What are the top statistic conferences to follow for applications in machine learning? What are the top statistic conferences to follow for applications in machine learning?
I just had a discussion, regarding that some of the machine learning jargon and buzzwords are not really sound for a top level statistician. So instead of machine learning conferences I would like to follow conferences on statistics (perhaps also journals) for possible applications in machine learning.
Perhaps someone could give me a short list of conferences were I could start searching?
 A: The Joint Statistical Meetings are large annual statistical conferences.  To quote their site, 

"JSM (the Joint Statistical Meetings) is the largest gathering of
  statisticians held in North America. It is held jointly with the
  American Statistical Association, the International Biometric Society
  (ENAR and WNAR), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the
  Statistical Society of Canada, and the International Chinese
  Statistical Association, and the International Indian Statistical
  Association"

If you search "machine learning" in their 2011 program, you get 68 hits.
Two other annual conferences are the meeting of the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society and the meeting of its western counterpart WNAR.  Talks, posters, and sessions on machine learning have become a larger presence at these conferences over the last decade (you can find past years' programs in the links above -- the links to the actual programs weren't working for me this morning, however).
