Dear all,
A reminder that the next meeting of the RSS Official Statistics Section
will be held next Thursday, 10 April 2008, at the RSS Headquarters, 12
Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX (nearest Tube: Moorgate or Barbican).
We are delighted to welcome Sir Michael Scholar, KCB, Chair-designate of
the new UK Statistics Authority, and Professor David Hand, President of the
Society. The meeting will start at 5.00pm (tea from 4.30pm). Full details
of the meeting are provided below.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on 10 April. There
is no charge for the meeting, although it would be helpful if you would
email [log in to unmask] to indicate that you will be attending. The
meeting will be followed by a wine reception.
Regards
Ross
RSS Official Statistics Section secretary
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Official Statistics Section
10 April 2008 at 5pm (tea from 4.30pm)
Sir Michael Scholar (Chair, UK Statistics Authority) and Professor David
Hand (President, Royal Statistical Society)
"Welcome to a new era for UK official statistics"
This meeting will welcome Sir Michael Scholar, the Chair-designate of the
new UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), to the Royal Statistical Society. Sir
Michael will describe his work in establishing the UKSA and outline his
plans and priorities for the coming year. Sir Michael will discuss how the
Authority will take forward its statutory roles to oversee the quality and
comprehensiveness of UK official statistics and assess statistics against a
new Code of Practice. The Society's President, Professor David Hand, will
respond.
The meeting will be followed by a wine reception kindly sponsored by the
RSS.
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