Dear All, Notice of upcoming meeting. Ben GLASGOW GROUP Date : Wednesday, June 2nd Time : 6.0 pm Place : Room 203 Mathematics Building, 15 University Gdns. Glasgow G12 Tea/Coffee : from 5.30 in Common room Speaker Cecilia Macintyre, Demography Branch, General Register Office for Scotland Title Recent Trends in Scotland's Population Abstract The Scottish population is projected to fall from 5.05 million in 2002 to 4.84 million in 2027. The most significant factor affecting future projected levels of population is the natural decrease - more deaths than births. This talk will describe the methodology used and results of the recent projections for Scotland and areas within Scotland, and will outline some implications of these demographic changes. ======================================================== Ben Torsney Phone: +44 (0)141 330 5149 Dept of Statistics Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4814 15 University Gardens Mail: [log in to unmask] University of Glasgow http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/~bent Glasgow G12 8QW ========================================================