Workshop on Statistics in the Food and Chemical Industry.

DEINDE (DEsign of INDustrial Experiments) 2001

Focus is on the applications of Industrial Statistics, therefore Statistics for Clinical Trials is excluded.

For information, contact the Chair of the DEINDE 2001 Edition, Mauro Gasparini, at the address below.

Speakers:

• Marcel Baumgartner, Nestlé, Switzerland,
  on DOE methods in the production of consumer goods.

• Steven Gilmour, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom,
  on response surface modelling in food processing.

• Ron Kenett, KPA Ltd, Israel,
  on six sigma methods in the production of bromide compounds.

• Giovanni Mori, Università di Parma, Italy,
  on a classification problem for the production of parmesan cheese.

• Robin Nicolson, GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom,
  on DOE methods in process development.

• Harald Nusser, Schering Berlin, Germany,
  on repeated screening of batches of pills.

• Dave Stewardson, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom,
  on assessing the quality of butter.

• Michael Woodroofe, The University of Michigan, USA,
  on change point problems in quality control.

• Mark Whitlock , Pfizer, United Kingdom ,
  on the real value of good design and analysis.

Fees and registration:
Registration fee is 400.000 ITL (around 207 EUR) and will cover organizational expenses and the social dinner. Participants are invited to contact Villa Gualino directly to reserve and pay for the accomodation. The cost of the single room is 85000 ITL (44 EUR), breakfast included. A reduced fee for students will be available. Payment can be made by:

• cash at registration
• wire transfer
  - Bank name: Cassa di Risparmio di Torino
  - Account name: Politecnico di Torino, DSPEA, Segreteria Convegno DEINDE 2001
  - Account number: c/c 2551101/01
  - (Italian) Bank code (ABI): 06320, (Italian) Branch code (CAB): 01160
  - (International) Swift code: CRTO ITTT 013
  - Reference: "DEINDE 2001, Attn: Dr. Santina Massenzio"

Sponsors:
Fondazione Diego De Castro
Politecnico di Torino
Università di Torino
MURST (Italian Ministry of Scientific Research) through grant 9913195748, COFIN '99

The DEINDE committee:
Prof. Roberto Corradetti, Prof. Raffaello Levi, Prof. Giovanni Pistone

Contact person:
Prof. Mauro Gasparini
Dipartimento di Matematica
Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
10129 Torino, Italy
Phone: +39 011 564 7550
Fax: +39 011 564 7599
gasparin@calvino.polito.it
http://calvino.polito.it/~gasparin/