THE BOOK OF ESTER SAMUEL-CAHN: FROM EMPIRICAL BAYES TO PROPHET INEQUALITIES

A conference in honor of Professor Ester Samuel-Cahn, who recently retired from the Hebrew University, will be held near Jerusalem on December 18-20, 2006.

The general theme of the conference will be statistics and its applications. Ester's lifelong commitment and contributions to the profession and science of statistics, her endless fostering of young statisticians and her impressive record of teaching statistical theory are highly respected by her many colleagues and her countless former students. Her achievements have earned her worldwide recognition and many awards, including the Israel Prize. We all feel Ester merits such a conference and invite you to join us in honoring her.