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*Resources for Democracy: Celebrating Scottish Social Surveys* ESRC Festival of Social Science 2012 9th November 2012, Scottish Parliament Edinburgh This one-day AQMeN conference is being run as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2012. It will be held at the Scottish Parliament on Friday 9th November 2012. The conference which is sponsored by Paul Grice, Clerk and Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament, will celebrate the history and achievements of Scottish social surveys in terms of informing our past, present and futures. Individual sessions on political change, crime and security, and health and well-being will showcase the impact of these major surveys to both academic knowledge and policy developments. Intended audience: survey managers, researchers, policy makers and the broad public. Programme: The conference, which offers ample opportunities for networking, has three overarching themes: Scottish politics, youth policies and health and well-being. Plenary Speaker: Professor Ian Deary (Director of the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh): “The Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 and 1947: Still important after all these years.” Other speakers include: Dorothy Currie, University of St Andrews “Adolescent health in Scotland and beyond: Thirty years of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study” Professor John Curtice, Strathclyde University "Understanding Scotland's political journey: Lessons from the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey" Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician, Scottish Government "The benefits of data linkage for long-term population surveys in Scotland" Lesley Kelley, Disseminationa Officer for GUS, University of Edinburgh "The national and local impact of GUS" David McCrone, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Edinburgh: “Talking to people: The role of social surveys in making a better Scotland” Professor Susan McVie, Director of AQMeN, University of Edinburgh: “Making sense of crime: Using survey data to understand trends, patterns and attitudes” Professor Lindsay Paterson, University of Edinburgh "Surveys and education policy" Lisa Rutherford, ScotCen Social Research "The role of the Scottish Health Survey in understanding Scotland’s health past, present and future" Attendance is free for AQMeN members. Join AQMeN and register your place at www.aqmen.ac.uk/events/foss2012 -------------------------------------- Angie Dickson Admin & Communications Officer University of Edinburgh School of Law - AQMeN 2nd Floor, 15 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh, EH8 9LN Tel: 0131 650 2128 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.aqmen.ac.uk Twitter: twitter.com/aqmennetwork Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 0830-1400 The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.