The Sixth Southern Taiwan Statistical Conference will be held

July 11-12, 1997 at the National Cheng-kung University (NCKU),

Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. The Sixth Southern Taiwan

Statistical Conference is organized and will be hosted by Department

of Statistics, National Cheng-kung University. Tentative topics in

the format of concurrent sessions includes Industrial Statistics,

Mathematical Statistics, Biostatistics, Environmental Statistics,

and Statistical Consultation.

The National Cheng-kung University is one of the leading

research-oriented comprehensive and oldest universities in Taiwan

which consists of 5 colleges: College of Literature, College of

Science, College of Engineering, College of Management, and College

of Medicine. The Department of Statistics is one of five departments

in the College of Management Science. The NCKU is located in the

downtown of the city of Tainan and is within 5-minute walking

distance from train station.

The city of Tainan, located approximately 325 kilomiles south of

Taipei, is the oldest city and the cultural center of Taiwan. Tainan

is convenient to be reached by bus, train, or air. The traveling

time for bus and train is approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes from

Taipei. The flying time from Taipei is around 40 minutes. The

weather in Tainan in early July is hot and humid. The average

temperature in July is about 30 C and

relative humidity can reach as high as 90%.

There are many attractions and excellent food in Tainan,

including Chihkan Tower, built in 1653 A.D.; Grand Matsu Temple,

built in 1683 A.D.; KaiYuan Temple, built 1680 A.D.; Confucius

Temple, built in 1665 A.D.; Koxinga's Shrine, built, 1662 A.D.;

Temple Worship; found in 1570 A.D.; Chung-Shan Park; Gran South Gate,

built in 1736 A.D.; Fahua Temple, built in 1683 A.D.; Five

Concubines Temple, built in 1746 A.D.; Chushih Temple, built in 1683

A.D.; City Cultural Center; Aping Harbor, found in 1624 A.D.; Grand

East Gate, built in 1736 A.D.; Ssuchao Civilian Temple, built in

1700 A.D.; Luh Erh Men Matsu Temple, built in 1661 A.D.; Tu Chen

Matsu Temple, built in 1661 A.D.; Hsiao Pei Snack town. Many of

these attractions have been designated as national first class

historical sites and can be reached within 45 minutes of driving

distance. One day tour of these historical sites and attractions are

available. In addition, Kenting National Park, located at the

southern tip of the island, is just about 90-minute bus ride from

Tainan.

For further information please contact:

Dr. Jen-pei Liu, Professor

Dr. Mei Mei Zen, Associate Professor

Department of Statistics

National Cheng-kung University

Tainan, Taiwan, 70701, R.O.C.

(O) 886-6-275-7575 ext. 53630

(fax) 886-6-234-2469

E-mail: mmzen@hp.stat.ncku.edu.tw

jpliu@hp.stat.ncku.edu.tw