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IIf this block is checked, the copy furnished to DTIC contained pages with color printing, that when reproduced in Black and White, may change detail of the original copy. Mathematics Steering Committee (AMSC), the sponsor of this series of conferences. Dr. McDaniel, when made aware of this situation, was willing for the Committee to treat his request to hold the conference as a standing invitation. Members of the AMSC were very pleased to hear this and then discussed with him the possibility of holding the Fifteenth Conference at Redstone Arsenal.These negotiations were brought to a successful conclusion; and, on 29 November 1968, Major General Charles W. Eifler issued a formal invitation to host this conference at his command on 22-24 October 1969. He appointed Dr. Siegfried Lehnigk to serve as Chairman on Local Arrangements and Mr. Raymond V. Knox to handle administrative requirements.MICOM had already served as the host to the Ninth Conference in this series.It is interesting to note that Dr. Lehnigk, as well as Henry A. Dihm, and W. H. Ewart served as members of the Local Arrangements Committee for the Ninth Conference, as well as the Fifteenth Conference.Those in attendance at this 22-24 October meeting are much in debt to these gentlemen, as well as to many others at Redstone Arsenal, for the excellent handling of the many detalls connected with a meeting of this size. Everyone had the opportunity to hear the above-mentioned talks, as they were given in general sessions. Unfortunately, one was not privileged Lo hear all of the thirty-two contributed papers. These covered a wide range of interesting statistical problems and had to be scheduled soLhat three talks were conducted simultaneously. Following the banquet, it was my privilege to award the Fifth Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Medal, sponsored by the American Statistical Association and the Army, to Dr. W. J. Youden.Details of this presentation are included in these Proceedings.This conference was attended by 156 scientists; and 52 organizations were represented.Speakers and panelists came from: Boeing Scientific Research Laboratories; Cornell University; Honeywell, Inc.; Litton Systems, Inc.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Institutes of Health; North Carolina State University; Princeton University; Rocketdyne; University of Alabama; University of Georgia, University of Michigan; University of Wisconsin; Vanderbilt University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and, 12 Army facilities.Members of the AMSC would like to express their thanks to the many speakers, chairmen and panelists for all their efforts in behalf of this important scientific meeting. Most of the pape...
