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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>It is our pleasure to
invite you to attend the International Conference “</SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Statistical Modelling for University
Evaluation: an International Overview </SPAN></I><SPAN lang=EN-GB>organised by
the University of Foggia (Italy) which will take place at the University of
Foggia and at the “Baia delle Zagare” Hotel – Mattinata (Italy) on September,
5<SUP>th</SUP> and 6<SUP>th</SUP>, 2008.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>All the information concerning
the Conference is available on the website </FONT><A
href="http://www.unifg.it/unirank"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.unifg.it/unirank</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The main scope of the conference
is to create a space for the exchange of experiences and ideas among researchers
from different scientific backgrounds on the university assessment and ranking.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>This conference fits inside the
ongoing debate on new ways of evaluating the university system.
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lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I look forward to seeing you in
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lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Best regards<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>On behalf of the Scientific
Committee</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>prof. Corrado Crocetta</FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>DSEMS - University of Foggia - Italy</FONT></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>email: <A
href="mailto:c.crocetta@unifg.it">c.crocetta@unifg.it</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
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