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<b>Sent:</b> 25 April 2025 11:09<br>
<b>To:</b> BAYES-MADE-EASY@LISTS.CONCORDIA.CA <BAYES-MADE-EASY@LISTS.CONCORDIA.CA><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Second Bayesian Seminar | Scheduling Poll: May 8–15 (Hybrid)</span>
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Hello everyone,</div>
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Thank you for making the first session of the <i>Bayesian Reasoning in Practice</i> seminar series a success.</div>
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We were pleased to see such strong participation, both in person and online.</div>
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To accommodate participants' feedback (especially regarding conference conflicts) we are now scheduling the second session for a date between
<b>May 8 and 15, 2025</b>.</div>
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This session will be led by <b>Dr. Zhengchen Cai</b> and will offer a hands-on introduction to software for Bayesian modeling, designed to be accessible to participants from any background.</div>
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Topics include:</div>
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- Simulation-based prior selection</div>
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- Posterior sampling with Markov Chain Monte Carlo</div>
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- Practical implementation in the Stan ecosystem</div>
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- Model diagnostics</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Please indicate your availability <b>by </b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>May 1</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> using the following poll:</span></div>
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<b><u><a href="https://savvycal.com/p/aliobaibk/0757ed52" id="OWA37e857c7-1e32-0c4b-0951-a03b8ab59e44" class="x_OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px;" originalsrc="https://savvycal.com/p/aliobaibk/0757ed52" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://savvycal.com/p/aliobaibk/0757ed52</a></u></b></div>
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As before, the seminar will be held in hybrid format (in person + Zoom).</div>
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The full seminar series abstract can also be viewed here: <u><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XPKf78VJ-bmG6B8doSsjQ8XW6V2wmwh2/view" id="OWAcd665270-1d5b-cdbd-4c9d-75b999560b3e" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XPKf78VJ-bmG6B8doSsjQ8XW6V2wmwh2/view" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px;" originalsrc="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XPKf78VJ-bmG6B8doSsjQ8XW6V2wmwh2/view" data-auth="NotApplicable">Read
the abstract</a></u></div>
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Materials from the first session will be shared in a separate follow-up email in the coming days.</div>
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For any questions, feel free to reach out at: <u><a href="mailto:obaibinkab.ali@concordia.ca" id="OWAc70584ef-da90-99f1-67dd-23928b2e97cd" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="obaibinkab.ali@concordia.ca" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px;">obaibinkab.ali@concordia.ca</a></u></div>
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Kindly,</div>
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