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(with apologies for cross-posting) European Mortality Workshop: New measures of mortality – what do they mean? Tallinn, Estonia, 5 – 7 September 2012 The period life table has been a staple tool of demographers and allied sciences for over 200 years. Abridged or complete, its classic six columns offer a vast array of summary and age-specific information on the level of mortality and years of life lived for the population under study. With the advent of modern computing technologies, life tables analysis has taken on a new lease of life, and a variety of measures have been developed to a. examine the age distribution of mortality over the life span b. provide general measures describing the shape of the mortality and survivorship curves c. adjust the age specific and summary measures of the standard life table in order to allow for mortality changes over time d. bridge the gap between the period life table and those of the cohorts who make up the current period table. Our purpose in this workshop is to bring together researchers working in these areas in order to examine and compare the different approaches, and to consider their usefulness in the historical study of mortality decline and in the comparative study of contemporary, low mortality populations. The workshop will take place at the University of Tallinn, Estonia, from Wednesday, the 5th September to Friday, 7th September, 2012. Please submit abstracts to [log in to unmask] by 30th March 2012. We anticipate publishing the workshop programme by early May. Our thanks to the University of Tallinn who are hosting the workshop so that, as in the past, there will be no participation fee, but participants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation. Jon Anson Convener ____ Yonathan (Jon) Anson Dept. of Social Work Ben Gurion University of the Negev 84105 Beer Sheva Israel. Tel: +972 8 647.93.14(w) Fax: +972 8 647.29.93