The 33rd Summer Working Group on Model-Based Clustering will be held at University of Alberta, Edmonton (Canada), from July 20 to July 24, 2026.

The scientific committee consists this year of Luca Scrucca, Charles Bouveyron, Gilles Celeux, Bettina Grün, Brendan Murphy, Rebecca Nugent, Adrian Raftery, Cinzia Viroli, Bei Jiang.

Venue, Accommodations, and Social activities

The WGMBC will be hosted at the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta, University Commons Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2N8.

• Accomodations

  Lister Centre (U of A Student Residence)
  For convenience, you can stay on-campus at the Lister Centre (10–15 minute walk from/to the department):

  • Dorm-Style Rooms: View Summer Accommodations
  • Hotel-Style Rooms: View Guest Rooms

  To book, simply click the “Reservations” link provided on either page.
  

  Nearby Hotels

  • Campus Tower Suite Hotel: 5-7 minute walk from/to the department.
  • Vascona Hotel on Whyte: located in the vibrant Old Strathcona area (also known as Whyte Avenue), approximately a 25–30 minute walk from/to the department.

  Additional Options There are several other excellent hotels along Whyte Avenue (also a 25–30 minute walk to the University), such as the Metterra Hotel on Whyte.

  Alternatively, you may choose to stay Downtown. It is roughly a 10-15-minute drive or a 20-minute trip to the university via our Light Rail Transit (LRT) system or many Bus routes or by walk (30 mins). You can find a list of downtown hotels here.

  Light Rail Transit (LRT): University Station is the primary stop for the main campus, and trains run very frequently during peak hours.

• Ice breaker: TBA

• Social lunch: TBA

• Social dinner: TBA

• Hike: TBA

Program

Last updated: April 10, 2026