I just found out that three almost consecutive events of academic interest are taking place in Scotland next Spring: first, our very own Approximately Bayes ICMS workshop (on the Isle of Skye, rather than at the Bayes Centre in Edinburgh, where we held ABC in Edinburgh), on 17-22 May
the SIAM Conference on Optimization (OP26) in Edinburgh on 2-5 June
and the Monte Carlo + quasi Monte Carlo (MCqMC 2026) conference in Edinburgh on 8-11 June
While I cannot realistically (!) attend all of these events, this accumulation of meetings is a perfect opportunity to enjoy the Athens of the North (aka Dùn Èideann, from which Dunnedin in New Zealand originates!). And the surrounding mountains.
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