Northwest Probability Seminar
- Date: 10/25/2014
Redmond, Washington, USA
This is the 16th Northwest Probability Seminar, a one-day mini-conference organized by the University of Washington, the Oregon State University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Oregon, and the Theory Group at Microsoft Research. This year the conference is being hosted at Microsoft.
The Birnbaum Lecture in Probability will be given by Srinivasa Varadhan (New York University). [Past Birnbaum speakers] The other speakers will be Ioana Dumitriu (University of Washington), Alexander Holroyd (Microsoft Research), Tim Hulshof (University of British Columbia), and Benjamin Young (University of Oregon).
There is no registration fee. Participants are requested to email David.Wilson@microsoft.com in advance so that name tags and adequate food may be arranged for. Breakfast, lunch, and coffee will be free.
The talks will take place in Building 99 at Microsoft. Parking at Microsoft is free.
Information about this year's seminar may be found at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/events/nwprob2014/