Archive for 'Workshops / Training' Category
2011 Census: Producing the Numbers
2011 Census: Producing the Numbers
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1 June 2009, Royal Statistics Society
This meeting will offer the first integrated presentation of the proposed end-to-end methodology for the production of 2011 census population estimates. Aspects of 2011 census proposals, particularly the use of post-out and post-back of questionnaires, a parallel internet data collection channel, coverage survey and increased use [...]
Data Visualization Day
Data Visualization Day – 7 July 2009
date: 7 July 2009
location: City University London
fee: £175
includes: presentations, lunch, refreshments, computing facilities, resource pack
programme: full schedule
speakers: list & profiles
eligibility: open to all – no constraints
to book: please contact Mark Firman with your invoicing details and dietary / accessibility requirements.
contact: mfirman@soi.city.ac.uk | 020 7040 8435
… better graphics, better [...]
Workshop: Longitudinal studies in Scotland
 National Child Development Study and 1970 British Cohort Study: one-day introductory workshop in Scotland
On Thursday, 11 June, 2009, CLS will hold a one-day introductory workshop on National Child Development Study (NCDS) and 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70). The workshop will take place at the University of Stirling, Scotland. This event, organised jointly by CLS and [...]
Reproductive Health in Poor Countries
Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence
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BSPS day meeting
Sponsored in collaboration with the ESRC
Venue: New Academic Building (NABL09), LSE
Friday 29th May, 2009
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Background
The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure related to reproductive health service
use remains largely unexplored in poor country contexts. The knock-on effect of
poverty on reproductive health is difficult to quantify given limited [...]
LSE Seminar: Population, Education and Development
“Population, Education and Development: Addressing the Interactions”
LSE Population Research Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Wolfgang Lutz
Leader, World Population Program
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Chair: Prof. Mike Murphy, Professor of Demography, LSE
Abstract:
Education is a key determinant if international development. This Seminar
presents new projections of populations by age, sex and four levels of
educational attainment for more than 120 countries and [...]
Census data workshop: migration & Longitudinal Study
Census data workshop: using migration data and the ONS Longitudinal Study
Southend, 26 June
Time: 10.30-16.00 (10.00 registration and refreshments)
Date: Friday, 26 June 2009
Place: University of Essex, Southend Campus, Elmer Approach, Southend-on-
Sea, SS1 1LW
Booking and information:
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2175
This workshop will include an introduction to the data services offered by
Census.ac.uk and is aimed at those studying or working in the [...]
Research workshop: Rethinking Migration
Rethinking Migration. New Glances on Migration/s
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Research-Workshop, Sept, 29th and 30th 2009, Graz/Austria
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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The Research-group Migration at the Centre for Cultural Studies (University of Graz, Austria) invites you to submit an abstract (3000 char. incl. space) for the Research Workshop “Rethinking Migration. Â New glances on Migration/s” in September 2009.
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Proposals from Research-groups, PhD-Students (especially teams) as [...]
Meeting on Migration Statistics: Interim Report
 Migration Statistics: Interim Report
 A meeting to discuss the interim findings of a review by the UK  Statistics Authority on improvements to migration statistics will be  held at the Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX  on 22nd April 2009, 2pm-4pm (coffee and registration from 1.30pm).
 Please email: authority.enquiries@statistics.gsi.gov.uk to reserve your  place – attendance is free but places [...]
Workshop: Fertility declines in the past, present and future
Call for participants
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‘Fertility declines in the past, present and future: what we don’t know and what we need to know’
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A joint workshop of
 the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Â
the British Society for Population Studies
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the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure
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Dates: 15-17th July 2009
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Location: Cambridge Group for the History [...]
‘The Multi-disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing’ – Univ. of Oxford
Oxford Institute of Ageing Spring School
‘The Multi-disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing’
University of Oxford
19-23 April 2009
Deadline for registrations: 2 April 2009
Download the updated brochure here:
http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/system/files/SpringSchoolBrochure2009.pdf
This four day school will address concepts and tools in demography, bio-demography, bio-medical research and practice, economics, sociology, health and policy. Special emphasis will be placed on developing methodological skills, both from [...]