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Dear Colleague *** Apologies for any cross posting *** As you may be aware, the ESRC's Administrative Data Liaison Service will be holding a one day conference to highlight the power of administrative data using examples of current or completed research. The event will also provide an opportunity to explore the future for administrative data as a research resource, including new and developing mechanisms for accessing data. I am now pleased to provide full details of the speakers and the talks for the conference as outlined below: Innovative research using administrative data Professor Mike Brewer, University of Essex - Starting school and leaving welfare: the impact of public education on lone parents’ welfare receipt. David McLennan, University of Oxford - Understanding the dynamics and characteristics of deprived neighbourhoods. Professor Simon Burgess, University of Bristol - What parents want: an analysis of school preferences in England. Innovative methods using administrative data Professor Nicky Best, Imperial College - From health to politics: case studies in combining survey and administrative data to reduce biases in observational studies. Ian McGregor, Office for National Statistics - How ONS has used administrative data sources to produce new local authority immigration estimates. Dr Ruth King, University of St Andrews - (Bayesian) Capture-recapture techniques for estimating hidden population sizes using administrative data lists. New mechanisms for accessing administrative data Karen Dennison, Secure Data Service - The Secure Data Service. Mike Hawkins, HM Revenue and Customs - The HMRC Datalab. The future for administrative data in research Dr Kieron O'Hara, University of Southampton - Privacy, deanonymisation and transparency: a review for the Cabinet Office. Dr Chris Dibben, University of St Andrews - Looking to the future: the challenges and potential of administrative data. Deadline for conference bookings is the 8th July. Further details of the conference are detailed below: Date: Monday the 11th July 2011. Time: 1000-1700 (registration from 0930). Where: Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX. Price: £25 - £45 (including lunch). Further conference details are available at: http://www.adls.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ADLS-Conference-Information-Final.swf or visit www.adls.ac.uk. Bookings: For secure credit card bookings please visit the University of St Andrew's online shop at: https://onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=12&modid=2&prodid=212&deptid=29&prodvarid=0. For purchase order and discounted rates for group bookings please contact the ADLS on 01334 463901 or email [log in to unmask] Should you need any further information about the conference then please just let me know. I hope to see you there. Yours faithfully Darren Lightfoot ADLS Manager You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.