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ASC '99
...LEADING SURVEY AND STATISTICAL COMPUTING INTO THE NEW
MILLENNIUM
Wednesday to Friday, 22nd to 24th September 1999
at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
Building on the success of its 1992 and 1996 international events
and to set the scene for the millennium, The Association for
Survey Computing is pleased to announce that in 1999 it will be
hosting its Third International Conference on Survey and
Statistical Computing in Edinburgh.
The Scientific Programme will comprise both invited and
contributed papers which will be included in the Proceedings and
published prior to the Conference.
The official language of the conference will be English.
The Conference is sponsored by SPSSmr.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Invited speakers will address plenary sessions on the first
and last days of the Conference and will include:
* Mick Couper (University of Michigan)
* Ian Durrell (SPSSmr)
* David Hand (Department of Statistics, The Open University)
* Rory Morgan (Research International Group)
* Andy Teague (Office for National Statistics)
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Contributed papers will be refereed and will address topics
covering all aspects of survey and statistical computing,
including, but not limited to:
* Case studies
* Computer aided data capture technologies
* Data interchange
* Data management and database design
* Data modelling techniques and data visualisation
* Data quality, editing and imputation
* Dissemination of survey results
* Meta-data and survey documentation
* Networking technology and its impact
* Quantitative and Qualitative data handling
* Sample and field management
* Sample design and weighting
* Secondary data
* Statistical languages
* Surveys and the Internet
* Survey systems
CALL FOR PAPERS
Interested contributors should send a brief abstract (maximum 500
words), including title, relevant keywords and topic headings
under which it would best fit, to the following address:
=> ASC, P.O. BOX 60.
CHESHAM, BUCKS, HP5 3QH, ENGLAND
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1494 793033
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Please include your full address with 'phone and fax numbers and,
if possible, electronic mail address.
IMPORTANT DATES
14th December 1998 Deadline for receipt of
proposals for contribution to
parallel streams
30th January 1999 Notification of acceptance
sent out
Early March 1999 Deadline for receipt of first
drafts of papers for review
Mid April 1999 Referees' comments sent out
Early June 1999 Deadline for receipt of final
copy of papers for inclusion
in Conference Proceedings
22nd - 24th September 1999 THE ASC CONFERENCE
For complete information, updated as available, please see
http://www.assurcom.demon.co.uk/Events/Sep99/index.htm
or, send an e-mail message to
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which will automatically reply.
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Randy Banks ([log in to unmask]) tel: +44 (0)1206 873067
Chair, Association for Survey Computing fax: +44 (0)1206 873151
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
University of Essex
Colchester, Essex
United Kingdom CO4 3SQ http://www.assurcom.demon.co.uk
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