Registration for the RSS Statistics User Forum annual conference is now
open.
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 (10am-5pm, followed by reception)
Venue: Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
The topic is "Transforming Official Statistics to Serve Society"
This year's annual conference on 12 November is without doubt our most
important to date. It marks the moment when the prospect of a
statistical service that meets the needs not just of government, but of
all users, has been recognised.
The Statistics and Registration Service Act (2007) does not, however,
specify the means by which this is to be achieved. This conference
provides the perfect opportunity for both users and the UK Statistics
Authority to find common ground, to explore the structures that will
ensure that user views are fully indentified and evaluated and that the
resulting statistical outputs are not only reliable and trustworthy, but
relevant to a participating democracy.
In our drive to ensure that evidence based decision making becomes a
reality, the conference will review the full role and scope of official
statistics in a 21st century democracy.
Programme below.
A link to download the conference leaflet and booking form in PDF format
is at http://www.rss.org.uk/sufconference
Contact: Sarah Simpson
Tel: 020 7614 3939
Email: [log in to unmask]
PROGRAMME:
9:15-10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:00: Opening Address
Tony Wright MP, Chairman PASC
Session 1 The Nature of the Challenge (Chair: Lord Moser)
Measuring Societies Progress. A Key Issue for Policy Making and
Democratic Government, Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, OECD
Coffee 1045-1115
Session 2 Aspects of the Challenge )Chair: Karen Dunnell, National
Statistician)
Informing Society, Ian Maclean, Statistics Users Forum
Local Authority Requirements, Tim Allen, Director Local Government
Analysis and Research
The Interface with Attitude Surveys, Sir Roger Jowell, Founder Director,
Centre for Comparative Social Surveys
Improving Relevance through Private Sector Participation, Roger Taylor,
Director. Dr Foster Holdings
Accessing statistics, What Users want from the Web, Alastair Allan
Sheffield University
Lunch 1230 -1345
Session 3 Meeting The Challenge (Chair: Ian Diamond, Chief Executive,
ESRC)
Ensuring International Comparibilituy, Pedro Diaz Munoz,Eurostat
Putting effective procedures in place, Richard Alldritt, Head of
Assessment, UK Statistics Authority
Today and Tomorrow - Some Thoughts on Relevance, Guy Goodwin, Director
of Population Health & Regional Analysis ONS
A Devolved Administration View , Duncan Macniven, Registrar General
Scotland.
Publications Hub, Jon Simmons, Divisional Director for I-dissemination
ONS
Tea 1530 - 1600
Session 3 Continued
Chair, Jenny Church, Chair of the Statistics Users Forum
Supporting Society's Decision Making, David Rhind, Director UK
Statistics Authority
Open Forum
1700 Reception
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