Nominations are invited for the biennial Robert J. Lapham Award to be presented at the 1997 meetings. This award is given in recognition of contributions that blend research with the application of demographic knowledge and service to the population profession. The award commemorates the work of Robert J. Lapham, and his direction of the Demographic and Health Surveys Project. Awardees are individuals who have distinguished themselves by their achievements in the following areas: (1) contribution to population research (2) application of demographic knowledge to improve the human condition and (3) service to the population profession. The name of the nominee, a brief description of his or her contributions, and a copy of the nominee's CV should be sent, no later than December 31, 1996 to: W. Parker Mauldin, Chair, Robert J. Lapham award committee, The Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York NY 10017; Phone: 212.339.0689; Fax: 212,755.6052; Email Pmauldin@Popcouncil.org
The Psychosocial Workshop, which has been held just prior to PAA every year for the past 24 years, will happen again in Washington. Elaine Murphy, of the Population Reference Bureau, and Karen Hardee-Cleveland of FHI will organize the workshop, which, according to PAA, "Has no definable organizational structure." If you have questions or suggestions, contact Karen Hardee-Cleveland at kHardee@FHI.ORG
IASS/IAOS Satellite Meeting on Longitudinal Studies will be held in Jerusalem, August 27-31, 1997, following the ISI session in Istanbul. It will cover aspects of both the design and analysis of sample surveys (prospective or retrospective). The major focus will be on surveys with a longitudinal component, such as panel surveys, and the special problems posed by such surveys. There will be papers on new methodological research results that relate specifically to this topic. There is special interest in papers devoted to the problems of weighting for panel surveys, to take into account population and household composition changes, attrition, non-response, etc. The final day will be a workshop discussing case-studies. The meeting is sponsored by the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS), the International Association of Official Statistics (IAOS), the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the Israel Statistical Association and the Department of Statistics at the Hebrew University. Abstracts should be 200-300 words long and include key words. The deadline for submission is 31 December 1996. Acceptance is conditional on attendance at the meeting by at least one of the authors. Abstracts should be submitted, preferably via e-mail (in ASCII or TeX), by fax or by mail to: Gad Nathan, Central Bureau of Statistics, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel; Fax: 972.2.6522.319; Email: gad@olive.mscc.huji.ac.il
The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population meets in October 1997 in Beijing, China. For information, contact IUSSP at Rue des Augustins, 34 -- 4000 Leige, Belgium Phone 041.22.40.80; FAX 041.22.38.47
The Southern Demographic Association invites papers for their 1996 Annual Meeting to be held October 17-19 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis TN. Applied and basic contributions are welcome, as are works from social, economic, geographic, political, formal and other demographic points of view. Students are especially welcome as participants. Proposals for entire session may draw upon a variety of designs, from invited papers on a particular theme to panel discussions on specific topics. Please send one-page abstracts to Jack Marcum, SDA Program Chair, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202; Email: john_marcum@pcusa.org .
The National Center for Health Statistics will not hold its Data Users Conference in 1996 as originally planned. A conference combining the objectives of the NCHS Data Users Conference and the Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics will be held in Washington DC at the Shoreham Hotel July 28-31, 1997.
A conference on Social Science and Statistics In Honor of the Late Clifford C. Clogg will be held September 26-28, 1996, at Pennsylvania State University. The conference is jointly sponsored by the American Sociological Association Methodo-logy Section and the American Statistical Association Social Statistics Section. Leo A. Goodman, Class of 1938 Professor of Sociology and Statistics, University of California-Berkeley, will be the keynote speaker. The topics on the invited paper sessions include latent structure models, official statistics, analysis of categorical data, labor force demography, demographic methodology, mixture models, missing data, and model selection strategies. There will be contributed paper sessions and poster sessions also. Further information on the conference can be obtained from the ASA Methodology Section home page [ http://lion.icpsr.umich.edu/methsect/ ] or by contacting Professor Michael E. Sobel, Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; Email: sobel@aruba.ccit.arizona.edu .
National Symposium on Men in Families: When Do They Get Involved? What Difference Does It Make? will be held October 31-November 1 on the Penn State campus.The symposium is organized particularly for those who teach and conduct research on family relationships and gender, graduate students with an interest in the area and policy and program specialists.The sessions address four major issues: a historical and prospective look at men in families; the conditions under which men form families and invest in parenthood; men's contributions to marital relationships; and men as fathers. The symposium is sponsored by the Population Research Institute, the Departments of Sociology, Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology, and History and the Colleges of the Liberal Arts and Health and Human Development. For further information and registration materials contact Chuck Herd, 409 Keller Conference Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-1304; Phone:814.863.1744; FAX: 814.865.3749.
The Centre for Population Studies at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will offer a five week short course in Reproductive Health Research. The course will introduce participants to the principles and methods of effective social and demographic research in this field and will concentrate on the design of policy-oriented research and methods of evaluating the impact of programmes. The course will start on 26 June and end on 28 July. Enquiries to The Short Courses Office, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E, 7HT, England; Phone: 0171.388.3071; FAX: 0171.388.3076.
The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) will host a seminar on Statistical Methodology in the Public Service, November 12-13. The seminar will focus on a variety of topics including: What the Public Needs to Know About Federal Statistics; Electronic Dissemination of Federal Statistics; Measuring Customer Satisfaction; Training; Performance Measurement; Sharing Data for Statistical Purposes; Reinventing Economic Classifications; Reviewing and Reporting Quality in Survey Data; Survey Integration; Initiatives in Heath Data; Administrative Records and Cognitive Research. Seminar participants will include federal statisticians, economists, and managers, as well as others in the broader statistical community who share an interest in the quality of federal data. Users and producers of federal statistics who participate in the seminar will have the opportunity to share experiences and ideas, discuss technical issues, and consider future policy initiatives. The seminar will cost $125 and will be held at the Holiday Inn, Bethesda, MD. Registration will be limited to 250. For further information, contact Edward Spar or Susan Cohen in the COPAFS office 703.836.0404.