ATTENTION: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this workshop will not take place as originally planned. More details will be posted here as soon as they are confirmed.
Last update: 5th May, 2020

Workshop Description

The Fifth Workshop on Higher-Order Asymptotics and Post-Selection Inference (WHOA-PSI)^{5} seeks to build upon the success of the first workshop,  second workshop,  third workshop, and fourth workshop by presenting the latest developments in post-selection inference, and discussing how tools from higher-order asymptotics can both elucidate important properties of post-selection inference procedures, as well as suggest new directions which may ultimately yield more accurate small-sample performance. The workshop format is intended to encourage collaboration and lively discussion, and to give a voice to all participants with online discussion forums (a result of a successful experiment from the first two workshops). More specific details will soon be posted below. Contact: Todd Kuffner, email: kuffner@wustl.edu

This conference supports the Welcoming Environment Statement of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).

This workshop is being co-sponsored by the National Institute of Statistical Sciences. See more details below under `Available Funding'.


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Registration Details
Registration will open in March, and will close approximately 3 weeks before the workshop, or when the room capacity is reached (~100 people). The registration fee is expected to be around $350. This is a slight increase over previous years caused entirely by increased prices at the conference center. It still includes all breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks, a banquet dinner, and parking.

Dates, Times, and Location

The workshop is a full 3 days. The talks will begin around 8:30am on Sunday June 21st, and will end by 5:30pm on Tuesday June 23rd. The workshop will take place at a conference center on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Availability of Funding

We have applied for NSF funding to support junior participants and will update this section when more information is available. The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is co-sponsoring this workshop. Many statistics departments in the US are `Affiliates' of NISS. If you are from one of these departments, you can apply for funding from NISS to attend this workshop. Click here for a list of affiliates and click here for more information about requesting funding for this workshop.

Poster Session

We expect to have two poster sessions. Anyone wishing to present a poster should indicate this on the online registration form. The topic of the poster should be related to the content of the workshop. Please check with the organizers if you are unsure about the suitability of your poster topic.

Lodging Information

(a) The Knight Center is holding a block of rooms until June 1st, at a special rate ($139/night). All of these rooms have one queen bed. Everyone seemed to like staying here in the past; it's quite convenient and comfortable. To book one of these rooms, information about the `block code' will be provided when you register for the conference.

(b) Other nearby hotels include: (1) The Moonrise Hotel, which is within walking distance. (2) Clayton Plaza Hotel, which offers a free shuttle service.