Apologies for cross-posting
There will be a strong theme of official and social statistics running through the Royal Statistical Society’s annual international conference which will be held in Newcastle from 2-5 September 2013.
Highlights on the conference programme include:
Tuesday 3 September:
Campion (President’s Invited) Lecture
Speaker: Sir Mark Walport FRS (Chief Scientific Adviser to UK Government)
Invited sessions:
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Communicating and interpreting statistical evidence in the administration of criminal justice
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Data sharing and linking - the methodological, legal and practical issues
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Britain: what are we thinking and feeling?
Wednesday 4 September:
Invited sessions:
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Beyond 2011 - future production of population and socio-demographic statistics
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The RPI and the CPI - where statistical and political issues collide
Contributed sessions:
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Census & Surveys
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Population & Migration Statistics
Thursday 5 September:
Invited sessions:
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Measuring Child Poverty
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Evidence and measures of progress in international development
The full conference programme, which will include a full schedule of professional development workshops can be viewed at
www.rssconference.org.uk/programme
The conference will be preceded by short courses and workshops on Monday 2 September including:
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Multiple
Imputation and its application
A 10% discount is available on registration until 23 July – full details are available here:
http://www.rssconference.org.uk/registration/
Paul Gentry
Meetings & Conferences Manager
Royal Statistical Society
Direct Tel. (020) 7614 3918
Fax. (020) 7614 3905
Registration for RSS 2013 Conference is open:
www.rssconference.org.uk/registration
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