[Forum SIS] ITACOSM11 - Second ITAlian COnference on Survey Methodology - call for papers

[Monica Pratesi]

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                                               ITACOSM11
                            Second ITAlian COnference on 
Survey Methodology
                                         June 27-29, 2011, 
Pisa, Italy
                                   URL: 
http://www.itacosm11.ec.unipi.it/
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Organizer
The Permanent Working Group of the Italian Statistical
Society on “Sample Survey Methodology”
(http://www.gruppocampioni.ec.unipi.it/), with the support
of the Internationall Association of Survey Statisticians,
the Italian Statistical Association, the University of 
Pisa

Conference Aims
This conference serves as a scientific forum on
development, testing, and application of survey sampling
methodologies in the fields of economics, of social and
demographic sciences, of official statistics and in the
studies on biological and environmental phenomena.
ITACOSM11 is intended to offer a forum for discussion,
aiming at sharing knowledge and scientific results,
networking, strengthening national and international
cooperation, building future strategies for development of
different research topics.

Conference topics
Sampling design, estimation and non response, Non sampling
errors, Sampling elusive and biological populations, Small
area estimation, Data integration and statistical
matching, Panel data and longitudinal analyses,
Statistical methods in agriculture

Keynote Speakers
The following speakers have agreed to partecipate: Ray
Chambers (University of Wollongong, AU), Gauri Datta
(University of Georgia, USA)

Important Dates
Title and extended abstract submission deadline: March,
31st, 2009. Papers should be sent in pdf format to
itacosm11 a dsm.unipi.it
Insruction for Authors are available on the conference web
site.
Notice of the acceptance will be given within April, 30th,
2009
Early Registration deadline: May, 10th, 2009

Committees

Scientific Committee: Monica Pratesi (Chair), Luigi
Fabbris, Daniela Cocchi, Giovanna Ranalli, Fulvia Mecatti,
Alessandra Petrucci, PierFrancesco Perri, Maria Rosaria
Ferrante, Giorgio Montanari, Marco Ballin, Lucio Barabesi,
Pier Luigi Conti

Organizing Committee: Nicola Salvati (Chair), Alessandra
Coli, Caterina Giusti, Stefano Marchetti
For more information
http://www.itacosm11.ec.unipi.it
itacosm11 a dsm.unipi.it