The workshop begins at 9 am on June 5 and ends at noon time on the 9^{th
All activities will take place in the Huntsman Hall, the Wharton School
3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
June 5: Room F85; June 6- June 9 :  8th floor}

^{Important: You must bring a photo ID with you to be able to get in the Wharton Building on June 6 and 7 through the Locust Walk entrance ONLY}

^{Poster Session: We will provide a board of size 40" x 60" (100 cm by 152 cm)}

Friday June 5, 2009

Saturday June 6, 2009

Regular session
Chair: Shirley, Kenneth Columbia University
Time	Speaker	Title
14:00-14:40	Carvalho, Carlos University of Chicago	Handling Sparsity via the Horseshoe Abstract Paper
14:40-15:20	Zhao, Linda University of Pennsylvania	Bayesian Thresholding Rules Abstract Paper1 Paper2 Talk
15:20-15:40	Clyde, Merlise Duke University	Discussion
15:40-16:00	COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Massam, Helene York University
16:00-16:40	Ghosh, Jayanta Purdue University	Entropies And Metrics That Lead to Jeffreys and Reference Priors Abstract Paper
16:40-17:20	Reid, Nancy  University of Toronto, Canada	Default Priors and Model Parametrization Abstract Paper Talk
17:20-17:40	Liseo, Brunero Università di Roma, Italy	Discussion
18:30 - 22:00    POSTER SESSION (Drinks and refreshments) We will provide poster boards of size 40" x 60" (101cm x 152 cm).

Sunday June 7, 2009

8:30-9:00	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Regular session
Chair:  Rodrigues, Josemar Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
Time	Speaker	Title
9:00-9:40	Mueller, Peter Li, Yisheng The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	Center-Adjusted Inference for a Nonparametric Bayesian Random Effect Distribution   Abstract   Paper Talk
9:40-10:20	Liu, Fei University of Missouri	Bayesian Variable Selection and Grouping Abstract Talk
10:20-10:40	Racugno, Walter University of Cagliari, Italy	Discussion
10:40-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Muirhead, Robb Pfizer Inc
11:00-11:40	Casella, George University of Florida	Estimation in Dirichlet Random Effects Models Abstract Paper Talk
11:40-12:20	Pericchi, Luis University of Puerto Rico, San Juan	The Case for a Fully Robust Hierarchical Models and Priors for Clinical Trials Abstract PaperK Talk
12:20-12:40	Jensen, Shane University of Pennsylvania	Discussion
12:40-14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Regular session
Chair: Ferreira, Marco University of Missouri
Time	Speaker	Title
14:00-14:40	Demortier, Luc Rockefeller University	Search Procedures in High Energy Physics Abstract Paper Talk
14:40-15:20	Loredo, Thomas Cornell University	Bayesian methods for exoplanet science: Planet detection, orbit estimation, and adaptive observing Abstract Talk
15:20-15:40	Wolpert, Robert Duke University	Discussion
15:40-16:00	COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Pensky, Marianna University of Central Florida
16:00-16:40	Eaton, Joe University of Minnesota	On the Problem of Evaluating Formal Posterior Distributions Abstract Paper Talk
16:40-17:20	Lin, Xiaoyan University of South Carolina	Reference Priors under Partial Invariance Abstract Paper Talk
17:20-17:40	Paulo, Rui Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal	Discussion
Free night

Monday June 8, 2009

8:30-9:00	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Regular session
Chair:  Marchand, Eric Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Time	Speaker	Title
9:00-9:40	Castellanos, Maria Eugenia Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain	An Objective Bayesian Approach for Threshold Estimation in the Peaks Over the Threshold Model Abstract Paper Talk
9:40-10:20	Speckman, Paul University of Missouri	Bayes Factor Consistency in Linear Models Abstract Paper Talk
10:20-10:40	Lee, Herbert University of California, Santa Cruz	Discussion
10:40-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Chair: De Oliveira, Victor The University of Texas at San Antonio
11:00-11:40	Bradlow, Eric University of Pennsylvania	Structural Estimation of the Effect of Out-of-Stocks Abstract Paper Talk
11:40-12:20	Liang, Feng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	A Bayesian Clusterwise Variable Selection Procedure for Market Segmentation Abstract Talk
12:20-12:40	George, Edward University of Pennsylvania	Discussion
12:40-14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Regular session
Chair: Spitzner, Dan University of Virginia
Time	Speaker	Title
14:00-14:40	Rousseau, Judith Université Paris Dauphine	Bernstein Von Mises Theorem for Linear Functionals of the Density Abstract Paper Talk
14:40-15:20	Xu, Xinyi Ohio State University	Asymptotic Minimax Risk of Predictive Density Estimation for Nonparametric Regression Abstract Paper Talk
15:20-15:40	Johnstone, Iain Stanford University	Discussion
15:40-16:00	COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Hans, Christopher The Ohio State University
16:00-16:40	Daniels, Michael University of Florida	Priors for Correlation Matrices for Longitudinal Data Abstract Paper Talk
16:40-17:20	Rajaratnam, Bala Stanford University	Bayesian Inference in Gaussian Covariance Graph Models Abstract Talk
17:20-17:40	Consonni, Guido Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy	Discussion
18:30 -  21:30 Workshop Banquet (Penn Museum) 21:30 -                Party with music (Houston Hall)

Tuesday June 9, 2009

8:30-9:00	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Regular session
Chair:  Maruyama, Yuzo University of Tokyo, Japan
Time	Speaker	Title
9:00-9:40	Johnson, Valen University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	On the Use of Non-local Prior Densities in Bayesian Hypothesis Tests Abstract Paper Talk
9:40-10:20	Klugkist, Irene Universiteit Utrecht, Netherland	The Bayes Factor for Inequality and about Equality Constrained Models Abstract Paper Talk
10:20-10:40	Barbieri, Marilena Universita' Roma Tre, Italy	Discussion
10:40-11:00	COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Perron, François University of Montreal, Canada
11:00-11:40	Hartigan, John Yale University	Decision Theory for Elliptic Differential Risks Abstract Paper Talk
11:40-12:20	Moreno, Elias Universidad de Granada, Spain	Consistency of Objective Bayes Factors as Model Dimension Grows Abstract Paper Talk
12:20-12:40	Lee, Jaeyong Seoul National University, Korea	Discussion
12:40-12:50 CLOSING WORDS AND ADJOURNMENT
AFTERNOON                     EXCURSION