Celebrating 250 Years of Bayes Theorem

Statistical Science and Duke University will host a special celebration of the 250th anniversary of the presentation (December 23, 1763) of Thomas Bayes¿ seminal paper "An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances" on December 17th, 2013. This unique Bayes 250 Day sponsored by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) is held in conjunction with O-Bayes 13, the Meeting of the ISBA Section on Objective Bayes, and EFab@ Bayes250, the inaugural Workshop of the ISBA Section on Economics, Finance, and Business. Speakers for the anniversary celebration are seminal contributors to the Bayesian literature, spanning a range of fields:Stephen Fienberg, Carnegie-Mellon University Michael Jordan, University of California, Berkeley Christopher Sims, Princeton University Adrian Smith, University of London Stephen Stigler, University of Chicago The evening banquet will feature a speech by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, noted author of the popular book The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes¿ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines and Emerged Triumphant From Two Centuries of Controversy.See website http://stat.duke.edu/news/celebrating-250-years-bayes-theorem for registration information and more details.