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Dear John et al, If you are interested in pursuing the big data agenda you might be interested in a forthcoming conference that the RSS is a partner in called Policymaking for the Big Data Era: http://dataforpolicy.uk/ People may also be interested in the video of our event from earlier in the year on 'What is the future of official statistics in the Big Data era?' - http://www.statslife.org.uk/events/events-calendar/past-events-2015/eventdetail/330/-/what-is-the-future-of-official-statistics-in-the-big-data-era best, Hetan Hetan Shah Executive Director The Royal Statistical Society 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX Tel: 020 7614 3912 Twitter: @HetanShah www.rss.org.uk The Royal Statistical Society is a registered charity (306096) ________________________________________ From: email list for Radical Statistics [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of RADSTATS automatic digest system [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RADSTATS Digest - 6 Mar 2015 to 9 Mar 2015 (#2015-22) There are 2 messages totaling 146 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. "Radical Statistics in an Age of Big Data" - proposed new book 2. RadStats 2016 in York: Feb 27 or March 5th ? Feedback wanted. ****************************************************** Please note that if you press the 'Reply' button your message will go only to the sender of this message. If you want to reply to the whole list, use your mailer's 'Reply-to-All' button to send your message automatically to [log in to unmask] Disclaimer: The messages sent to this list are the views of the sender and cannot be assumed to be representative of the range of views held by subscribers to the Radical Statistics Group. To find out more about Radical Statistics and its aims and activities and read current and past issues of our newsletter you are invited to visit our web site www.radstats.org.uk. ******************************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 10:09:53 +0000 From: John Bibby <[log in to unmask]> Subject: "Radical Statistics in an Age of Big Data" - proposed new book Following the success of Saturday's conference, Jeff Evans and I discussed future projects. One idea was that RadStats should work towards a new publication - maybe "Radical Statistics in an Age of Big Data". The structure could be like that of "Demystifying Social Statistics", with sections on Power and Politics, Technology, Big Corporations, 3rd World, The State, etc., etc.. I'd welcome feedback as to whether you think this is a good idea, as well as suggestions for potential authors or topics. (Please volunteer!) Thanks all - and well done to everybody who made last Saturday such a success! JOHN BIBBY ****************************************************** Please note that if you press the 'Reply' button your message will go only to the sender of this message. If you want to reply to the whole list, use your mailer's 'Reply-to-All' button to send your message automatically to [log in to unmask] Disclaimer: The messages sent to this list are the views of the sender and cannot be assumed to be representative of the range of views held by subscribers to the Radical Statistics Group. To find out more about Radical Statistics and its aims and activities and read current and past issues of our newsletter you are invited to visit our web site www.radstats.org.uk. ******************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 10:19:39 +0000 From: John Bibby <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RadStats 2016 in York: Feb 27 or March 5th ? Feedback wanted. Well done everybody who made the 2015 conference such a success. The 2016 conference will be in York on either Sat 27 February or Sat 5 March. PLEASE PUT THEM BOTH IN YOUR DIARY NOW! In either case there will also be events on Friday and on Sunday. (Maybe a film evening at our local community cinema.) Before finalising the date, I would welcome any preferences if one date or the other seems preferable, Regarding venue, I am proposing the same venue as in 2013 (Priory Street Centre). However, I'd welcome comments especially if you felt this venue was in any way unsuitable. Thanks in advance for your prompt feedback! I hope to finalise the date in the next week or so, and the venue soon after that. JOHN BIBBY ****************************************************** Please note that if you press the 'Reply' button your message will go only to the sender of this message. 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