All ESDS Government events are free to attend and lunch is provided. Crime surveys user meeting Monday 7 December 2009 University of Manchester This year's crime surveys user meeting, organised by the Economic and Social Data Service, will be held in Manchester. The meeting will provide a forum for data users and producers to meet and discuss new developments and exchange information about the crime surveys. The morning will include presentations giving updates on the British Crime Survey and Northern Ireland Crime Survey. The afternoon will consist of research papers based on the crime surveys. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2009-12-07/ ------------------------------------------------ Call for papers - General Household Survey user meeting The next General Household Survey user meeting is being organised by ESDS Government for Wednesday 17 March 2010 at the Royal Statistical Society, London. The GHS programme will contain a mixture of papers from data producers and researchers. This email is to invite offers of presentations based on analysis of the GHS. Presenters will have 20 minutes for their talk followed by 10 minutes for questions. Details of previous user meetings can be found at http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/past.shtml Please send offers of a paper to [log in to unmask] as soon as possible but by 11 December at the latest.