Meetings and training courses by ESCAP
Last update: 3 October 2008
The list of future events is provided for coordination purposes only. The list may be incomplete and events, dates and venues may change. Please do not publish or disseminate the list without confirming the latest information with the Statistics Division. Note that not all meetings are intended for all countries.
Dates
Organizer
Meeting
Venue
2008
18 - 21 February
SIAP
Distance-learning Training Course, AY2008-1 Introduction to the System of National Accounts (SNA) for Lao PDR & Viet Nam
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Chiba, Japan
18 - 22 February
SIAP, UNCTAD, APCICT
Training Course on the Production of Statistics on the Information Economy
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/Eco_Korea8.htm
Incheon, Republic of Korea
1 - 9 April
SIAP
Distance-learning Training Course
Introduction to STATA Software for Cambodia and India
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/2008/distance_083.htm
Chiba, Japan
7 - 11 April
SIAP
Sub-regional Training Course on Labour Force and Manpower Projections
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Hong Kong, China
8 - 10 April
SD
Regional Workshop on promoting disability data collection through the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses
http://www.unescap.org/stat/disability/census-ws/
Bangkok
19 April - 7 May
SIAP
13th Course/Workshop on Sample Design for Household and Establishment/enterprise Surveys
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/2008/sam13.html
Tehran
21 - 25 April
SIAP
Country Course in Tajikistan: International Migration
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
6 - 16 May
SIAP
Fourth Regional Course in Poverty Measurement
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Jakarta
12 May - 11 July
SIAP
Fourth Group Training Course in Application of Information and Communications Technology to Production and Dissemination of Official Statistics
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/2008/ict08.html
Chiba, Japan
14 - 16 May
SD, SIAP
Workshop on Informal Employment and Informal Sector Data Collection II: Evaluation, Processing and Utilization of Data from ‘1-2’ Surveys
http://www.unescap.org/stat/isie/ws-isie2/
Bangkok
26 May - 13 June
SIAP
Second Regional Course on Integrated Economic Accounts
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/2008/iea2.html
Manila
28 - 30 May
SD
Workshop on Managing Disclosure Risk and Anonymization Tools for Microdata Dissemination
http://www.unescap.org/stat/meet/microdata-May2008/
Bangkok
3 June
Asian Population Association
The 2010 Census Round in Asia: National Challenges and Regional Collaborations
http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/visitors/jalal.php
Bangkok
18 - 20 June
SD
Workshop on Census and Survey Microdata Dissemination: Benefits and challenges
http://www.unescap.org/stat/meet/microdata-June2008/
Bangkok
24 June - 4 July
SIAP
Distance-learning Training Course on Statistical Software for Lao PDR, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Chiba, Japan
30 June - 4 July
SIAP, ADB
SIAP/ADB Country Training Workshop on MDGs and Use of Administrative Data Systems for Statistical Purposes
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
http://www.adb.org
Kathmandu, Nepal
30 June - 8 August
SIAP
Seventh Research-based Regional Course
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/2008/research7_08.html
Daejeon, Republic of Korea
7 - 11 July
SIAP, ADB
SIAP/ADB Country Training Workshop on MDGs and Use of Administrative Data Systems for Statistical Purposes
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
http://www.adb.org
Colombo
14 July - 12 September
SIAP
Fourth Group Training Course in Analysis, Interpretation and Dissemination of Official Statistics (Social Statistics)
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/article/2008/analysis08.html
Chiba, Japan
22 July - 22 September
SIAP
Area Focused Training Course in Collection and Analysis of Official Economic Statistics for Central Asian Countries
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Chiba, Japan
9 - 12 September
SD, UNSD
UNSD/ESCAP Workshop for Developing Countries on the Revision of the International Recommendations for International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS)
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/WS%20Bangkok08/WS%20Bangkok08_workshop_imts_trade.htm
Bangkok
15 - 19 September
SD, UNSD
UNSD/ESCAP Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing, documentation and archiving
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Thailand_15Sept08/default.htm
Bangkok
15 - 19 September
SIAP, ADB
SIAP/ADB Country Training Workshop on MDGs and Use of Administrative Data Systems for Statistical Purposes
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
http://www.adb.org
Ulaanbaatar
22 - 26 September
SIAP, SD
Second Regional Course on Disability and Health Statistics
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Daejeon, Republic of Korea
22 - 26 September
SIAP, ADB
SIAP/ADB Country Training Workshop on MDGs and Use of Administrative Data Systems for Statistical Purposes
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
http://www.adb.org
Hanoi
22 - 26 September
SIAP, ILO
SIAP/ILO Asia Regional Training Course on Child Labour Data Collection through Baseline Surveys and Rapid Assessment
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
http://www.ilo.org
Chiba, Japan
29 September - 13 March
SIAP
Fourth Group Training Course in Modules on Fundamental Official Statistics
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Chiba, Japan
1 - 3 October
SD, SDD (Social Development Section)
Expert Group Meeting on the use of Violence Against Women indicators in support of the CEDAW and the Beijing Platform for Action
http://www.unescap.org/stat/meet/egm2008/
Bangkok
13 - 15 October
SIAP
Seventh Management Seminar for the Heads of NSOs in Asia and the Pacific
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Shanghai, China
27 October - 14 November
SIAP
Fourth Sub-regional Course on Statistics for the Pacific Island Developing Countries
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Nadi, Fiji
29 - 31 October
SD, CDC, Philippines NSCB and NSO
Eighth Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/citygroup/citygroup8.htm
Manila
11 - 12 November
SIAP
Fourth session of Governing Council
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Chiba, Japan
15 - 19 November
SIAP
SIAP/UNECE Sub-regional Training Course on New Challenges in Economic Statistics
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Tehran
17 - 21 November
SIAP, ADB
SIAP/ADB Country Training Workshop on MDGs and Use of Administrative Data Systems for Statistical Purposes
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
http://www.adb.org
Koror, Palau
24 - 27 November
UNSD, SD
United Nations Workshop on International Economic and Social Classifications
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
http://www.unescap.org/stat/
Bangkok
24 November - 5 December
SIAP
Country Course on National Accounts
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Colombo
10 - 12 December
SD, UNSD
Workshop on Coordination of reporting mechanisms and Data Discrepancies in monitoring the MDGs
http://www.unescap.org/stat/
http://unstats.un.org
Bangkok
15 - 17 December
SD
Committee on Statistics
http://www.unescap.org/stat/
Bangkok
20 - 24 December
SIAP
Country Course on Environment Statistics
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Tehran
2009
3 day January
SD
Pre-pilot study regional workshop on disability statistics
http://www.unescap.org/stat/
Bangkok
March
SIAP
Fourth Regional Course/Workshop on Statistical Quality Management and Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Daejeon, Republic of Korea
31 March - 1 April
SD
Inter-Agency Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services
http://www.unescap.org/stat/
Bangkok
September
SD, SIAP
Conference on Measuring the Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Methods and Experiences from Asia and the Pacific
http://www.unescap.org/stat/
http://www.unsiap.or.jp
Bangkok
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