Gretl Conference 2025
- Location
- Birmingham Business School (G03) University of Birmingham
- Dates
- Thursday 19 June (09:30) - Friday 20 June 2025 (14:00)
The ninth biennial Gretl Conference will be held in the Birmingham Business School at the University of Birmingham (UK), on 19-20 June 2025.
We're pleased to announce that the keynote speaker will be Anindya Banerjee of the University of Birmingham.
Submissions should be sent by email to GC2025@gretlconference.org by March 15. These may take the form of draft papers or reasonably complete abstracts. Those submitting proposals will be notified of the decision made by the Scientific Committee by Monday, March 17.
Contributions may showcase advanced real-world Gretl applications, compare Gretl with other software, or highlight missing functionality implemented elsewhere. They could also explore innovative teaching methods using Gretl or suggest directions for its future development. Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of Computational Statistics under the rubric 'Advanced Data Analysis with Gretl'.
View details of the conference programme (when finalised):
The conference programme
Registration fees
(The £226 option is recommended as it includes overnight accommodation at a favourable price).
• £226 Conference fee, including meals, conference dinner and one-night (of June 19/20) at the Edgbaston Park Hotel with breakfast. The price is guaranteed until 18 March 2025.
• Contact Emily Pickering e.j.k.pickering@bham.ac.uk for queries about extra nights at the Edgbaston Park Hotel.
• £127 conference fee, including meals and conference dinner but excluding hotel and breakfast.
Register for the conference online
Global travel information
Starting on 2 April 2025, you will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK. The application costs £10 and does not guarantee entry without a valid passport. You can apply online from 5 March 2025.
Travel to the University of Birmingham is well-served by 'University' railway station and Birmingham International Airport (BHX). Frequent train services link the airport railway station to the university, with one changeover at Birmingham New Street Station and trains often departing platforms 10A, 10B, 12A or 12B for the university.
View official university travel advice
Local travel information
Walking
- Details of the 9-minute walk between the Birmingham Business School and the Edgbaston Park Hotel.
- Details of the 11-minute walk between the newly refurbished University Railway Station and the Birmingham Business School.