Dear all,
The important Social Research Association (SRA) Annual Conference "Learning
from others: Innovations in Social Research" is less than a week away.
We can still take a few more late bookings, so if you are thinking of
coming then please get your booking in ASAP.
All social researchers (whether SRA members or not) are strongly encouraged
to attend this key event.
Please see the electronic flyer and booking forms available at:
http://www.the-sra.org.uk/documents/pdfs/sra_conference_flyer_04122007.pdf
http://www.the-sra.org.uk/documents/word/annual_conference_bf_04122007.doc
Tuesday 4thDecember SRA Annual Conference "Learning from others:
Innovations in Social Research".
This is the major professional learning and networking event for social
research and policy actors across national and local government, academia
and the voluntary and private sectors.
There is an excellent line up of speakers including:
>> Ian Pearson MP, Minister for Science and Innovation
>> Karen Dunnell, National Statistician and Registrar General for England
and Wales
>> Professor Peter Halfpenny, Executive Director, ESRC National Centre for
e-Social Science.
BACKGROUND TO THE CONFERENCE:
This year, through key note speakers, a series of workshop sessions and a
panel debate, the SRA conference aims to inform the research community and
promote discussion on innovative and exciting developments in the design,
planning, implementation, analysis and dissemination of social research.
Ian Pearson, Minster for Science and Innovation, will outline the social
and economic impact of social research and provide a government perspective
on the current and future role of social research in policy development.
Karen Dunnell, National Statistician and Registrar General for England and
Wales, will be providing a perspective on the role of social science based
social research and the issues it faces if it is to make a key and
continued contribution to policy and practice. She will also discuss
implications for social statistics users of recent changes in the
organisation of British statistics as well as providing some insight into
the innovations the Office for National Statistics is making to its
production and dissemination of statistics.
Professor Peter Halfpenny, Executive Director, ESRC National Centre for
e-Social Science, will be discussing, in a milestone address, developments
in Information and communication technology (ICT) and the role they will
play in advancing social research processes.
In the afternoon, a series of 12 workshops delivered by research experts
from academia, government and the private sector will examine and discuss
upcoming developments on the following themes:
>> Innovations in the development of research design and strategy
>> New methods and techniques for undertaking research, and exploring or
interpreting data
>> Connecting research to policy development
>> New methods of disseminating research to reach wider audiences
Finally a panel consisting of Fiona Wood, Director of Research, COI;
Professor Peter Halfpenny and Karen Elton, Research Director, Future
Foundation, will outline their thoughts and discuss "Looking ahead:
Innovations and issues for the next ten years".
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Tel: 020 7388 2391
www.the-sra.org.uk
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