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World Statistics Day Seminar Wednesday 20th October 4pm-5.30pm University of Edinburgh Meeting Room 1.07, Main Library George Square, Edinburgh Speakers - Rob Wishart, Chief Statistician in Scottish Government & Neil Jackson, UK Statistics Authority in Scotland The 20th October 2010 marks the first worldwide celebration of the role and achievements of official statistics at both national and international level. To celebrate the role of official statistics in Scotland, the local Edinburgh branch of the Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) has organised a seminar to bring together two leading figures involved in upholding quality and integrity of statistical outputs. Rob Wishart is Chief Statistician in Scottish Government, a role he has held since 1999. Neil Jackson is leader of the Monitoring and Assessment team for the UK Statistics Authority in Scotland, which was established in 2008. Booking for this event is essential, please visit www.aqmen.ac.uk to secure your place. -------------------------------------- Angie Dickson Administration & Communications Officer AQMeN (Mon, Tues & Wed only) The University of Edinburgh Room 2.35 15 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh, EH8 9LN Tel: 0131 650 2128 Email: [log in to unmask] The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.