IBC Welcome

08:30

08:30	Session 6a: Invited Session: Critical evaluation of statistical methods proposed for microarray analysis
	Chair: Byung-Soo Kim, Yonsei University, Korea, Republic Of

08:30	Session 6b: Invited Session: Meta-analysis of time-to-event outcomes
	Chair: Fotios Siannis, University of Athens, Greece

08:30	Session 6c: Analysis of Correlated Data
	Chair: Clarice Demétrio, ESALQ/USP, Brazil

08:30	Session 6d: Capture/Recapture Methodology
	Chair: Rachel Fewster, University of Auckland, New Zealand

08:30	Session 6e: Genetics
	Chair: Marco Bink, Plant Research International b.v., Netherlands

08:30	Session 6f: Modelling Infectious Diseases
	Chair: Rob Deardon, University of Guelph, Canada

08:30

Session 6g: Poster Session 3: Clinical Trials, Health Services Research, Health Economics & Infectious Diseases

10:15

Coffee Break

10:45

10:45	Session 7a: Invited Session: Causal inference through marginal structural models and dynamical models
	Chair: Daniel Commenges, INSERM, France

10:45	Session 7b: Statistics in Medical Research I
	Chair: Jane Hutton, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

10:45	Session 7c: Microarray I
	Chair: David Baird, VSN (NZ) Limited, New Zealand

10:45	Session 7d: Epidemiological Methods II
	Chair: Mariza de Andrade, Mayo Clinic, United States

10:45	Session 7e: Applied statistics
	Chair: Alistair Murray, Central Science Laboratory, United Kingdom

10:45	Session 7f: Models in Medical Research
	Chair: Alan Kimber, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

10:45

Session 7g: Poster Session 4: Spatial Analysis, Time Series & Capture/Recapture

12:30

Lunch

UCD Restaurant

14:00

14:00	Session 8a: Invited Session: Recent developments in longitudinal data analysis
	Chair: Naisyin Wang, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA, United States

14:00	Session 8b: Invited Session: Estimation in complex dynamic biological systems with a non-linear mixed effect models
	Chair: France Mentre, Unviersity Paris Diderot, France

14:00	Session 8c: Inference in Clinical Trials
	Chair: Christine E. McLaren, University of California, Irvine, United States

14:00	Session 8d: Bayesian Methods in Practice
	Chair: Ruth King, University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom

14:00	Session 8e: Measurement Error
	Chair: Martin Ridout, University of Kent, United Kingdom

14:00	Session 8f: Genetics and bioinformatics
	Chair: Alex Sánchez, University of Barcelona, Spain

14:00

Session 8g: Poster Session 5: Ecological & Environmental Research including Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife

15:45

Coffee Break

16:15

16:15	Session 9a: Invited Session: Statistical methods for genome wide association studies
	Chair: David Balding, Imperial College School of Medicine, United Kingdom

16:15	Session 9b: Special Session: Showcase of Best Papers published in Biometrics Theatre L
	Chair: Marie Davidian, North Carolina State University, United States

16:15	Session 9c: Analysis of Survival Data
	Chair: Hein Putter, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

16:15	Session 9d: Causal Inference in Medical Research
	Chair: Stijn Vansteelandt, Ghent University, Belgium

16:15	Session 9e: Sampling and Experimentation in Ecology
	Chair: John Connolly, UCD, Ireland

16:15	Session 9f: Infectious Diseases
	Chair: Peter Imrey, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, United States

16:15

Session 9g: Poster Session 6: Agriculture

18:15

IBS Awards Ceremony and Fisher Memorial Lecture

Lecture Theatre L