Forthcoming events
Crime surveys user meeting
Tuesday 9 December 2008
Royal Statistical Society, Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX
This meeting was previously referred to as the British Crime Survey user
meeting but we have now extended it to other crime surveys.
The meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of information and views
between users and producers of the Government Crime and Victimisation Survey
datasets. It is aimed primarily at users and potential users of survey
microdata.
The morning will include presentations giving updates on the British Crime
Survey, Scottish Crime and Justice Survey and the Offending Crime and
Justice Survey. The afternoon will consist of research papers based on the
crime surveys.
The meeting is free to attend and lunch is provided. To view the programme
and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2008-12-09/
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Labour Force Survey/Annual Population Survey user meeting
Tuesday 2 December 2008
Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide a forum for data users and producers to meet and
discuss new developments and exchange information about the Labour Force
Survey and Annual Population Survey. The morning will consist of
presentations from the Office for National Statistics including an update on
the LFS/APS. The afternoon will consist of research papers based on the LFS/APS.
The meeting is free to attend and lunch is provided. For more details and to
book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2008-12-02/
Attendees at the LFS/APS meeting may also be interested in the following
meeting of the Royal Statistical Society which takes place at the RSS on the
same day from 4.30pm.
Ethnic populations: the components for projection
Paul Norman, John Stillwell and Peter Boden (School of Geography, University
of Leeds)
The Social Statistics Section is organising this meeting to discuss work
associated with two projects undertaken as part of the ESRC-funded
Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) programme. One project
aims to produce sub-national population projections by ethnic group and by
age whilst the other project involves analysis of internal migration by
ethnic group using census data for 2000-01. The presentations will consider
trends and patterns in each of the components of ethnic population change
together, and will report on progress towards the construction of a
projection model and the difficulties confronted along the way.
The meeting is open to all and is free of charge, but pre-registration is
recommended. Please email [log in to unmask] or telephone 020 7638 8998.
For more information please contact [log in to unmask]
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Places for the following event are still available but are booking quickly
so please book soon if you wish to attend.
Britain in a European Context - Research Data Resources
Humanities Bridgeford Street, University of Manchester
Friday 7 November 2008
Understanding the UK increasingly requires an understanding of our place in
Europe. This workshop will introduce participants to the major data
resources that enable researchers to explore these relationships and influences.
The one day workshop, aimed at social science research staff and students,
will discuss the data resources available for the analysis of the UK at a
national level and within a European context. It will include presentations
on accessing British survey data and international comparative data from
surveys, including issues relating to accessing data from Eurostat, and will
explore the range of international time series data available from
intergovernmental organisations such as the World Bank and International
Monetary Fund. We will also be looking at the methodological, statistical
and technical issues associated with combining data from these different
sources. In the afternoon, participants will have the opportunity to gain
practical experience in accessing and exploring the data and related
resources in hands-on sessions.
The workshop is free to attend and is open to all. To view the programme and
book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2008-11-07/
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Health and Social Care Survey Programme Review
Earlier this year (2008) the NHS Information Centre (IC) reviewed its health
and social care survey programme. The review process was overseen by a
dedicated Survey Review Board with membership drawn from the Department of
Health, Government Regional Offices, The Office of National Statistics,
Public Health Observatories, and Universities. As part of the review the IC
invited responses to a consultation on the future of its survey programme.
The report on the outcome of the Survey Programme Consultation is available
online to view or download from the IC at
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/work-with-us/consultations/review-of-population-based-health--related-surveys.
The Survey Programme Review Board has now evolved into the Survey Programme
Advisory Group (SPAG) and is continuing the work to develop the NHS IC's
Survey Programme. The group has two roles: to explore issues relating to the
survey programme as a whole, and to address issues around the design,
specification and procurement of future surveys.
If you would like to receive regular updates on the NHS IC Survey Programme
you can join the Virtual User Forum by sending an e-mail to
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