XXVth International Methodology Symposium
Statistics Canada
October 27–30, 2009
Gatineau, Québec, Canada
Longitudinal Surveys: From Design to Analysis
Early Bird Registration Until September 16
The International Methodology Symposium, which marks its 25th anniversary event this year,
will take place at the Palais des Congrès conference center in Gatineau (five minutes from downtown
Ottawa) from October 27–30, 2009.
This symposium, titled “Longitudinal Surveys: From Design to Analysis,” invites members of the
community who are interested in statistical or methodological issues specific to longitudinal surveys to
attend, whether they are from private, government, or university research organizations. In addition,
a special call is extended to those who have attended past symposia and wish to celebrate this 25th
anniversary with us.
Symposium Highlights
• One full day of workshops on October 27
– Some Selected Topics on Analysis of Longitudinal Survey Data (Georgia Roberts and
Milorad Kovacevic of Statistics Canada)
– Over 15 Years of Longitudinal Surveys at Statistics Canada: Lessons and Innovations
(Michelle Simard and François Brisebois of Statistics Canada)
– Multilevel Modeling of Longitudinal Data (Sophia Rabe-Hesketh of the University of
California, Berkeley and Anders Skrondal of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
• Keynote address given by Peter Lynn of the Institute for Social and Economic Research,
University of Essex, Colchester, UK
• Waksberg Award speaker Graham Kalton of Westat on October 29
• A visual display on the 25th anniversary event
• An evening banquet on October 29 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
• Following the symposium, a CD-ROM of the presented papers will be sent to all
conference participants
There will also be more than 60 invited and contributed presentations from October 28–30,
covering topics such as:
• sampling Frames
• Data Collection Issues
• Use of Administrative Data
• Edit and Imputation
• weighting and estimation
• Dissemination and Data Access
• Longitudinal Data Analysis
• Measurement errors
• Attrition and Nonresponse
• Confidentiality, Privacy, and Ethical Issues
• Challenges Related to Economic Longitudinal Surveys
• Longitudinal survey Redesign
For details about the program, workshops, registration, accommodations, or tourism, visit
www.statcan.gc.ca/conferences/symposium2009/index-eng.htm.
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