++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ EBEB 2014 - 12th Brazilian Meeting on Bayesian Statistics CALL FOR PAPERS (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics)

The Brazilian Meeting on Bayesian Statistics (EBEB) is in its twelfth edition. These meetings aim at strengthening the research on Bayesian methods and widening their application. They also provide an environment where Brazilian and international researchers collaborate, present their most recent developments and discuss on open problems. EBEB also allows graduate students to make contacts with experienced researchers. This year's meeting has a particular focus on discussing recent developments in the many viewpoints of Bayesian statistics, such as computational, theoretical, methodological and applied views.

EBEB 2014 will take place in Atibaia, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil from March 10 to 14, in a beautiful country-side hotel (http://www.hotelfazendaatibaia.com.br/) specialized in horse riding. This is precisely one week after the famous Brazilian carnival. The venue is conveniently placed near Sao Paulo-Guarulhos international airport (40-minutes trip; the organization will coordinate means to help participants to reach the venue). For more details, please check the web page at http://www.ime.usp.br/~isbra/ebeb/. The EBEB 2014 is organized by ISBrA - the Brazilian Chapter of ISBA.

EBEB 2014 invites submissions of papers on all topics related to Bayesian Statistics. We welcome submissions by authors who are new to EBEB and on new and emerging topics -- examples of topics and papers published at past EBEB meetings can be found at the meeting's web page.

Full papers accepted to the proceedings will be published in a book from the series "Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics" (http://www.springer.com/series/10533). Submissions must be formatted accordingly (more details are available online) and must be written in English. Full papers (including figures and text) are limited to 10 pages in length.

There are two paper submission tracks for EBEB (detailed below), even though accepted full papers appear in the proceedings regardless of their track. All accepted papers will be presented at the meeting either as contributed talks or as posters. The registration in the event of at least one author and the presentation of the work are preconditions for their publication in the proceedings.

Early Submission Track: December 20, 2013: Early Full Paper Submission. January 10, 2014: Early Decision Notification (for the proceedings). July 01, 2014: Final camera-ready version.

Normal Submission Track: December 20, 2013: Abstract Submission. January 10, 2014: Abstract Decision Notification (full paper mandatory in case of acceptance). January 15, 2014: Early Registration. February 10, 2014: Full Paper Submission (mandatory in case of accepted abstract). April 07, 2014: Decision Notification (for the proceedings). July 01, 2014: Final camera-ready version.

More details about the two tracks and the submission procedure are available online at http://www.ime.usp.br/~isbra/ebeb/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (We apologize in case you receive multiple copies of this announcement, but yet we hope to reach the greatest possible number of people. Finding a trade-off is not an easy task.)