February 2007

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods

Each summer the Inter-university consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) holds a special summer school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. The courses offered range from one week to multi-week sessions, and have an excellent reputation.

The University of Saskatchewan has access to all the ICPSR data archives for analysis; as well, the U of S is eligible for substantially discounted member rates to the summer school, and possible subsidies.

To learn more about this year’s courses, location, content, and application requirements, please consult the ICPSR web site:

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/

How does the subsidy program work, and how do I apply?

U of S libraries joined ICPSR with a group of western university libraries (COPPUL) and together, we receive a grant from which are created three subsidies. If there are fewer than three nominees for the subsidies, the grant is divided amongst those who are nominated to attend.

Students, staff or faculty should apply directly to ICPSR for admission to the summer program using the online form.

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/application.html

To apply for a subsidy, print a copy of the online form before sending it to ICPSR and include it with a covering memo listing your research interests or applicability of a particular course to your work/study.

This information should be returned c/o Rob Alary or Winnie Smit, Data & GIS Library Services, Room 228, Murray Library, no later than Friday April 13, 2007.

Who is eligible to apply?

In previous years, preferential allocation of subsidies has been given in the following order:
• Students
• Data library / services staff
• Faculty

Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information present the 5th annual Health Statistics Data Users Conference to take place in Ottawa on September 24th and 25th, 2007.

Pre-conference workshops be held on September 23rd will instruct users how best to employ existing health data.

This year's theme is "Responding to the need for health information in Canada".

Interesting and relevant conference sessions will focus on subjects including:
* Current uses of health data;
* Innovative methods in health analysis;
* Health issues at the beginning of the 21st century: data availability and gaps;
* New data collections strategies and techniques;
* Keys to data access and use.

Organizers are soliciting papers related to the above topics to be presented either during a parallel or poster session. Proposals in the form of an abstract (not exceeding 250 words) must be submitted by March 30, 2007. The abstract should include the name and address of the author(s).

This conference will be of interest to:
* Researchers
* Health policy / program planners and decision-makers
* Epidemiologists
* Public health and social services professionals.

For further information, please visit the conference website:
www.statcan.ca/english/conferences/healthsante2007

or call the conference line 613-951-3086.

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