NCeSS Showcase - New Research Tools for Social Scientists

Over the last 3 years the ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science 
(www.ncess.ac.uk) has co-ordinated the development of new research tools 
which harness the power of Grid computing for social scientists.

We would like to invite you to attend a showcase of these tools at the 
University of Manchester from the 27th-29th March.  

The three days will be of benefit to those working in Social Science and 
others involved in Grid Computing, by updating them with recent 
developments which can improve research methods and research times, as 
well as informing them of trends and software which will impact on them in 
the future.


A full programme is available on our website but amongst others, sessions 
will cover:

-A look at relevant developments in Grid Computing at an 
international/national and regional level 

-A showcase of NCeSS successes including tools for virtual urban 
environments, the semantic web and the collaborative analysis of audio-
visual qualitative data.

-An exploration of the benefits of Web2.0 technologies (as well as a 
chance to separate the opportunity from the hype) 

-Forthcoming developments from the National Grid Service
(http://www.grid-support.ac.uk/)

-P-Grade and how it can help with workflow visualisation
(http://www.cpc.wmin.ac.uk/ngsportal/) 

For a full programme, more details, and to register a place, please visit 
http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/showcase/

If you would like to attend this event please register at 
Please note that registration is free but places are highly limited so 
early registration is recommended.

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FREE OUR DATA?

Should social researchers have unlimited access to the data that 
Government collects about individual UK citizens? Would the benefits of 
better evidence on which to base social policy outweigh concerns about 
privacy? Experts from academia and government will offer their views and 
respond to questions from the audience. 

Attend in person or watch via a live webcast.
Date: 15th March 2007
Location: University of Manchester 
Time: 6pm – 8pm (GMT)

This event is being organised by the ESRC National Centre for e-Social 
Science (http://www.ncess.ac.uk/) as part of the ESRC Festival of Social 
Science (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/FSS/) and will be run in 
conjunction with The Guardians Free Our Data? campaign.

Chair: Jim Hancock : Ex Political Editor for BBC North West 

Panellists:
Charles Arthur: Technology Editor, The Guardian 
Peter Elias: Professor of Labour Economy, University of Warwick and 
Strategic Advisor (Data Resources) to the ESRC 
Duncan MacNiven: Registrar General for Scotland
Jil Matheson: Director of Census, Demographic and Regional Statistics, 
Office for National Statistics 
Neil Ackroyd: Director of Data Collection and Management, Ordnance Survey 

This event will also be webcast - further details of this will be 
available closer to the event on our website.

There is no charge to attend this event in person, but admission is by 
ticket only.

To register for this event, please complete the online registration form 
available at: http://www.ncess.ac.uk/events/

Tickets are limited to 2 per person. If you require a group booking in 
excess of 8 people, please contact Katy Middlebrough 
([log in to unmask]).