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WELCOME TO BARCELONA The Sixth edition of the joint meeting of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Bernoulli Society will take place in Barcelona in July 2004. Scheduled every four years, the joint IMS/BS meetings are the major worldwide events in Probability and Statistics. The program covers a wide range of topics in statistics and probability, presenting recent developments and the state of the art in a variety of modern research topics and in applications such as mathematical finance and statistical bioinformatics. The program include up to twelve Special Invited Lectures given by leading specialists, thirty-five Invited Paper Sessions and a large number of contributed talks. The venue of the meeting is the old building of the University of Barcelona, located downtown. The city of Barcelona offers many attractions both cultural and touristic, such as a rich variety of modernist art and beautiful beaches. On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees we are glad to invite you to come to Barcelona. Your participation will ensure that 2004 IMS/BS meeting will become an unforgettable scientific event. David Nualart, Chairman of the Organizing Committee
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