This Satellite Meeting will be hosted by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science of Stellenbosch University, South Africa and follows the 57th session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) in Durban, South Africa which will be held from 16-22 August 2009.

The Stellenbosch Statistical Symposium is also co-hosted by the International Society for Business and Industrial Statistics and will focus on quantitative aspects of the Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing and Engineering Industries of South Africa and abroad. The emphasis will be on important statistical issues relating to productivity improvement and decision-making at all levels of Business and Industry.

Many world leading quantitative business analysts and industrial statisticians will participate and the organisers hope to attract a significant number of delegates from South African Business and Industry.

The symposium will be held in the spectacular university town of Stellenbosch, which is in the heartland of the South African wine industry. The meeting will take place at the Wallenberg Conference Centre @ STIAS, Stellenbosch.

Stellenbosch holds the honour of being the most well-known town in South Africa. History, culture, natural beauty, sport, education and wine has made the name Stellenbosch resonate around the globe as one of South Africa's premier tourist, wine, business and education attractions. The recorded history of Stellenbosch dates back to 1679 when this name was given to a small island on the Eerste river by Simon van der Stel, the then governor of the Cape. It is also the second oldest town in South Africa.

The foundations for Stellenbosch's heritage as an educational centre were laid in 1859 when a theological seminary was established. In 1918 a university was founded and to this day Stellenbosch University remains an internationally recognised education centre and one of the leading universities on the African continent.

More information on Stellenbosch and tourist attractions can be obtained from

http://www.stellenboschtourism.co.za.

last updated: 9 December 2008