 or thereafter: 
Payment of registration fee should be settled on site at the Registration & Enquiry Desk by cash in Hong Kong dollars.
Participants from developing countries should also bring their passports with them when making payment on site.
Notes: 50% refund is only applicable for first-round registrants. If any first-round registrants wish to withdraw from the programme and request for 50% refund, they should contact the Secretariat of ISI Short Courses (wscourse@hku.hk) by June 30, 2013. No refund for any withdrawal after that day.
# Refer to ISI web site about developing countries. Please send a copy of the data page of the passport to the organizers at wscourse@hku.hk with subject 'Short Course apply for developing country'.
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Organizing Committee
