<http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/showcase/programme/>
Day 2 13.30-14.45 looks particularly interesting for the qual-software
community.
Duncan
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Duncan Branley [log in to unmask]
Research Applications Officer, I T Services
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, LONDON SE14 6NW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7919 7708 Fax: +44 (0)20 7919 7556
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--On 05 March 2007 15:09 +0000 Gillian Sinclair
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> NCeSS Showcase - New Research Tools for Social Scientists
>
> Over the last 3 years the ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science
> (www.ncess.ac.uk) has co-ordinated the development of new research tools
> which harness the power of Grid computing for social scientists.
>
> We would like to invite you to attend a showcase of these tools at the
> University of Manchester from the 27th-29th March.
>
> The three days will be of benefit to those working in Social Science and
> others involved in Grid Computing, by updating them with recent
> developments which can improve research methods and research times, as
> well as informing them of trends and software which will impact on them
> in the future.
>
>
> A full programme is available on our website but amongst others, sessions
> will cover:
>
> -A look at relevant developments in Grid Computing at an
> international/national and regional level
>
> -A showcase of NCeSS successes including tools for virtual urban
> environments, the semantic web and the collaborative analysis of audio-
> visual qualitative data.
>
> -An exploration of the benefits of Web2.0 technologies (as well as a
> chance to separate the opportunity from the hype)
>
> -Forthcoming developments from the National Grid Service
> (http://www.grid-support.ac.uk/)
>
> -P-Grade and how it can help with workflow visualisation
> (http://www.cpc.wmin.ac.uk/ngsportal/)
>
> For a full programme, more details, and to register a place, please visit
> http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/showcase/
>
> If you would like to attend this event please register at
> Please note that registration is free but places are highly limited so
> early registration is recommended.
>
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> FREE OUR DATA?
>
> Should social researchers have unlimited access to the data that
> Government collects about individual UK citizens? Would the benefits of
> better evidence on which to base social policy outweigh concerns about
> privacy? Experts from academia and government will offer their views and
> respond to questions from the audience.
>
> Attend in person or watch via a live webcast.
> Date: 15th March 2007
> Location: University of Manchester
> Time: 6pm – 8pm (GMT)
>
> This event is being organised by the ESRC National Centre for e-Social
> Science (http://www.ncess.ac.uk/) as part of the ESRC Festival of Social
> Science (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/FSS/) and will be run in
> conjunction with The Guardians Free Our Data? campaign.
>
> Chair: Jim Hancock : Ex Political Editor for BBC North West
>
> Panellists:
> Charles Arthur: Technology Editor, The Guardian
> Peter Elias: Professor of Labour Economy, University of Warwick and
> Strategic Advisor (Data Resources) to the ESRC
> Duncan MacNiven: Registrar General for Scotland
> Jil Matheson: Director of Census, Demographic and Regional Statistics,
> Office for National Statistics
> Neil Ackroyd: Director of Data Collection and Management, Ordnance Survey
>
> This event will also be webcast - further details of this will be
> available closer to the event on our website.
>
> There is no charge to attend this event in person, but admission is by
> ticket only.
>
> To register for this event, please complete the online registration form
> available at: http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/
>
> Tickets are limited to 2 per person. If you require a group booking in
> excess of 8 people, please contact Katy Middlebrough
> ([log in to unmask]).
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