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Seminar on Emerging Trends in Data Communication and Dissemination 19 February 2010, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Room 2 Temporary North Lawn Building United Nations, New York

The seminar on “Emerging Trends in Data Communication and Dissemination" is part of a series of one-day high level seminars dedicated to topics of great relevance for the global statistical community, which UNSD has been organizing for some years now on the Friday before the Statistical Commission session. The seminar is meant to provide a discussion forum for statistical managers to share experiences on new approaches in the way national statistical offices and international agencies disseminate their data to users and engage actively in communication with them.

The seminar will offer keynote presentations by Mr. Walter Radermacher, Director-General of Eurostat and by Mr. Hans Rosling, Founder of the Gapminder Foundation (Sweden). It will also consist of 2 panel discussions focusing on the specific themes of "Emerging Practices in Data Communication" and "Emerging Technologies". All participants of the forthcoming Statistical Commission session are cordially invited. An interactive discussion is expected.

Chairpersons:    Ms. Grace Bediako, Government Statistician, Ghana
                        Mr. Haidar Fraihat, Director-General, Department of Statistics, Jordan

Morning Session, 10:00 - 13:00
10:00-10:10	Welcome remarks by the Chair and the Director of UNSD
10:10-11:00	Keynote Speech: Communication and Dissemination as Integral Parts of European Statistics Mr. Walter Radermacher, Director-General, Eurostat
11:15-13:00	Presentations on Emerging Practices in Data Communication
	Mr. Abdul Rahman Hasan, Deputy Chief Statistician, Malaysia
	Mr. Siu-Ming Tam, First Assistant Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics Emerging Trends and ABS Initiatives on Data Communication
	Ms. Sandra Cannon, Assistant Director, Federal Reserve Board, USA
	Ms. Mariana Schkolnik, Director-General, INE, Chile
Afternoon Session, 14:00 - 17:00
14:00-15:00	Keynote Speech on Data Communication Mr. Hans Rosling, Founder, Gapminder Foundation, Sweden
15:00-16:30	Presentations on Emerging Technologies Mr. Timothy Trainor, Chief, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau Mr. Alan Smith, Director, Data Visualization Centre, ONS, UK Mr. Zoltan Nagy, Chief, Office and Technology Management Section, UNSD
16:30-17:00	Concluding Session - Summary by Chairs