Re: [R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-28 Thread Uwe Ligges
Ravi, you are so right, we had the opportunity to attend an excellent and extremely well organized conference. Congratulation to Kate and the whole team at the NIST!!! Uwe ps. Thanks for starting the thread - it is too easy to forget about these well deserved thanks when we are back in

Re: [R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-27 Thread Max Kuhn
Not to beat a dead horse... I've found that I like the useR conferences more than most statistics conferences. This isn't due to the difference in content, but the difference in the audience and the environment. For example, everyone is at useR because of their appreciation of R. At most other

Re: [R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-26 Thread Tal Galili
Dear Ravi - I echo everything you wrote, useR2010 was an amazing experience (for me, and for many others with whom I have spoken about it). Many thanks should go to the wonderful people who put their efforts into making this conference a reality (and Kate is certainly one of them). Thank you for

Re: [R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-25 Thread friedrich . leisch
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

Re: [R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-24 Thread Frank E Harrell Jr
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

Re: [R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-24 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 08:55:01AM -0500, Frank E Harrell Jr wrote: On 07/23/2010 06:50 PM, Ravi Varadhan wrote: 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

[R] UseR! 2010 - my impressions

2010-07-23 Thread Ravi Varadhan
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,