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24th International Methodology Symposium
Statistics Canada
October 28-31, 2008
Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada
DATA COLLECTION:
CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEW DIRECTIONS
Call for papers
Statistics Canada's 24th International Methodology Symposium, "Data Collection: Challenges, Achievements and New Directions" will take place at the Palais des Congrès in Gatineau, Quebec (5 minutes from downtown Ottawa) from October 28 to October 31, 2008.
This international event addresses statistical methodology issues relevant to the work of both private and public statistical agencies, and will bring together members of the data collection community including those from private, government, university and other research organizations.
This symposium will focus on issues related to challenges, achievements and new directions in data collection including planning, cost, implementation and efficiency. The first day will consist of workshops, while the following days will consist of both plenary and multiple streams of parallel sessions covering a variety of topics. Additional research and results will be presented via poster sessions.
Topics for the parallel sessions may include:
- Planning and Designing the Collection Process
- Questionnaire Design and Evaluation
- Collection Applications: Design and Development
- New Technologies for Data Collection
- Planning and Choosing Collection Mode(s)
- Administrative Information as a Data Source
- Responsive Survey Designs
- Respondent Relations and Burden
- Respondent Tracing
- Non-response Follow-up
- Collection and Operations Research
- Use of Paradata
- Non-sampling Errors
- Collection Costs
- Quality Indicators
- Interviewer Quality
- Data Capture
- Data Confidentiality, Privacy and Security
We are soliciting papers related to data collection with an emphasis on the above topics. Proposals should be in the form of a 250-word abstract (French or English) submitted by March 31, 2008. Proceedings from the conference will be published and disseminated to participants.
Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail to: symposium2008@statcan.gc.ca Visit our internet site regularly to get upcoming details on the program, registration fees, accommodation, tourism information and more:
