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Dear Rachel~ I am the editor of Social Research Association News and I wondered if you or a colleague would be interested in and able to write up a short note of this event for us in due course? I'm sure it would be of great interest to our readership. If you haven't seen SRA News, copies of past issues are on the web: http://www.the-sra.org.uk/sra_news.htm. It's a pretty informal newsletter and typically articles are 1 or 2 pages long (670 words per page). The deadline, ideally - from my point of view, would be end of September for publication in November. Let me know if you're interested. Best wishes, Chris Goulden Editor, SRA News 01904 615934 ________________________________ From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rachel Pitman Sent: 12 April 2006 09:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 'Randomised Controlled Trials in Social Sciences: Challenges and Prospects' - York, 13-15 September 'Randomised Controlled Trials in Social Sciences: Challenges and Prospects' First annual conference on trials methods for use in public policy evaluations will be held in York from 13th - 15th September 2006. Keynote speakers: Professor Thomas Cook (Northwestern University, USA) 'Empirical Estimates of the Marginal Advantage of conducting Randomised Clinical Trials: Results from Experiments and non-Experiments on the same Topic in Education and Job Training,' and; Dr Philip Davies (Government Social Research Unit, UK) 'Randomised Controlled Trials in Social Science: A Public Policy Perspective'. Invited speakers include - Professor Laurence Moore (Cardiff University, UK), Dr Robert Coe (Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre, Durham University, UK), Jacque Mallender (Matrix Research, UK) and Dr Jonathan Green (University of Manchester Medical School, UK). Wednesday 13th September 2006: An afternoon of workshops focussing on Systematic Reviews of Randomised Controlled Trials in the Social Sciences and Cluster Trials in Social Sciences. Registration for this event will include a buffet lunch, refreshments and drinks and discussion to follow. Thursday 14th September 2006: Opening keynote address by Professor Thomas Cook followed by a selection of papers. Registration for this event will include a buffet lunch, refreshments and evening dinner at The King's Manor. Friday 15th September 2006: A selection of papers followed by a closing keynote address by Dr Philip Davies. Registration for this event will inlcude a buffet lunch and refreshments. Go to www.trials-pp.co.uk and click on events to access more information, call for abstracts and a registration form. ______________________________________________________________________ Joseph Rowntree Foundation Seeking solutions to social problems The Homestead 40 Water End York YO30 6WP Tel +44 (0)1904 629241 Fax +44 (0)1904 620072 Web www.jrf.org.uk Charity number 210169 This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com ______________________________________________________________________