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Thought you might be interested in this. Matt -----Original Message----- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:18:29 +0000 From: Michael Baxter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New Statistics for Old? - Measuring the Wellbeing of the UK Please see below the details of the meeting on 15 June 2016. Apologies for any cross posting. Regards Michael Baxter Royal Statistical Society Official Statistics 15th June 2016, 5pm Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX “New Statistics for Old? - Measuring the Wellbeing of the UK” An Ordinary meeting hosted by the Official Statistics section will take place on 15th June 2016, 5pm-7pm with tea/coffee from 4.30pm. Speakers Paul Allin Imperial College London, Mathematics; David Hand Imperial College London, Mathematics Department New Statistics for Old? - Measuring the Wellbeing of the UK Summary Attempts to create measures of national wellbeing and progress have a long history. In the UK, they go back at least as far as the 1790s, with Sir John Sinclair’s Statistical Account of Scotland. More recently, worldwide interest has led to the creation of a number of indices seeking to go beyond the traditional economic measures such as GDP. We review the Measuring National Well-Being programme of the UK’s Office for National Statistics, and explore some of the challenges which need to be faced to bring wider measures into use. These include the importance of getting the measures adopted as policy drivers, how to challenge the continuing dominance of economic measures, sustainability and environmental issues, international comparator aspects, and methodological statistical questions. Contact Judith Shorten ( [log in to unmask] ) if you would like to make a written contribution (http://www.rss.org.uk/Images/PDF/publications/rss-discussion-paper-notes-2015.pdf ) to the meeting You can download a pre-print of the paper here. (http://www.rss.org.uk/RSS/Publications/Journals/Discussion_Papers/RSS/Publications/Journals_sub/discussion_papers.aspx? ) All welcome Contact Please register by email to [log in to unmask] Tea and coffee from 4.30pm Organiser Name Judith Shorten Email Address [log in to unmask] Organising Group(s) RSS Official Statistics Section You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.