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UNSD Calendar of EventsWorkshop for Francophone African Countries on the Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics This workshop is being organized by the UN Statistics Division in collaboration with the Economic and Statistical Observatory of Sub-Saharan Africa (AFRISTAT). The main purposes of the workshop are: (a) to present and discuss the IRDTS 2008; (b) to review the state of distributive trade statistics compilation in African countries; and (c) to identify the challenges and good practices in their collection, compilation and dissemination. The workshop will contribute to the preparation of future manuals that will provide practical guidance to compilers of distributive trade statistics. The workshop will be conducted in French. Contact: Thierno Balde, Tel. +1 212 963 5510, email: baldet@un.org Workshop for Anglophone African Countries on the Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics This workshop is being organized by the UN Statistics Division in collaboration with the African Centre for Statistics of the UN Economic Commission for Africa The main purposes of the workshop are: (a) to present and discuss the IRDTS 2008; (b) to review the state of distributive trade statistics compilation in African countries; and (c) to identify the challenges and good practices in their collection, compilation and dissemination. The workshop will contribute to the preparation of future manuals that will provide practical guidance to compilers of distributive trade statistics. The workshop will be conducted in English. Contact: Youlia Antonova, Tel. +1 212 367 3376, email: antonova@un.org Workshop on Environment Statistics The United Nations Statistics Division, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is organizing a Workshop on Environment Statistics at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria for about forty-one participants from national statistical offices and environmental ministries/agencies from the ECOWAS member states. The main objectives of the Workshop are to: (a) adopt a list of environmental statistics and indicators for the ECOWAS region for national and regional reporting based on the African regional list of environmental statistics and indicators agreed upon at the UNSD/UNEP/ECA Workshop on Environment Statistics in July 2007; (b) review draft methodologies for the set of indicators agreed upon at the UNSD/UNEP/ECA Workshop on Environment Statistics in July 2007; (c) review the draft ECOWAS regional programme on environment statistics; (d) train participants from national statistical offices and environmental ministries/agencies on basic concepts, methods and best practices in environment statistics; (e) provide a forum for exchange of information on the status of national environment statistics; and (f) enhance the capacity of statisticians in developing countries to develop and improve their capabilities in environment statistics. The Workshop will cover statistics on freshwater resources and their use, marine resources, land use and land degradation, forests, biodiversity, air emissions and air quality; waste; natural disasters and environmental health, based on the UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire on Environment Statistics and other training/methodological material. Contact: Reena Shah, Tel. +1 212 963 4586, email: shahr@un.org UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census data processing in the ESCWA region: contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing The purpose of the Workshop is to present international standards for processing population and housing censuses and to highlight the significant additional capabilities of contemporary technologies and their use for census data capture and data editing. More specifically, the Workshop will: (1) Present revised international standards for conducting population and housing censuses, focusing on recommended core topics as identified in the United Nations Principles and Recommendations Revision 2; (2) Discuss ways of improving the management and planning of the census, including outsourcing issues; (3) Present and discuss contemporary technologies in census data capture, including the use of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR), Optical Character Recognition/Intelligent Character Recognition (OCR/ICR), Internet data collection, use of handheld devices for data collection, (4) Discuss the process stages for data capture, (5) Present an overview of major commercial suppliers for data capture; and (6) Present the principles and practices for census data coding and data editing. The workshop will also offer the opportunity to the participants to present the experience of their countries in census data processing. For more information, please refer to the website: Contact: Jean Michel Durr, Tel. +1 917 367 9165, e-mail: durr@un.org Joint UNSD- Eurostat Conference on "International Outreach and Coordination in National Accounts for Sustainable Growth and Development" The United Nations Statistics Division and Eurostat will jointly organize a high level Conference on "International Outreach and Coordination in National Accounts for Sustainable Growth and Development, on6 - 8 May 2008 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. This Conference will be an opportunity to bring together producers and users of statistics as well as technical and financial partners from all regions of the world. The main objective is to facilitate the outreach of the System of National Accounts (SNA) within a context that is mindful of the development cooperation issues necessary to support poverty reduction and sustainable growth and development strategies.
It is expected that, at its conclusion, the conference will adopt an action plan for implementation in addition to operational recommendations for the attention of the developing countries and their technical and financial partners. For more information, please refer to the website: Contact: Karen Cassamajor, Tel. +1 212 963 4561, email: cassamajor@un.org Workshop on Coordination of reporting mechanisms and Data Discrepancies in the MDG monitoring This workshop will bring together national statistical offices and international agencies and provide an opportunity to explore ways to reconcile national and international data. It will also provide national statistical offices with more training in the production of data for MDGs monitoring at the national and sub-national levels. Contact: Maria Martinho, Tel. +1 212 963 4947, email: martinho@un.org
Workshop on Household Surveys and Measurement of Labour Force with Focus on Informal Economy The Workshop is being organized by the United Nations Statistics Division, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as part of the project "Strengthening statistical capacity-building in support of progress towards the Internationally Agreed Development Goals in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region". The Workshop will train representatives from the National Statistical Offices and Ministries of Labour of the SADC region countries on the measurement of women's and men's participation in the labour force through household surveys, with a particular focus on statistics on employment in the informal sector and informal employment. For more information, please refer to the website: Contact: Yacob Zewoldi, Tel. +1 212 963 0445, email: zewoldi@un.org The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), the World Bank and Statistics Norway, will convene an international conference on climate change and official statistics. For more information, please refer to the website: Contact: Eszter Horvath, Tel. +1 212 963 4581, email: horvath@un.org United Nations Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft Handbook on Geographic Databases and Census Mapping The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is organizing an expert group meeting to review the draft Handbook on Geographic Databases and Census Mapping. The Handbook provides detailed technical and operational guidance on the recent developments in technology, methods and standardization related to geographic information and census mapping, which have been reflected in the recently adopted Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2, and draws on the experiences of countries in using geospatial technologies with census mapping operations. For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/egm/CensusMapping_Handbook_EGM08/default.htm Contact: Amor Laaribi, Tel. +1 212 963 3042, email: laaribi@un.org 39th Session of the UN Statistical Commission The thirty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission is scheduled to be held at United Nations Headquarters, New York from 26 to 29 February 2008. For more information, please refer to the website: Contact: Li Wang, Tel. +1 212 963 9547, email: wangl@un.org Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies and regional cooperation The purpose of the Workshop is to present international standards for conducting population and housing censuses. It will provide an opportunity for exploring ways of strengthening regional cooperation in establishing joint ventures during various stages of population and housing censuses in the Pacific region. The workshop will also cover the use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for census and survey data capture, and Geographical Information System (GIS) and other geospatial technologies in census mapping activities. More specifically, the Workshop will: (1)Present revised international standards for conducting population and housing censuses, focusing on recommended core topics as identified in the United Nations Principles and Recommendations Revision 2; (2) Discuss ways of improving the capacity of national statistical offices to implement the revised Principles and Recommendations by reviewing a proposed Pacific Islands model census questionnaire and possibilities for its coordinated implementation ; (3) Present and discuss new approaches in census geography, including the use of Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems in census mapping, data collection and dissemination, and disaster management and explore the use of optical character recognition solutions (OCR) for census and survey data capture in the SPC region.G Contact: Jean Michel Durr, Tel. +1 917 367 9165, e-mail: durr@un.org Global Forum on Gender Statistics The Global Forum will be the first of a series of international meetings on gender statistics to be held annually with the purpose of promoting the advancement of gender statistics among decision makers and all other user groups. To that end, some of the key objectives of the Forum are to 1) Officially launch the Global Gender Statistics Programme (GGSP) and the Interagency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS); 2) Officially launch GenderInfo, an adaptation of DevInfo to present gender based indicators; 3)Review technical developments in selected areas both at the national and international levels and recommend actions for further developments of gender statistics in these areas, including securing high-level commitment for their implementation. Contact: Lisa Morrison, Statistics Division, Tel. +1 212 963 4599; e-mail: morrisonl@un.org This expert group meeting, organized by STAT/DESA, will review the manual on IMTS, will advise on areas where existing recommendations should be revised or amended and will establish a list of issues for worldwide consultation Contact: Ronald Jansen, Statistics Division, Tel. +1 212 963 5980; e-mail: jansen1@un.org 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the UNESCWA Region The main purpose of the workshop is to provide guidance to countries on the implementation of the United Nations recommendations for the collection and compilation of vital statistics at national level through civil registration system, at the same time providing full overview of international statistical standards and requirements. The workshop will analyze procedures to obtain vital statistics by maximizing the use of multiple data sources: population censuses, sample surveys and incomplete civil registration. The workshop will also aim at identifying the components of civil registration and vital statistics systems that are in need of improvement, providing a basis for developing technical assistance project to countries in the region. Contact: Haoyi Chen, Statistics Division, Tel. +1 212 963 4375; e-mail: chen9@un.org Regional Workshop on Census Cartography and Management The purpose of the Workshop is to: (1) present an overview of GIS fundamentals and census geography concepts, including geo-coding systems; (2) focus on practical data collection and conversion to digital format, and on GIS-based data analysis and dissemination; (3) show practical examples of use with appropriate software; (4) facilitate a dialogue among participants from Member countries on census mapping with GIS, experiences and practices, with a focus on institutional, organizational, financial, capacity building and implementation issues; (5) present the revised United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses; and (6) discuss pertinent issues in census management and planning. For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Morocco_12Nov07/default.htm Contact: Jean-Michel Durr, Statistics Division, Tel. +1 917 367 9165 ; e-mail: durr@un.org Workshop on Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics This workshop is organized by STAT/DESA in cooperation with ECA to improve the quality and availability of trade data of countries of East and South Africa both to the national users and to the UN Comtrade database. Special issues of interest are export processing zones, treatment of re-exports, valuation of imports, and calculation of external price indices and trade indicators. For more information, please refer to the website: Contact: Ronald Jansen, Statistics Division, Tel. +1 212 963 5980; e-mail: jansen1@un.org Workshop on Integrated Economic Statistics and Informal Sector for ECO Member Countries The workshop will train participants from the national statistical offices of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) member countries (namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) on data collection strategy and compilation of basic business statistics with focus on oil and gas, and manufacturing activities including current country-practices; data collection strategy for the measurement of the household enterprises/informal sector; and issues considered for the update of the 1993 System of National Accounts which are important and relevant for the ECO member countries. For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/nationalaccount/workshops.asp Contact: Gulab Singh, Statistics Division, Tel. + 1 212 963 3904, e-mail: singh46@un.org The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the International Labour Office (ILO), is organising an expert group meeting to review the draft Handbook on the Collection of Economic Characteristics in Population Censuses. The Handbook draws on the experiences of countries in measuring economic characteristics of the population, and provides detailed technical and operational guidance on the implementation of the recommendations on economic characteristics outlined in the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 2 . For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/egm/economically_active_nov07/default.htm Contact: Erlinda Go, Statistics Division, +1 212 963-4507; e-mail: go@un.org
Workshop on Census Cartography and Management The purpose of the Workshop is to: (1) present an overview of GIS fundamentals and census geography concepts, including geo-coding systems; (2) focus on practical data collection and conversion to digital format, and on GIS-based data analysis and dissemination; (3) show practical examples of use with appropriate software; (4) facilitate a dialogue among participants from Member countries on census mapping with GIS, experiences and practices, with a focus on institutional, organizational, financial, capacity building and implementation issues; (5) present the revised United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses; and (6) discuss pertinent issues in census management and planning. For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Trinidad_22Oct07/default.htm Contact: Jean-Michel Durr, Statistics Division, +1 917 367 9165 ; e-mail: durr@un.org Regional Workshop for African Countries on Compilation of Basic Economic Statistics Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16-19 October 2007 The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), is organising the second regional workshop on compilation of basic economic statistics for African countries. It is a continuation of the UNSD efforts to enhance the knowledge and use of good practices in the collection and compilation of basic economic statistics in the region so these statistics will meet the needs of policy-makers, the business community and the 1993 System of National Accounts and its current update. Taking into account findings and conclusions of the first regional workshop held in Pretoria, South Africa on 23-26 July 2007, this workshop will provide a forum for continued exchange of views on country practices, needs and actions required for improving compilation of these statistics. For more information, please refer to the website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/economic_stat/Economic_Census/addis%20workshop.htm Contact: Vladimir Markhonko, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 5252; e-mail: Markhonko@un.org Workshop on Census Cartography and Management The purpose of the Workshop is to: (1) present an overview of GIS fundamentals and census geography concepts, including geo-coding systems; (2) focus on practical data collection and conversion to digital format, and on GIS-based data analysis and dissemination; (3) show practical examples of use with appropriate software; (4) facilitate a dialogue among participants from Member countries on census mapping with GIS, experiences and practices, with a focus on institutional, organizational, financial, capacity building and implementation issues; (5) present the revised United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses; (6) discuss pertinent issues in census management and quality assurance; and (7) discuss the issues related to meeting the needs for statistics in case of emergencies and for disaster management purposes. For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Thailand_15Oct07/default.htm Contact: Jean-Michel Durr, Statistics Division, +1 917 367 9165 ; e-mail: durr@un.org Workshop on Census Cartography and Management The purpose o f the Workshop is to: (1) present an overview of GIS fundamentals and census geography concepts, including geo-coding systems; (2) focus on practical data collection and conversion to digital format, and on GIS-based data analysis and dissemination; (3) show practical examples of use with appropriate software; (4) facilitate a dialogue among participants from Member countries on census mapping with GIS, experiences and practices, with a focus on institutional, organizational, financial, capacity building and implementation issues; (5) present the revised United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses; and (6) discuss pertinent issues in census management and planning. For more information, please refer to the website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Zambia_8Oct07/default.htm Contact: Jean-Michel Durr, Statistics Division, +1 917 367 9165 ; e-mail: durr@un.org United Nations Expert Group Meeting on the Use of Censuses and Surveys to Measure International Migration The current expert group will address: (a) providing guidance and technical support on the use of censuses and sample surveys, taking into account the preparations already ongoing for the 2010 round of population censuses, to measure aspects of international migration, and (b) developing a handbook focusing on core variables and using case studies to clarify how various sources can be used and/or combined to measure international migration. For more information, please refer to the website at: Contact: Erlinda Go, Statistics Division, +1 212 963-4507; e-mail: go@un.org and migstat@un.org Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), is organising a Workshop on Manufacturing Statistics. The main purpose of this workshop is to initiate a programme for the development of comprehensive and comparable manufacturing statistics in the Latin American region. Contact: Ralf Becker, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 4600; e-mail: beckerr@un.org Ninth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names This international conference is organized by the United Nations Statistics Division to encourage standardization of national and international geographical names; to promote the international dissemination of nationally standardized geographical names information; and to adopt single romanization systems for the conversion of each non-Roman writing system to the Roman alphabet. For more information, please refer to the website at: Contact: Yacob Zewoldi, Statistics Division, +1 212 963-0445; e-mail: zewoldi@un.org Workshop on energy statistics and energy indicators for sustainable development in the SADC countries UNSD in collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the SADC Secretariat, is organising a workshop on energy statistics and energy indicators for sustainable development in the SADC countries. The objective of the workshop is to build and increase capacities to improve basic energy statistics and indicators and also provide a forum for exchanges of information on the status of the national energy statistics and establish a network of energy statisticians in the SADC countries. The workshops will be of a technical nature, we expect participants to have some experience in the subject matter and to be (or expected to be) in charge of energy statistics. Contact: Karoly Kovacs, Statistics Division, +1 212 963-4748; e-mail: kovacs@un.org Inter-Regional Workshop on the Production of Gender Statistics This workshop is part of the United Nations Statistics Division Global Gender Statistics Programme to enhance the capacity of countries to collect, disseminate and use quality gender statistics. It will provide participants with the skills needed to identify and take into consideration relevant gender issues in the production and dissemination of official statistics. The objectives of the workshop are (i) to improve knowledge on the production of gender statistics, particularly in the area of economic participation; (ii) to develop the capacity of a cadre of gender statistics experts to support their respective national statistics programmes; (iii) to foster networking and information sharing across regions and (iv) to establish a cadre of expert gender statisticians who can be called upon for future activities, at the regional and international levels, towards the development of gender statistics. For more information, please refer to the website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/default.htm Contact: Elisa M. Benes, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 4972; e-mail: benes@un.org Seminar on Data Dissemination: Emerging Trends and Issues The working session will discuss the emerging trends in data dissemination policies and practices, ways of targeting specific audiences and meeting user requirements including micro data access. For more information, please refer to the website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/newsletter/unsd_workshops/malaysia07/default.htm Contact: Sibylle Marxgut, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 4558; e-mail: marxgut@un.org Regional Workshop for African Countries on Compilation of Basic Economic Statistics The United Nations Statistics Division is commencing an initiative to enhance knowledge and practice in the collection and compilation of basic economic statistics in African countries. The regional workshop, which is being organized in cooperation with Statistics South Africa, will be held in Pretoria, South Africa on 23-26 July 2007. It will serve as a forum for the initial exchange of views on current practices in the collection of basic economic statistics in Africa. The issues discussed will be utilized for the formulation of provisional recommendations and preparation of a technical report on practices of African countries in basic economic statistics compilation. For more information, please refer to the website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/economic_stat/Economic_Census/pretoria workshop.htm Contact: Vladimir Markhonko, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 5252; e-mail: Markhonko@un.org Workshop on Environment Statistics The United Nations Statistics Division, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), is organizing a Workshop on Environment Statistics which is scheduled to take place from 16 to 20 July 2007 at ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Workshop will train representatives from national statistical offices and ministries of environment or equivalent institutions from Southern and Eastern African countries on concepts and methods of basic environmental statistics and indicators. Contact: Reena Shah, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 4586 Expert Group Meeting on Distributive Trade Statistics - Second Meeting The second meeting of the Expert Group on Distributive Trade Statistics (EG-DTS) will be held in New York, from 16 to 19 July 2007. The Expert group will review and endorse the provisional draft of International Recommendations on Distributive Trade Statistics (IRDTS) which will be submitted for approval to the thirty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission in March 2008. It will also review an outline of the Distributive Trade Statistics: Compilers Manual and Indices of Distributive Trade: A Handbook of Good Practices which will address DTS data compilation strategies and will provide additional practical advice on the implementation of IRDTS. For more information, please refer to the website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/Distributive_trade/distributive_trade.htm Contact: Youlia Antonova, Statistics Division, +1 917 367 3376 Expert Group Meeting on Industrial Statistics The second meeting of the Expert Group on Industrial Statistics will be held during 16-19 July at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The main objective of the meeting is to review, amend and endorse the draft of the International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics (IRIS) expected to be submitted to the thirty-ninth session (26-29 February 2008) of the United Nations Statistical Commission for adoption. In addition, the meeting will review country practices on collection, compilation and dissemination of industrial statistics. Contact person: Gulab Singh, Statistics Division, Tel. + 1 212 963 3904, e-mail: singh46@un.org Regional Workshop on Water Accounting The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, is organising a workshop on water accounting. The objectives of the workshop are: (a) to provide an overview of environmental accounting; (b) to present the framework and uses of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts for Water (SEEAW); and (c) to discuss the requirements for the advancement of the implementation of the SEEAW in the region. The workshop will bring together the experts from the National Statistical Offices and the Ministries of Environment and Water Authorities from ECLAC countries. Participants will share their experiences in the development and implementation of water statistics and accounts. Provisional Agenda The Second Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA) will discuss the research agenda for the elevation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) to an international statistical standard, the project management framework for the revision of the SEEA and coordination of work among various groups as well as the implementation plan for the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEAW) recently adopted by the Statistical Commission as an interim international statistical standard. For more information, please refer to the website at:http://unstats.un.org/unsd/envaccounting/ceea/meetings.asp Contact: Alessandra Alfieri, +1 212 963 4590; email: alfieri@un.org
The Expert group will review and endorse the provisional draft of International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS) which will be submitted for approval to the thirty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission in March 2008. It will also discuss data compilation strategies to ensure the implementation of IRTS. For more information, please refer to the website at: Contact: Vladimir Markhonko, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 5252; e-mail: Markhonko@un.org Work Session on Integrated Economic Statistics A work session convened by the Friends of the Chair of the Statistical Commission on Integrated Economic Statistics, jointly organized by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office and DESA’s Statistics Division, will be held from 6 to 8 June 2007 in Bern, Switzerland. The Friends of the Chair Group, consisting of 11 countries and four international organizations, was established at the request of the Statistical Commission in 2006 to develop a concept paper on the modalities of the integrated approach to economic statistics. Participants are expected to review policy and other user requirements such as mapping domains of economic statistics to policy needs. National practices and the experience of international organizations in adopting statistical integration frameworks will be discussed, along with the application of economic censuses, business registers and other aspects of data collections programmes. Participating experts will contribute to developing the outline of the concept paper for submission to the 2008 session of the Statistical Commission. For more information, please refer to the website at: Contact: Ivo Havinga, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 4859; e-mail: havinga@un.org Workshop on International Economic and Social Classifications The Statistics Division is organizing a Workshop on International Economic and Social Classifications for countries in the ECLAC region. The Workshop is taking place on 4 - 8 June 2007 in Panama City, Panama. This Workshop is part of the world-wide implementation process of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) and the Central Product Classification (CPC), approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2007, will focus on the current revision processes of economic and social classifications and will in particular: Documentation for the Workshop is available at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/class under "Workshops and Training". Contact: Ralf Becker, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 4600; e-mail: beckerr@un.org
The purpose of the meeting is to critically review contemporary frameworks and different approaches to census mapping and the capabilities offered by advanced technologies (Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Remote Sensing, Internet, etc.) to support census mapping operations. The meeting will also cover possible institutional, organizational and technological challenges. Sessions will focus on detailed discussion related to 1) Geo-coding: concepts and approaches to related data collection; 2) Use of Global Positioning System and geospatial technologies and digital delineation of enumeration areas; 3) Geographic databases, spatial analysis and data dissemination and 4) Organizational and institutional issues. For more information, please refer to the website at: Contact: Jean-Michel Durr, Statistics Division, +1 917 367 9165; e-mail: durr@un.org The workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics, organized by UNSD with the cooperation of the Andean Community (CAN) and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is part of a special effort to improve the quality and availability of IMTS data of countries of Latin America and the Caribbean both to the national users and to the UN Comtrade database. Its presentations and discussions will center on the compilation of IMTS, especially regarding issues of current interest, such as (a) goods for processing [export processing zones], (b) re-exports, (c) CIF and FOB valuation of imports, and (d) calculation of export and import price indices. For more information and background documentation please refer to: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/WS%20Lima%202007/Lima_workshop_imts_trade.htm Contact: Ronald Jansen, Statistics Division, +1 212 963 5980; e-mail: jansen1@un.org
The meeting will cover three key themes and review additional work being undertaken in revising or developing economic or social classifications. The three key themes are: 1) the review of the revision process for the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) and the draft structure for the revised classification; 2) the strategy for the implementation of ISIC and CPC including the development of the ISIC/CPC companion guide, taking into account recommendations made by the Statistical Commission and 3) future work within the Family of International Economic and Social Classifications. Under the last point, the Expert Group will discuss proposals for work on the Classification by Broad Economic Categories, ongoing work in the area of Health Classifications and WHO’s experience in developing a family of health classifications, as well as conceptual and technical aspects of work within the Family. For more information, please refer to the website at: The meeting will continue the work on the ISIC/CPC companion guide, based on recommendations by the Expert group, which will meet in the days prior to this meeting. The Technical Subgroup will also work on other tools required for the ISIC and CPC implementation and consider the state of alphabetical indexes and correspondence tables for this purpose.
The meeting will review a number of draft chapters of the updated 1993 System of National Accounts (1993 SNA) that are based on the full set of consolidated recommendations completed by the AEG. The review will focus on the substantive comments received during the world-wide consultation on the draft chapters. The meeting will also discuss plans for the implementation of the 1993 SNA Rev. 1 including a provisional list of publications to be prepared by member organizations of the Intersecretariat Working Group on National Accounts between 2007-2012. Moreover, the meeting will consider proposals for topics to be included in the long-term research agenda of the SNA. Contact: Mr. Ivo Havinga, UNSD (havinga@un.org). 38th Session of the Statistical Commission and 60th Anniversary Commemorative Events The 38th Session of the UN Statistical Commission will mark the Commission's 60th anniversary (1947-2007). It will discuss questions such as education statistics, population and housing censuses, national accounts, development indicators and national statistical capacity building. It will also share information on such issues as migration, energy and finance statistics. For more information please refer to the Statistical Commission website at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/stacom_archive/statcom_commemorative.htm Contact: Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Statistics Division, + 1 212 963-4849 Second Steering Committee of the SADC Development Account Project Chief Statisticians from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries and representatives from the UN Statistics Division and other international agencies will discuss the progress of the ongoing project on Strengthening statistical capacity-building in support of progress towards the Internationally Agreed Development Goals in SADC region, and deliberate on the following initiatives and activities. For information on this Project please refer to: Contact: Fabia Yazaki, Statistics Division. +1 212 963 4823
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