In this newsletter\nwe will let you know about changes to our website, our intention to continue\nwith a series of webinars, further resources on the role of surveys during the\nCovid-19 pandemic, and upcoming conferences. This monthly newsletter will now be emailed\ndirectly to IASS members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Please feel\nfree to send items to publish in future IASS newsletters to James Chipperfield james.chipperfield@abs.gov.au<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n IASS\nwebsite<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nIASS Webmasters (Melini Cooper and Harry Raymond, Australian Bureau of\nStatistics) have made the following updates to the IASS website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n IASS\u2019 First\nWebinar <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On the 24 June the IASS hosted the webinar\n“SAMPLE SURVEYS ON COVID-19 PANDEMIA AROUND THE WORLD”.\nRepresentatives from Australia, Cuba, Brazil, Israel, Italy and Spain spoke\nabout how their national statistical organizations are taking measures to\ncollect data on Covid-19 using surveys. I was especially surprised to hear that\nfor S\u00e3o Paulo (Brazil) the survey-estimated number of people with Covid-19\nanti-bodies was about 10 times higher than the official number of confirmed\ncases. This underscores the importance of representative surveys and our\nassociation that supports and promotes them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We had 250 people register to attend the webinar. Unfortunately,\nthe trial version of the webinar platform could only allow 100 people to view\nthe webinar at any one time. We will fix this for next time-so all who register\nare guaranteed to be able to view the webinar. The good news is that the\nwebinar was recorded and we are in the process of making it available on the\nIASS website http:\/\/isi-iass.org\/home\/webinars\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We plan on organising webinars on an ongoing basis.\nThe next webinar will again be on Covid-19 surveillance surveys and will include\na representative of the UK who, due to technical difficulties, was unable to\npresent during the webinar. More details will be announced in due course. If\nyou would like to assist, please contact one of the organisers Denise Britz do\nNascimento Silva, Gaia Bertarelli, James Chipperfield or Monica Pratesi (monica.pratesi@unipi.it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Important Role of Surveys during the\nCOVID19 Pandemic (courtesy of Peter Lynn)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A recent issue of the free, open-access, journal Survey Research Methods\nis devoted to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on survey research. Papers\nfrom several countries describe how surveys have adapted their methodology to\nbe able to continue during the pandemic, and how survey research can contribute\nto understanding of the spread and the impacts of the virus. The issue can be\nfound at https:\/\/surveymethods.org\/issue\/view\/221\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, the Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN) of the American\nNational Academies has set up a COVID-19 Survey Archive that contains survey\nquestions, results, reports and related materials from hundreds of\nprobability-based surveys on aspects of the pandemic from around the world. The\narchive is expanding daily and can be found at https:\/\/covid-19.parc.us.com\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both of\nthese links will be added to the IASS website<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other\nNews<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nIASS has submitted a bid to the World Bank Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity\nBuilding for funding to present 3 Courses\non Survey Sampling and Survey Methods Topics using R<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Conferences<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to the corona virus pandemic some conferences have announced\npostponements, changes to format (from an in-person to a virtual conference) or\nsuspended registration. Other conferences are in the process of doing so. Where\nthis information is available, it has been noted below. This is a fast-evolving\nsituation so, if in doubt, please check the conference website.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n IASS-Supported Conferences Planned for 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Conference for Population Surveys, Data Users and Producers<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> took place 5-6 February 2020, Nigeria, Africa<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n ICES VI<\/strong> – The International Conference on Establishment Statistics was planned to take place 15\u201318 June in New Orleans, U.S but has been postponed to June 14-17, 2021<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/ices\/2020\/conferenceinfo.cfm\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n SAE2020- BigSmall<\/strong> – Conference on Small Area Estimation was to be held 6\u20138 July in Naples, Italy, with the theme “Big Data for Small Areas”. Due to the corona virus pandemic, the conference will be held 5-7 July in Naples as a satellite conference to the World Statistics Conference in 2021.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/sae2020.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Summer School on Survey Statistics 2020<\/strong> was planned to be held 24\u201328 August in Minsk, Belarus but it has been postponed to 2021. Details to be announced.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/wiki.helsinki.fi\/display\/BNU\/Events<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n 11e Colloque International Francophone sur les Sondages – 11th International Francophone Conference on Surveys<\/strong> was planned for 13\u201316 October in Brussels, Belgium. It has been postponed. Details to be announced soon.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: http:\/\/sondages2020.sciencesconf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n Other 2020 Conferences on survey statistics and related areas<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n 17th IAOS Conference and the 3rd ISI Regional Statistics Conference<\/strong> due to be held 19-21 May 2020 in Livingstone, Zambia, has been postponed to a date to be confirmed. Website: https:\/\/2020-iaos-isi.zamstats.gov.zm\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n 12th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods <\/strong>was to take take place May 31 – June 5 but due to the corona virus pandemic it is currently planned for 25-30 October at the Hotel Golf Mar<\/a> in Porto Novo (near Lisbon), Portugal.Website: https:\/\/www.isctsc2020.pt\/<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Australian and New Zealand Statistical Conference<\/strong> was to take place 6-10 July 2020, Gold Coast, Australia but is now postponed to 5-9 July 2021. Website: https:\/\/anzsc2020.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Q2020<\/strong> -10th European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics was planned to take place 9\u201312 June in Budapest, Hungary. However, the conference will no longer take place during 2020.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: http:\/\/q2020.hu\/<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Joint Statistical Meeting<\/strong> with the theme Everyone Counts: Data for the Public Good<\/em> will take place 1-6th<\/sup> August as a virtual conference.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/jsm\/2020\/index.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference 2020<\/strong> is planned to take place 1-3 October in Pittsburgh, USA<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/wsds\/2020\/<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n BigSurv20<\/strong> – Big Data Meets Survey Science was planned to be held 4\u20136 November in Utrecht, Netherlands. This will likely not happen and organisers are considering a virtual conference or postponement. Website: https:\/\/www.bigsurv20.org<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n American Statistical Association Conference on Statistical Practice<\/strong> is planned to take place 18-20 February 2021 in Nashville, USA<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n Symposium on Data Science & Statistics<\/strong> is planned to take placeJune 2-5, 2021 in Missouri, USA\u2013. Website https:\/\/ww2.amstat.org\/meetings\/sdss\/2021\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n 63rd ISI World Statistics <\/strong>Congress will take place 11-15 July 2021 at The Hague, The Netherlands Website: https:\/\/www.isi2021.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n The Survey Research Methods Section (SRMS) of the ASA<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n