As a fellow radical group, I thought some might be interested in this
conference, plus the presentations are very information system oriented.
Robin Rice
Please excuse cross-postings.
All are welcome to this public event, which should be informative,
provocative, and includes weekend social activities. Booking form appended.
Radical Statistics Group Annual Conference
Bradford Resource Centre
Saturday February 22nd 2003
DEMOCRATISING ACCESS TO STATISTICS
The meeting will include presentations from projects which are helping
empower people through making statistics accessible and relevant.
09.45 Coffee, Registration Introduction and Welcome
10:10 Plenary Session: Ludi Simpson opens discussion on 2001 Census
10:50 Background and Overview: Bradford Community Statistics Project
11:30 Making Statistics Relevant: the Statistics in Schools Project
12:10 LUNCH (delicious vegetarian and meat Bengali curries etc.)
13:10 Three parallel workshops:
A. Bradford Community Stats on outreach work
B. Doreen Conner: Working in Schools
C. Roy Carr-Hill: The First of the 21st X Oil Wars (attitude survey)
14.30 ONS on Neighbourhood Statistics
15:10 Historical GIS (electronic mapping)
15:50 TEA
16:00 Radical Statistics Group 27th Annual General Meeting
18.00 Close of Conference (or earlier, depending on progress in the AGM)
Further details via the RadStats web site: http://www.radstats.org.uk
The Bradford Resource Centre is at 17-21 Chapel Street, Little German,
Bradford BD1 5DT. For further details, see http://www.brc-net.org.uk.
Location maps will be sent with the registration confirmation, receipt and
accommodation listing when you return the form with your cheque.
There will be an informal gathering in a local pub on Friday evening, a meal
in a Spanish Restaurant on Saturday evening and a walk on Sunday (If there
are enough takers!).
a.. We are working on getting offers of free accommodation by local
sympathisers. Please indicate if you would prefer this - space will be
allocated on a "first come, first served" basis as offers become available.
b.. The nearest Youth Hostel is out in Haworth, some 7 miles from the City
Centre.
c.. Meanwhile, you can look up commercial accommodation on
http://www.visitbradford.com, the Bradford District Council tourism site.
Radical Statistics Group Annual Conference
Bradford - Saturday February 22nd 2003
Name:
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I am / am not a member of Radstats (please delete as appropriate)
(existing members need not fill in the details unless they have
recently changed)
Address:
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Telephone number:
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Email:
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I / we would like to book a total of ____ places for the annual meeting of
Radstats on 22nd February 2003 in Bradford, comprising:
Number unwaged at £7.50 each: ........#
(n.b. this does not include one years subscription to Radical
Statistics Journal)
£.........
Number waged current Radstats Member(s) at £15.00 each ......#
£.......
Number new to Radical Statistics at £20.00 each: .....#
(n.b. this includes introductory one year subscription to the RS
Journal)
£..........
I / we enclose a cheque for................made payable to Radical
Statistics.
The fee includes lunch and tea/coffee but please tick below if you are:
a.. a vegetarian: ..........
b.. a vegan: : ..........
c.. or have other special needs (please specify): ......................
I/We would prefer to participate in Workshop ... (please enter (A) or (B) as
appropriate)
I/We would like to (please circle the appropriate answer):
come to the social gathering on the Friday evening Yes / No
join the group for the evening meal on Saturday evening Yes / No
go on the organised walk on the Sunday Yes / No
stay with a sympathiser in Bradford, if it is possible Yes / No
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Please complete this form and return it with your cheque to:
Pete Latarche, 3 Hazelhurst Road, Bradford, BD9 6BJ
who will also respond to enquiries: by phone on 01274.779404 or by e-mail on
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Robin Rice
Data Librarian
Edinburgh University Data Library
Main Library Bldg., George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ
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0131 651 1431
http://datalib.ed.ac.uk
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