The 38th International Symposium on Forecasting will be held June 17-20 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Registration is now open. This is the last ISF in North America until at least 2022.
The ISF is the premier forecasting event for researchers, with academic attendees from all over the world. Yet it is of great value to practitioners, too -- as I was surprised to learn when I attended my first ISF in 2005.
This is a great opportunity to meet the top researchers in the field, and hear the next generation of academics reporting on their graduate school projects. Many of the "academic" presentations have direct applicability to real life business forecasting, such as research on forecasting methods, model selection, and the value of judgmental overrides.
In addition, the Boulder event includes a two-day practitioner track, with presentations from industry thought leaders.
Abstract Submissions Due March 1
The ISF Program Committee invites you to submit abstracts related to the theory and practice of forecasting.
Even as a practitioner, this is your chance to make valuable contributions to our knowledge of forecasting in practice, by presenting your own findings, learnings, and case studies.
The deadline date for abstracts is 1 March 2018. Papers on all aspects of forecasting are welcome and may be submitted online: https://isf.forecasters.org/submissions/abstracts/
IIF Forecasting Summer School (June 16-17)
This year, for the first time, there will be a two-day Forecasting Summer School in conjunction with the ISF.
The course Recent Developments in Econometric Forecasting is aimed at economists and applied econometricians who work with time-series data and want to keep up-to-date with major, recent developments in applied econometric modelling for forecasting. Learning outcomes: Develop skills in selecting econometric models, producing and evaluating forecasts, and understanding when forecasts are likely to be accurate or not. Selected topics will include Foundations of Unpredictability, Robustifying Forecasts and Solutions to forecast failure. At the conclusion of the course, participants will receive a certificate for the number of hours attended.
