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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Graduate Program in Statistics at McMaster University welcome you to Hamilton, Ontario. With a population of about 500,000 people, the New City of Hamilton comprises the old City of Hamilton and the adjacent smaller towns of Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook and Stoney Creek. Hamilton is located in the westernmost corner of Lake Ontario. Museums, galleries, theatres, parks, gardens, hiking trails and restaurants with great variety of international cuisines are spread around the city and its vicinity. There are extensive networks of hiking trails in the Westdale Ravine behind McMaster and nearby in the Dundas Valley. Ask for a trail guide at the registration desk. Within one hour or so by car you can be in the nearby communities of Niagara Falls, Niagaraon-the-Lake, St. Catharines, Kitchener, Waterloo, St. Jacobs, Guelph or the great City of Toronto. We hope that you find the conference professionally rewarding and that you have a great time in our community.