Dear all,

I heard Ineke Stoop present at the first EASR conference in Barcelona
and it was one of the highlights of the conference. This should be an
RSS event worth attending.

Jon Burton



> -----Original Message-----
> From: RSS Social Statistics Section 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerry Nicolaas
> Sent: 30 November 2005 12:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RSS half-day event on survey non-response: Ineke 
> Stoop & Gabi Durrant
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I have had a response from Angela Dale about Ineke Stoop's 
> presentation at 
> the RSS half-day event in March 2006. As you can see in her 
> reply below, 
> she has no concerns about Ineke presenting at the RSS as well 
> as the ESRC 
> Research Methods Festival. So that's good news!
> 
> I have also had an email from Gabi Durrant, warning me that 
> she has to ask 
> ONS' permission for her presentation at the RSS. Originally 
> the intention 
> was that she would give a presentation to ONS before the RSS 
> event, but 
> that may not happen now. She is concerned that ONS may not 
> want her to 
> present at the RSS before the ONS presentation. She is due to have a 
> meeting with them before Xmas and will let us know. We should 
> wait for the 
> outcome of this meeting, but if the ONS response is negative, 
> we may want 
> to have a chat with who ever has made the decision (Cynthia 
> Clarke, Mike 
> Hidiroglou, Jaqui Jones?) and see whether we can persuade them.
> 
> Regards,
> Gerry
> 
> 
> >From: "Angela Dale" <[log in to unmask]>
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> >To: "Gerry Nicolaas" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: RE: Ineke Stoop
> >Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:48:40 +0000
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> >Dear Gerry,
> >  Thanks for your email. It is very good of you to check and I much
> > appreciate it. I'm sure it will not cause a problem. I expect the 
> > audiences to be somewhat different and I would hate to 
> stand in the way 
> > of what sounds like an excellent RSS event.
> >
> >  Best wishes,
> >Angela
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Gerry Nicolaas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: 29 November 2005 15:47
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Ineke Stoop
> >
> >Dear Angela,
> >
> >I hope you are well.
> >
> >As a member of the RSS social statistics committee, I am 
> organising a 
> >RSS half-day event on survey non-response in March 2006. We have 
> >invited Gabi Durrant (University of Southampton) to present results 
> >from the Census-linked study of survey non-response, Susan Purdon 
> >(NatCen) to present some analysis on response rates and non-response 
> >bias, and Ineke Stoop on her experience of increasing survey 
> response 
> >rates despite the overall downward trend.
> >
> >I am aware that Ineke Stoop is also presenting at the ESRC Research 
> >Methods Festival in July 2006. Although both presentations 
> will cover 
> >the same issues, Ineke assures me that they will not be 
> identical and 
> >will be adapted for each event. The main messages from the RSS event 
> >will be: (a) measures can be taken to maximise response rates (i.e. 
> >it's not all doom and gloom!) and (b) shift in focus from 
> the magnitude 
> >of non-response to non-response bias.
> >
> >Nonetheless, I wanted to check that this was acceptable to 
> you. Let me 
> >know if you think that this is a problem.
> >
> >Look forward to seeing you next week at the SRA/RMP meeting.
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >Gerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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