Monday June 16th
| 18.00-20.00 | Welcome cocktail and registration |
| 20.00-22.00 | Dinner |
Tuesday June 17th
| 8.00- 9.00 | Registration |
| Session 1. Chair: E. Regazzini (CNR-IAMI, Università Bocconi) | |
| 9.00-10.00 | M. West (*) (Duke University) and F. Ruggeri (CNR-IAMI): |
| Time series on Polya trees: Nonparametric Bayesian autoregressions | |
| 10.00-11.00 | E. Arjas (*) and J. Heikkinen (Oulu University): |
| Nonparametric Bayesian intensity estimation from point pattern data | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break |
| Session 2. Chair: A. van der Linde (University of Bremen) | |
| 11.30-12.30 | M. Lavine (Duke University): |
| Polya trees: a review | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| Session 3. Chair: W. Polasek (University of Basel) | |
| 14.30-15.00 | P. Müller (*) and G. Rosner (Duke University): |
| A longitudinal data model with non-parametric random effects prior | |
| 15.00-15.30 | A. Ongaro (Università di Padova): |
| A general class of nonparametric prior distributions which includes the Dirichlet process | |
| 15.30-16.00 | S. Petrone (Università di Pavia): |
| A prior for Bayesian nonparametric inference based on Bernstein polynomials | |
| 16.00-16.30 | L. Tardella (Università di Roma and Duke University): |
| Some Robustness Issues in Modelling Bayesian Nonparametrics | |
| 16.30-17.00 | A. Guglielmi (CNR-IAMI): |
| Numerical analysis for distribution functions of means of a Dirichlet process | |
| 17.00-17.30 | Coffee break |
| Session 4. Chair: E. George (University of Texas) | |
| 17.30-17.45 | J. Bernardo (University of Valencia): |
| Bayesian Kernel Density Estimation | |
| 17.45-18.00 | S. Fortini (*) (Università Bocconi), L. Ladelli (Università di Milano) and E. Regazzini (CNR-IAMI, Università Bocconi ) |
| Characterization of Exchangeable Laws | |
| 18.00-18.15 | K. Hirano (Harvard University): |
| Semiparametric Bayesian Models for Longitudinal Earnings Data | |
| 18.15-18.30 | G. Jona Lasinio (*) and P.L. Conti (Università di Roma): |
| Bayesian and Linear Bayesian Inference on Regression Functions using Orthonormal Expansions | |
| 18.30-18.45 | D. Malec (*) (National Center for Health Statistics) and P. Müller (Duke University): |
| Small Area Estimation of U.S. Health Outcomes Using Mixtures of Dirichlet Processes | |
| 19.30-20.30 | Dinner |
Wednesday June 18th
| Session 5. Chair: C. Rossi (Università ``Tor Vergata'' di Roma) | |
| 9.00-10.00 | P. Diaconis (Cornell University): |
| Markov moment problems and de Finetti's theorem | |
| 10.00-11.00 | E. Regazzini (*) (CNR-IAMI and Università Bocconi) and V.V. Sazonov (Steklov Institute): |
| On approximation of random probability measures by mixtures of Dirichlet processes with application to Bayesian inference | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break |
| Session 6. Chair: J.O. Berger (Duke University) | |
| 11.30-12.30 | M. Escobar (University of Toronto): |
| Applications with Dirichlet Processes: Revisiting the Beckett-Diaconis Tack Data | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| Session 7. Chair: J. Bernardo (University of Valencia) | |
| 14.30-15.00 | C. Carota (Università di Pavia): |
| Further Results with Dirichlet process priors | |
| 15.00-15.30 | G. Petris (Duke University): |
| Bayesian Analysis of Long Memory Time Series | |
| 15.30-16.00 | S. Walker (Imperial College): |
| A Note on the Scale Parameter of the Dirichlet Process | |
| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee break |
| Session 8. Chair: V.V. Sazonov (Steklov Institute, Moscow) | |
| 16.30-16.45 | M. Mezzetti (*) (European Institute of Oncology) and P. Giudici (Università di Pavia): |
| Nonparametric estimation of survival function by means of partial exchangeability structure | |
| 16.45-17.00 | W. Polasek (University of Basel): |
| A Bayesian semiparametric analysis of ARCH models | |
| 17.00-17.15 | E. Sarno (Università di Napoli): |
| Dependence Structures of Polya Tree Autoregressive Models | |
| 17.15-17.30 | A. van der Linde (University of Bremen): |
| Smoothing in Generalized Regression Models | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Boat trip on the lake |
| 21.00-22.00 | Dinner |
Thursday June 19th
| Session 9. Chair: M. West (Duke University): | |
| 9.00-10.00 | N. Hjort (Oslo University): |
| Local Bayesian Regression | |
| 10.00-11.00 | P. Muliere (*) (Università di Pavia) and S. Walker (Imperial College): |
| Prior processes in the presence of censoring | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break |
| Session 10. Chair: F. Ruggeri (CNR-IAMI): | |
| 11.30-12.30 | P. Laud (Medical College of Wisconsin): |
| Bayesian Analysis of Models for Survival Data | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
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