The Migration Statistics User Forum of the UK Home Office will host a conference on 17th September. Places are filling up quickly; those who would like to attend are encouraged to register ASAP. Details of how to register are below.
Date: 17th September 2013
Where: Home Office HQ, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF Registration from 9:30am.
This day event has been designed to appeal to a wide range of users of migration statistics and relates to the Migration Statistics User Forum's aims to provide a forum for discussion on migration statistics and to enable users to discuss their needs and use of data and for producers to consult on presentation and changes. It starts with presentations on new developments by both the Office for National Statistics and Home Office, who are the main data providers, followed by a variety of user presentations.
There is no booking fee but to request a place you need to e-mail [log in to unmask], giving your full name, address, daytime contact number, email address (if not the email used) and affiliation.
Please also provide any special dietary requirements. Buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided. Joining instructions will be provided closer to the date.
Programme
Welcome 10.00-10.10 DAVID BLUNT (Chief Statistician - Home Office)
New Developments for HO Migration Statistics 10.10-10.35 CHRIS KERSHAW & DAVID MATZ (Home Office Statistics)
Presentation on new developments including e-Borders data 10.35-11.00 PAUL VICKERS & SARAH CROFTS (Office for National Statistics)
Data available from the 2011 Census on Migration 11.00-11.30 EMMA WRIGHT (Office for National Statistics) & CHRIS ATTWOOD (Home Office, MBA)
Data provider panel session 11.30-11.45 HO & ONS SPEAKERS There will also be an opportunity for questions after each presentation
Migration statistics in Devolved Administrations 11.45-12.20 ESTA CLARK (National Records of Scotland), STEPHEN DRINKWATER (Wales Institute of Social & Economic
Research), CARA FEENEY (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) & TONY WHIFFEN (Welsh Government)
****Lunch**** 12.20-13.10
Migration Observatory experience of using migration data 13.10-13.35 SCOTT BLINDER (Migration Observatory)
UNHCR statistical work and reporting 13.35-14.00 SPEAKER TBC
Migration Watch's use of immigration data 14.00-14.15 MATTHEW POLLARD (Migration Watch)
Local Government experience of using population and migration data 14.30-14.45 DAMIAN HIGHWOOD (Westminster Council), CHRIS SALE (Newham Council)14.45-15.00
Migration statistics and the world's most wanted professions 15.00-15.30 ROBERTO BELO ROVELLA & CAMILLA COSTA (BBC World Service)
The Migration Statistics User Forum is run by and on behalf of users, with the support of the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office.
A short meeting will be held at the end of the event for any attendees who would like to be involved in considering the programme for the next annual conference in 2014.
The MSUF has an electronic JISCMAIL distribution list to keep members in touch with developments, to subscribe to this follow the link https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MIGRATION-STATS.
Details are also listed on the Royal Statistical Society website at http://www.rss.org.uk/migration-statistics.
Sincerely,
Migration Statistics, Home Office Science
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