The M4 Conference : Advances in Forecasting 10-11 December 2018 Tribeca Rooftop, New York City Why Attend? Accurate predictions and the correct assessment of the uncertainty surrounding them are indispensable for all types of future oriented decisions: from determining appropriate inventory and [...]
M4-Competition Conference 10-11 December 2018 Tribeca Rooftop, New York City Institute for the Future is organizing the M4 Conference. The M Competitions have provided a wealth of practical information for improving the accuracy of forecasts and the correct assessment of uncertainty based on the [...]
Lessons Learned from 30+ Years of Forecasting Research and Experience Live Educational Webinar, October 11, 2018 @ 1:30pm EDT Dr. Len Tashman, Editor in Chief, Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting This educational one-hour live Webinar is aimed at business forecasters [...]
Date: 5-7 November 2018 Location: European University Institute, Florence, Italy Instructor: Massimiliano Marcellino (Bocconi University and EUI) Registration deadline: 22 October 2018 Forecasting is a key ingredient of decision making both in the public and in the private sector. It is particularly [...]
Alert: International Journal of Forecasting ~ New articles available on ScienceDirect Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 551-838, October–December 2018 Here is a sampling of the articles available in the next issue of the IJF ~ become an IIF Member now and receive [...]
Herman Stekler, a giant in the field of forecasting, has passed away [4 September 2018]. He was known for insisting that “the cost of a recession is so great that a forecaster should never miss one. Some people argue that turning points [...]
The IIF Board of Directors is pleased to announce Antonio Garcia-Ferrer, Professor of Econometrics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, with the title of IIF Fellow, as a distinguished researcher in the field of forecasting. At the International Symposium on Forecasting in June, Antonio was [...]
For the sixteenth year, the IIF, in collaboration with SAS®, is proud to announce financial support for research on improving forecasting methods and business forecasting practice. The award for this year will be (2) $5,000 grants. The deadline date for applications is [...]
A generous donation from Professor Tao Hong has funded this award for papers on energy forecasting published in the International Journal of Forecasting. Every two years the IJF editors select the "best" paper on energy forecasting to have been published in the [...]
ISF 2018 in review. IIF President Gloria González-Rivera The 38th International Symposium on Forecasting was a memorable event for which I would like to thank the Organizing and Program Committees led by Len Tashman, General Chair, and Fotios Petropoulos, Program Chair. This [...]