March 09, 2012
From SSRC Eurasia Program: Summer Workshops in Quantitative Methods
SSRC Eurasia Program Title VIII Summer Workshops in Quantitative Methods
THE EURASIA PROGRAM of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), in partnership with the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, invites applications for two intensive, five-day, interdisciplinary workshops devoted to quantitative social science approaches to social, political, economic and cultural phenomena in Eurasia.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: June 14-19
(Tentative focus: Demography and Health)
Faculty Director: Professor Cynthia Buckley
University of Wisconsin, Madison: August 6- 10
(Tentative focus: Economic Well-Being, Public Opinion)
Faculty Director: Professor Theodore Gerber
OVERVIEW
The SSRC Eurasia Program is offering intensive workshops to enhance training in quantitative methodology and increase familiarity with existing data sets among scholars of the region with policy-relevant interests. Workshops will consist of 20 hours of directed laboratory instruction, and approximately ten hours each of supervised laboratory time (group assignments, individual research) and faculty/peer assessments for research. Evenings will be reserved for informal discussions, group projects, and optional seminars on advanced themes in sampling, index construction, and non-linear regression approaches. The workshops will be led by experienced local instructors and senior resource faculty. Each participant will present their own research project during the course of the workshop. Participants will also generate a 1-2 page policy memo highlighting their work for possible inclusion in the SSRC Eurasia Program Title VIII Policy Brief Series.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and currently enrolled in an accredited PhD program or area studies MA program, or who have completed a Ph.D. in the last 5 years. Every applicant should have a research project with clear policy relevance. We will entertain applications from advanced scholars with clearly articulated and compelling reasons for inclusion. Applicants from the military academies and minority serving institutions are particularly welcome. We will accept participants with a wide variety of skill levels and topics. Regions and countries currently supported by the program include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. All research projects must relate as a whole or in part to one or more of these locales.
APPLICATION
The application consists of a short application form, a summary of workshop goals and a brief description of a research project on the Eurasian Region that can be informed by quantitative data. Full instructions can be found on the Eurasia Program website: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/pages/eurasia-program/summer-workshops-in-quantitative-methods/
Application materials should be submitted electronically, in one PDF file, to the SSRC Eurasia Program at eurasia@ssrc.org by 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 10, 2012. All travel costs, workshop meals, instruction and accommodation for participants will be covered by the SSRC through the Title VIII program. Should you have any questions, please contact the Denise Mishiwiec at eurasia@ssrc.org, 718-517-3705.
The funding for this workshop is provided by the Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Outreach Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Independent States of the Former Soviet Union).
Posted by ronbo at 02:11 PM
March 17, 2011
Advanced Spatial Analysis Workshops -- apply by 31 March 2011
Dear Colleague,
The Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University and the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) at UCSB invite applications from Ph.D. students, postdocs, and early-career faculty in demography and related fields to participate in
NIH-supported Workshops on Advanced Spatial Analysis
Spatial Regression Modeling
June 19-24, 2011, State College, PA
Instructors: Paul Voss and Katherine Curtis
Multilevel Modeling
July 10-July 15, 2011, Santa Barbara, CA
Instructors: Kelvin Jones and S.V. (Subu) Subramanian
Full details on the workshops and the online application form are available at
http://www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops/
Participation in these workshops is by invitation only. We will review and select approximately 20-25 invitees per workshop based on applications received by the deadline (March 31, 2011). Scholarship support will be available to some qualifying applicants that can help defray some of the costs for travel and lodging.
Please share this call for applications and the attached flier with interested colleagues via email, association newsletters, and related listserves.
Sincerely,
Stephen Matthews, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography
(courtesy appointment, Geography)
Senior Research Associate and Director,
Geographic Information Analysis Core Population Research Associate
Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
Donald G. Janelle, Research Professor and Program Director
Center for Spatial Studies and the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael F. Goodchild, Professor
Department of Geography, and Director, Center for Spatial Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Posted by ronbo at 09:36 PM
September 27, 2010
From IRiSS - Stanford Workshop in Biodemography (December 15-17, 2010)
The Stanford Center for Population Research and the Center for the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging announce a workshop on Mortality Analysis and Forecasting. Faculty from Stanford and other institutions will lecture on mortality analysis, models, and forecasting, followed by talks on various applications, methods and substantive analyses. The broad goal is to demonstrate the importance of mathematical results and understanding for demography in a variety of substantive contexts.
The workshop also welcomes applications from advanced students, postdocs and junior faculty. A select number of students will be invited to attend and offered partial funding support. Space may be available for a few students who are able to pay their own expenses for attending the workshop.
Application information is in this flyer (a pdf file). The application deadline is no later than October 10, 2010.
Posted by ronbo at 02:35 PM
August 05, 2009
CSES Announcement: Free APSA Short Course
New Opportunities, New Challenges: The CSES & EES Data Sets
Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 9:30am – 5:00pm
Toronto Convention Centre Room 202A, Toronto, Canada
This course is free, but registration is required.
Please register with Jill Wittrock (email: jill.wittrock@politics.ox.ac.uk).
The CSES and PIREDEU are offering a joint short course on electoral research using data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) and the European Election Studies (EES) series. The CSES is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. The CSES is unique among comparative post-electoral studies because of the extent of cross-national collaboration at all stages of the project: the research agenda, the survey instrument, and the study design are developed by the CSES Planning Committee, and this design is then implemented in each country as part of their national post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district and macro variables. The PIREDEU project aims to design an infrastructure for research into citizenship, political participation and electoral democracy in the member states of the EU. The goal of PIREDEU is to provide a comprehensive empirical database under the auspi ces of the EES. In the field of electoral studies, the EES is one of the very few cross-system, cross-temporal datasets, and the only comparative data project that combines cross-national voter surveys with elite, media, manifesto and contextual data.
The CSES contributors will provide participants with a broad overview of the rich data set that constitutes the CSES, to develop an appreciation of the wide variety of research questions that can be addressed with CSES data, and to explore some of the methodological challenges that are involved in using multi-level data. The ESS contributors will provide participants an introduction to the content and the analytical possibilities of the EES as an instrument of comparative studies on electoral politics, political parties, political behavior, representation and European integration. The topics covered will include the different components of the EES, information on the contents of available data, and a discussion of the methodological possibilities and challenges related to the use of this data set. During the afternoon session, the instructors will assist participants on issues and concerns that arise in their own research.
The short course is ideally suited for both graduate students and faculty members who are working in these areas and who would like to know more about the current state of cross-national electoral research. You may find more information about CSES at http://www.cses.org and PIREDEU at http://www.piredeu.eu/
Presenters:
John Aldrich, Duke University (CSES)
David Howell, University of Michigan (CSES)
Jessica Fortin, GESIS (CSES)
Mark Franklin, EUI (EES)
Jill Wittrock, University of Oxford (EES)
Preliminary Schedule:
9:30 – 9:45 ... Check-in and registration
9:45 – 10:00 ... Introductory remarks & plan for the day
10:00 – 11:15 ... CSES: introduction and using the data
11:15 – 11:20 ... Break
11:20 – 12:30 ... EES: introduction and using the data
12:30 – 2:00 ... Lunch break
2:00 – 3:30 ... Data issues unique to the CSES and EES
3:30 – 5:00 ... Discussion of individual projects
We hope to see you there!
Posted by ronbo at 04:33 PM
July 10, 2009
From REvolution Computing: High Performance Computing with R - Course prior to JSM
New Training Course from REvolution Computing
High-Performance Computing with R
July 31, 2009 - Washington, DC - Prior to JSM
Time: 9am - 5pm
$600 commercial delegates, $450 government, $250 academic
An overview of available HPC technologies for the R language to enable faster, scalable analytics that can take advantage of multiprocessor capability will be presented in a one-day course. This will include a comprehensive overview of REvolution's recently released R packages foreach and iterators, making parallel programming easier than ever before for R programmers, as well as other available technologies such as RMPI, SNOW and many more. We will demonstrate each technology with simple examples that can be used as starting points for more sophisticated work. The agenda will also cover:
* Identifying performance problems
* Profiling R programs
* Multithreading, using compiled code, GPGPU
* Multiprocess computing
* SNOW, MPI, NetWorkSpaces, and more
* Batch queueing systems
* Dealing with lots of data
Attendees should have basic familiarity with the R language—we will keep examples elementary but relevant to real-world applications.
This course will be conducted hands-on, classroom style. Computers will not be provided. Registrants are required to bring their own laptops.
For the full agenda Click Here or Click Here to Register Now!
Posted by ronbo at 05:04 PM
June 02, 2009
From ICPSR: ICPSR and Consumer Expenditure Workshop
The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) will host its 4th annual microdata user's workshop from July 29-31, 2009. The conference includes both informative and practical sessions for users of all levels. The first day of the conference will be dedicated to new and novice data users, and the third day will be dedicated to intermediate and expert users. The second day will showcase current research using CE data. The conference is free for all participants and will be held in the Bureau of Labor Statistics conference center in Washington, DC. More detailed information, including a link to the registration form, can be found on the CE Web site: http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxworkshop.htm
Posted by ronbo at 12:47 PM
March 25, 2009
Summer Workshops in Spatial Analysis -- apply by 31 March
The application deadline for the NIH-supported workshops on Advanced Spatial Analysis is 31 March 2009.
Spatial & Multilevel Modeling
June 21-June 26, 2009, University Park, PA
Instructors: Kelvyn Jones and S.V. (Subu) Subramanian
Spatial Regression Modeling
July 12-July 17, 2009, Santa Barbara, CA
Instructors: Paul R. Voss and Katherine Curtis
Full details on the workshops and the online application form are available at
http://www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops/
Participation in these workshops is by invitation only, to be based on applications received by 31 March 2009. Scholarship support is available to help defray some of the costs for qualifying participants.
Regards,
Stephen Matthews, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography
(courtesy appointment, Geography)
Senior Research Associate and Director,
Geographic Information Analysis Core Population Research Associate
Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
Donald G. Janelle, Research Professor and Program Director
Center for Spatial Studies (spatial@ucsb), University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael F. Goodchild, Professor
Department of Geography, and Director, Center for Spatial Studies (spatial@ucsb)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Posted by ronbo at 01:41 PM
March 10, 2009
7th European Social Survey (ESS) Training Course
We are pleased to announce the next European Social Survey (ESS) Training Course:
7th ESSTrain: "Socio-Demographic Background Variables for Cross-National Comparative Survey Research in Europe"
to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 12th-13th October, 2009.
Instructors:
Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for Social Sciences, Mannheim;
Uwe Warner, CEPS/INSTEAD, Differdange
The 7th course can be attended by 60 participants, for outstanding applications there is a limited number of ESSTrain grants available that cover travel costs and accommodation. All participants will be provided with lunch for all course days and a common dinner at the first course day evening.
Deadline for applications is May 4th, 2009.
For detailed information on the ESS Training Courses, the application procedure, and the ESSTrain grant please visit the ESS homepage: http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243&Itemid=341
Please feel free to circulate this announcement to your students or any persons who might be interested.
Sincerely
Brina Malnar, Rebeka Falle and Maria Kreppe-Aygün
PS: Don't hesitate to contact us for further questions: rebeka.falle@fdv.uni-lj.si
Course Details
The objective of this course is to provide the participants with a thorough background on survey methods for comparative measurement of socio-demographic background variables. The emphasis will be on ensuring equivalence in the elaboration of survey questionnaires. Practical and theoretical considerations for the design and implementation of fieldwork instruments aimed to compare European countries will be discussed. In international comparing survey research the researchers need specific techniques for transferring variables from one national context to another. During the last decade the techniques of translation were developed very effective. Different national census offices and different networks of survey researchers established their procedures. In harmonizing background variables for comparative survey research techniques were discussed but only a small number of accepted measurement instruments are available. The course deals with techniques, procedures and experiences in harmonizing socio-demographic variables.
Juergen H.P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, PhD in Sociology at University of Hamburg, Habilitation in Sociology at University of Cologne, since 2004 extraordinary professor at University of Giessen, is expert adviser for survey research and researcher at the GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Department: "Center for Survey Design and Methodology" in Mannheim, Germany. In the 1980s he developed the Socio-Demographic Standards for Germany together with the national statistical office of Germany, the German market research association and the German association for academic social research. Since the end of the 1990s he is doing research on harmonizing socio-demographic/socio-economic background variables for international comparative survey research. Together with C. Wolf he is the editor of the book: "Advances in Cross-National Comparison. A European Working Book for Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables".
Uwe Warner, PhD in Social Sciences at University of Giessen, is "conseiller scientifique" at the "Centre d'Etudes de Population, de Pauvreté et de Politiques Socio-Economiques / International Network for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development (CEPS/INSTEAD)" in Differdange, Luxembourg. He is the national coordinator of ESS in Luxembourg; he was responsible for the Luxembourgian data collection and data integration into ECHP; he is in charge of carrying out various national surveys in Luxembourg. His main research interests are standardization and harmonization of demographic and socio- economic background variables for international comparison, cross-country comparative survey research, and international studies on income distribution, poverty and social welfare.
Posted by ronbo at 08:49 AM
March 02, 2009
From CSISS: Summer 2009 Workshops in Advanced Spatial Analysis -- call for applications
The Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University and the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) at UCSB invite applications from Ph.D. students, postdocs, and young faculty in demography and related fields to participate in
NIH-supported Workshops on Advanced Spatial Analysis
This program features two 5-day-long workshops in summer 2009 that are intended for scholars who already make use of GIS and spatial statistics in their research.
Spatial & Multilevel Modeling
June 21-June 26, 2009, University Park, PA
Instructors: Kelvyn Jones and S.V. (Subu) Subramanian
Spatial Regression Modeling
July 12-July 17, 2009, Santa Barbara, CA
Instructors: Paul R. Voss and Katherine Curtis
Full details on the workshops and the online application form are available at
http://www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops/
Participation in these workshops is by invitation only. We will review and select approximately 20-25 invitees per workshop based on the complete application forms received by the deadline (March 31, 2009). Scholarship support will be available to some qualifying applicants that can help defray some of the costs for travel and lodging.
Posted by ronbo at 01:57 PM
February 26, 2009
From MEPS list: Save the Date for MEPS Data Users Workshop
AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on MEPS Data Users Workshop in Rockville, MD on May 6-7, 2009.
Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) including information about the survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions.
On day 2 participants will apply the knowledge gained from the previous day's lecture to formulate a research plan that utilizes the various MEPS-HC files and linkage capabilities. A PC will be available for each participant.
After attending this workshop, each participant will gain enough knowledge to construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses. All attendees should have basic SAS programming skills. Programmers and AHRQ staff will be available to provide assistance.
Full program Description, Registration Form and Logistical Information will be available mid-March on MEPS website. Please check http://www.meps.ahrq.gov
For any other questions, email workshopinfo@ahrq.hhs.gov
Posted by ronbo at 07:26 PM
April 05, 2008
From IES Newsflash: ELS-NELS Training Set for June and July
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences will offer two professional development sessions on the use of NCES current high school longitudinal studies data this summer in Washington, D.C. The first session will be held June 16-18, and the second session will take place July 21-23. Both training sessions will cover the same content from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) and the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). Each session, lasting for 2 1/2 days, will include:
* detailed overviews of the ELS:2002 and NELS:88 sample designs, data components, and sample coverage;
* methodological and technological issues relevant to data use;
* instruction and practice on how to analyze longitudinal data; and
* hands-on experience in analyzing the participant's own research problems.
Applications to attend the June 16-18 session are being accepted now and will be competitively reviewed. Most expenses to attend a session will be covered by NCES. For more information, visit this link at the NCES website: http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?cid=2
Posted by ronbo at 01:16 AM
April 03, 2008
From MEPS list: MEPS Data User Workshop Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for upcoming Two-day hands-on MEPS (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey) Data User Workshop in Rockville, MD, on May 14-15, 2008. For registration and more information, go to Workshops & Events.
Posted by ronbo at 07:34 AM
March 27, 2008
From MEPS list: Save the Date for MEPS Data User Workshop
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on MEPS Data User Workshop in Rockville, MD on: May 14-15, 2008
Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) including information about the survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions.
On day 2 participants will apply the knowledge gained from the previous day's lecture to formulate a research plan that utilizes the various MEPS-HC files and linkage capabilities. A PC will be available for each participant.
After attending this workshop, each participant will gain enough knowledge to construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses. All attendees should have basic SAS programming skills. Programmers and AHRQ staff will be available to provide assistance.
Coming Soon: Full program Description, Registration Form and Logistical Information
Please check http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/about_meps/workshops_events.jsp
For any other questions, email workshopinfo@ahrq.hhs.gov
Posted by ronbo at 08:45 PM
March 20, 2008
Advanced Spatial Analysis Workshops Call for Applications - deadline 31 March
Dear Colleague,
The Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University and the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) at UCSB invite applications from Ph.D. students, post docs, and young faculty in demography and related fields to participate in
NIH-Supported Workshops in Advanced Spatial Analysis
This new program features two 5-day-long workshops in summer 2008 that are intended for scholars who already make use of GIS and spatial statistics in their research.
Geographically Weighted Regression
June 1-June 6, 2008, University Park, PA
Instructors: Stewart Fotheringham, Chris Brunsdon, Martin Charlton, and Stephen Matthews
Spatial Pattern Analysis
July 13-July 18, 2008, Santa Barbara, CA
Instructors: Arthur Getis, John Weeks, Jared Aldstadt, Michael Goodchild, and Don Janelle
Full details on the workshops and the online application form are available at http://www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops/
We will review and select approximately 20-25 invitees per workshop based on the complete application forms received by the deadline (March 31, 2008). Subject to the availability of funds, scholarship support will be available to some qualifying applicants that can help defray some of the costs for travel and lodging.
Please share this call for applications with interested colleagues via email, association newsletters, and related listserves. The attached flier may be circulated and posted to help spread the word about this opportunity.
Sincerely,
Stephen Matthews, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography (courtesy appointment, Geography)
Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
Donald G. Janelle, Research Professor and Program Director
Center for Spatial Studies (spatial@ucsb), University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael F. Goodchild, Professor
Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
Posted by ronbo at 06:07 PM
September 26, 2007
MEPS Workshop & APHA Learning Institute
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will be conducting a Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Workshop at the American Public Health Association Learning Institute on November 3, 2007 in Washington, D.C. to provide an in-depth learning experience concerning MEPS. The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate the use of the MEPS HC public use data files by the health services research community. The format will be lecture (no SAS experience required) and will last one day.
You must register for the MEPS Workshop and the fee to attend is only $50. A registration to APHA is NOT REQUIRED. See http://www.apha.org/programs/education/APHA-Learning+Institute.htm for registration materials and more information.
If you have an interest in attending a MEPS Workshop and earning CE credits, this is for you. The MEPS Workshop is approved for CME, CHES, and nursing contact hours credits. If you have any questions, please contact workshopinfo@ahrq.hhs.gov
Posted by ronbo at 05:44 PM
April 06, 2007
NLS Summer Workshop 2007
NICHD and CHRR are sponsoring a User Workshop on the National Longitudinal Surveys in Columbus, Ohio from July 16 – July 19, 2007.
User Workshop on the National Longitudinal Surveys
This workshop is aimed at new users interested in learning about various NLS cohorts including the NLSY79, the newest NLSY97, and the original cohorts, as well as the NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Surveys. This workshop is designed to be of interest to graduate students, recent Ph.D.s and more established researchers who wish to learn more about the NLS. The first day and a half will cover a “core” of topics, after which the following days will include breakout sessions covering topics of research interest. For experienced users of the NLS wishing further training on Web Investigator, including how to access and download NLS data on-line, a Refresher Course will be offered one day only. In the future, the public release data will only be provided over the web, and the refresher course will cover the web interface as well as offer and opportunity for question and answer.
For more information about the User Workshop on the National Longitudinal Surveys, please see the Brochure.
Applicants to this workshop should submit an on-line application form. A letter of recommendation from an advisor or senior scientist (for pre-doctoral applicants only) may be sent by email to NLSworkshop@chrr.osu.edu
Posted by ronbo at 12:04 PM
March 23, 2007
From Census Product Update: Two Workshops - Census Bureau Information About American Indians and Alaska Natives & Understanding Federal Statistics
Sign Up Early!
Accessing Census Bureau Information About American Indians and Alaska Natives is a one-day computer-based workshop specially designed to teach attendees how to access Census Bureau data as it relates specifically to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Classes are available on May 10 and August 16, 2007. Class size is limited, so register early.
Understanding Federal Statistics (UFS) is a four-day, computer-based workshop at the Graduate School, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, DC. Openings are available for the October 2007 workshop. Visit our web site for registration information.
Posted by ronbo at 04:17 PM
January 31, 2007
Summer Methods Workshops at Indiana
The Karl F. Schuessler Institute for Social Research Intensive Program at Indiana University is pleased to announce two one-week workshops in research methods for Summer, 2007. Our workshops provide intensive instruction by premier faculty in a congenial, interactive environment. They are designed to benefit graduate students and faculty who seek to hone their skills in specific areas as well as professionals in business, health research, and government. Both workshops will be held in Bloomington, Indiana.
Workshop I
Social Network Analysis: Theory and Methods
June 11-15, 2007
Instructors: Professor Bernice A. Pescosolido and Professor Stanley Wasserman, Indiana University
This workshop will be offered through the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program. It covers the theory and methods of network analysis. Unlike Network Analysis: An Introduction (taught in Ann Arbor), this course covers not only methodology, but also theoretical concerns and substantive backgrounds of network studies. It is designed for students, faculty, and other researchers in the social and behavioral sciences who are interested in learning how to translate theoretical conceptualizations of networks into empirical practice. Morning and afternoon sessions are coordinated so that each day presents theoretical, historical and substantive developments in the field with parallel issues and examples in data and analytic techniques. Workshop participants apply those techniques in late afternoon, computer lab sessions. Registration for the Social Network Analysis workshop will be available through the ICPSR website in late February (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/training/summer/index.html).
Workshop II
Qualitative Methods
July 9-13, 2007
Instructor: Professor Sue E. Estroff, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
This intensive workshop is designed as a multi-method exploration of qualitative inquiry for students and scholars who have some experience with research, and would like to deepen their familiarity and facility with various qualitative data collection and analysis techniques. It is most appropriate for students, faculty, and other researchers who have a specific project at present, or planned in the near future, that can serve as a foundation for work in the class. Through a combination of readings, exercises, discussion, writing, and presentation, participants will engage with the theoretical foundations of qualitative research as well as gain hands-on experience with diverse qualitative techniques. The workshop covers but does not focus on the use of software programs for coding and analyzing text data. Prospective participants who wish to focus on coding software should seek out other forms of training. The class is limited to 14 participants to allow for substantial interaction with the faculty and other students in dyadic or other small group settings. Significant participation in selecting directions for the class will come from the participants. Registration for the Qualitative Methods workshop is available beginning February 1, 2007 at www.indiana.edu/~isr/isrip.
You can find more information about both workshops at www.indiana.edu/~isr/isrip or by contacting the Schuessler Institute’s Director of Research, Jane McLeod, at jmcleod@indiana.edu.
Posted by yan at 04:16 PM
October 06, 2006
From IPUMS users list: IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Samples) Winter Workshop
Dear IPUMS Users,
I am pleased to announce the IPUMS Winter Workshop, to be held in Minneapolis on January 10th-12th, 2007. This training session will cover four major databases: IPUMS-USA, IPUMS-International, IPUMS-CPS, and the National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS).
For more information, please visit
http://www.pop.umn.edu/training/winter.shtml.
I hope to see some of you in Minneapolis this winter.
Sincerely,
Steven Ruggles
Principal Investigator
IPUMS Projects
Posted by ronbo at 05:14 PM
August 29, 2006
From the MEPS list: Continuing Education Institute Workshop
AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the American Public Health Association Continuing Education Institute Workshop Set for November 4
The Continuing Education Institute (CEI) on the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS HC) is sponsoring a 1-day workshop on November 4 in Boston, MA, to provide an in-depth learning experience concerning MEPS. The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate the use of the MEPS HC public use data files by the health services research community. To attend the CEI, a separate registration fee of $225 is required. The MEPS workshop is approved for CME, CHES, and nursing contact hours credits. See http://www.apha.org/meetings/continuing_ed.htm for registration materials and more information.
Posted by ronbo at 03:06 PM
July 19, 2006
From the MEPS list: Upcoming Joint MEPS and HCUP Data User Workshop
SAVE THE DATE
AHRQ will be conducting a three-day hands-on HCUP and MEPS Data Users Workshop in Rockville, MD on: September 6-8, 2006
AHRQ is sponsoring a workshop in early September to facilitate the health services research community in using data from two AHRQ databases: the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The workshop will provide researchers with information on the components and capabilities of the two databases, and will teach participants how to extract data for research projects. A working knowledge of SAS is required. There will be a $75 charge for attending.
Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
On days 2 and 3, participants will be given the opportunity to attend sessions on MEPS and/or HCUP; have an opportunity to bring up specific research; and participate in hands-on training for MEPS, HCUP or both. Participants will apply the knowledge gained from the first day's lecture to formulate a research plan that utilizes the various MEPS-HC files and linkage capabilities, and learn how to use HCUP and its software tools. The day 2 and 3 sessions will be separate concurrent hands-on workshops run each day for both MEPS and HCUP.
A PC will be available for each participant. Each participant will construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses. All attendees should have basic SAS programming skills. Programmers and AHRQ staff will be available to provide assistance.
Coming Soon: Full Program Description, Registration Form and Logistical Information
Please check http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/workshop/WSSchedule.htm
or http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/calendar.jsp#events.
For any other questions, email workshop06@ahrq.hhs.gov
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of private health insurance held by and available to the U.S. population. For more information about MEPS, please visit: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) is a family of powerful health care databases, software tools, and products. HCUP data enable research on a broad range of issues related to health care, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and local market levels. In addition, HCUP makes available at no charge a number of software tools to facilitate use of HCUP and other administrative data. For more information about HCUP, please visit
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov
Posted by ronbo at 06:08 PM
July 17, 2006
From StanfordGIS list: Mapping California Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis Workshop - One Day Workshop
This unique, hands-on workshop teaches the fundamentals of how to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) in a way that is particularly relevant to social service providers, planners and researchers. Participants learn to make thematic maps of their community, geocode addresses and perform spatial queries and analysis. Participants also learn to extract and map Census variables such as race, poverty, language, education, health and many other demographic variables. Exercises are designed for beginners. Intermediate Excel skills required. Each students is assigned a computer on which to work for the day.
Upcoming Schedule (Please note: Workshops are one day only from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Participants choose only one day on which to attend.)
Each workshop is customized for the city in which it is taught.
Los Angeles: July 25th, 26th and 27th, 2006
San Diego: August 17th and 18th, 2006
San Francisco: September 6th, 7th and 8th, 2006
Orange County: September 27th, 28th and 29th, 2006
Fee: $399 Checks, Credit Cards and Purchase Orders Accepted
To register online or for more info visit
http://www.newurbanresearch.org telephone us 877.241.6576.
Workshop Materials
Materials include a comprehensive workbook (75 pages), which includes the presentation, exercises and reference worksheets, ArcGIS (ArcView 9.1) software 60-day trial CD set, a subscription to the Planners' ToolBox subscription service which provides access to new 2005 Tiger/Line geography files (already converted to shapefiles) such as streets, zip codes, school districts, voting districts, census tracts and many other useful geographies. The subscription also includes the Analyzing Your Community Workshop: Using the Census to Better Analyze Changing Places and People online web workshop.
Workshop Agenda
Lesson 1
Learn the basic functions of ArcGIS 9.1
Adding data and geography layers
Working with Layouts
Lesson 2
Introduction to Census Bureau's American Factfinder
Downloading Census and American Community Survey data to map
Downloading free geography files including tracts, zip codes, blocks and several others
Preparing Census tract data in Excel to import into ArcGIS
Lesson 3
Creating thematic (color shaded) maps to display data
Joining data with geography files
Working with legends and interval breaks
Lesson 4
Address mapping (geocoding)
Downloading free business addresses
Lesson 5
Performing location queries
Performing attribute queries
Creating target area shapefiles
Lesson 6
Elements of good maps including colors, fonts and map must haves
Critique of several maps
Praise from participants of the Mapping California Communities Workshop
City of San Francisco: "One of the best computer training courses I've been to, lively, informative, good level of difficulty for target audience."
California Cancer Registry: "The workshop was great! The instructor is very knowledgeable and helpful. I would definitely recommend this course to a new GIS user."
UCLA: "This was such a great course! I appreciated the information on where to find useful data."
Fresno City College: "This workshop was very informative and enlightening. It demonstrated very powerful tools and concepts that I will definitely be using in the future. The instructor was patient and gave a lot of technical insight to the product."
New Urban Research, Inc. is a national social research organization specializing in quantitative and spatial community analysis.
New Urban Research, Inc. 33232 NE 33rd Ave Portland, Oregon 97212 | 877.241.6576 | www.newurbanresearch.org
Posted by ronbo at 04:12 PM
June 21, 2006
From MEPS list: Upcoming MEPS/HCUP Workshop
AHRQ will sponsor a workshop in early September to facilitate the health services research community in using data from two AHRQ databases: the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The workshop will provide researchers with information on the components and capabilities of the two databases, and will teach participants how to extract data for research projects. Both databases have national and regional health care data. Participants will be given the opportunity to attend sessions on MEPS and/or HCUP; have an opportunity to bring up specific research; and participate in a hands-on session for MEPS, HCUP or both. A working knowledge of SAS is required.
This workshop will be held at the Eisenberg Building located at 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850 on September 6-8. There will be a minimal charge for attending.
In order for AHRQ to assess interest level and resource allocation, please let us know if you would like to attend the workshop, and your preference for MEPS, HCUP or both, by sending an email to workshop06@ahrq.hhs.gov. Your email will be used as an indicator of interest and does not constitute a commitment to attend. Registration will be required and announced at a later date.
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of private health insurance held by and available to the U.S. population.
MEPS is unparalleled for the degree of detail in its data, as well as its ability to link data on health services spending and health insurance to the demographic, employment, economic, health status, and other characteristics of survey respondents. Moreover, MEPS is the only national survey that provides a foundation for estimating the impact of changes in sources of payment and insurance coverage on different economic groups or special populations of interest, such as the poor, elderly, families, veterans, the uninsured, and racial and ethnic minorities.
For more information about MEPS, please visit: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) is a family of powerful health care databases, software tools, and products. Sponsored by AHRQ in partnership with more than 35 state data organizations,
HCUP includes the largest all-payer, encounter-level collection of longitudinal health care data (inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and emergency department) in the U.S., beginning in 1988. HCUP data enable research on a broad range of issues related to health care, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and local market levels. In addition, HCUP makes available at no charge a number of software tools to facilitate use of HCUP and other administrative data.
For more information about HCUP, please visit http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov
Posted by ronbo at 05:10 PM
November 30, 2005
GIS: Workshops on GIS for Demography and Census Data
Posted to ESRI-users@lists.stanford.edu by M.Williams:
Workshop Announcement
Demographic analysis and GIS mapping workshops are now available in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California.
Demographic Analysis Using the 2000 U.S. Census – Focus on California
1 Day Workshop
Bay Area: January 17
Los Angeles: January 24
Sacramento: January 31
Time: 9:00 until 4:15
Cost: $245
Using Census Data in GIS Mapping
2 Day GIS Workshop using ArcView 9
Bay Area: January 18 & 19
Los Angeles: January 25 & 26
Sacramento: February 1 & 2
Time: 9:00 until 4:15
Cost: $490
Cost includes all materials and access to a PC on the Internet during class. Class size is limited ~ the majority of our workshops sell out ~ please register early.
All Workshop participants will receive:
* A workbook on creating a compelling, detailed demographic analysis of your community/target population
* Sample data and maps for several California Counties showing detailed demographic trends
* Sample GIS maps for California Counties and a free GIS map browser, ESRI ArcExplorer – GIS participants also receive a 60 day evaluation copy of ArcView
Registration
On-line registration is available at www.CalmRiver.com or you can register via e-mail sent to Register@CalmRiver.com - please include your name, organization, telephone number and preferred class date. You can also register by phone at 800 707-2256.
Workshop Description - Demographic Analysis Using the 2000 Census
The one day Census Workshop will teach participants to perform in-depth demographic studies using the 2000 U.S. Census. Participants will learn what information is available on the 2000 Census and how to easily extract the specific data they need. Each student will learn how to present detailed demographic data in compelling new ways.
State and Federal grants increasingly require in-depth demographic study of the population you serve - this hands-on workshop will teach you how to succeed.
A highlight of the workshop is when each student learns to create custom thematic maps showing detailed variations of the demographics within their community. Thematic maps allow students to map their community and “shade” the map to show which neighborhoods have the highest concentrations of numerous demographic variables such as poverty, income, race, age, ancestry, educational attainment, disabilities, etc.
The teaching philosophy of the workshop is very much “hands-on” - during the workshop, each student has access to their own PC on the internet and will learn to create a compelling demographic profile of the California community of their choice.
Workshop Description - Using Census Data in GIS Mapping (Using ArcView 9.0)
The two day GIS workshop focuses on using Census Data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in concert. This workshop is specifically designed for those involved in community planning, program design, proposal writing, needs assessments and fundraising.
The class gives you the step by step instructions to map data from your internal databases (Access Database or Excel spreadsheet) and then “layer” or shade the map to show detailed Census data.
In other words, the workshop will teach you how to create compelling maps by bringing together:
Detailed Census Data - thus “shading” the map for race, poverty, income, education, housing, etc.
~ and ~
Internal Database Data - thus creating Points of Interest or “dots” on the map representing specific addresses or locations. Each “dot” can represent a client receiving specific services, a certain type of building, the addresses of donors, etc.
*GIS Class Prerequisites
To take the Using Census Data in GIS Mapping workshop we strongly suggest that you first take the Demographic Analysis Workshop. You also need intermediate computer skills and a basic understanding of databases or spreadsheets.
During the GIS workshop you will use a copy of ArcView owned by Calm River Demographics. If you do not currently have GIS software, a 60 day evaluation copy of ArcView can be provided to you at no cost after the workshop. Please note: The Demographic Analysis Workshop does NOT require any Software purchase.
Workshop Locations
Bay Area:
1301 Shoreway Road, 4th Floor - Belmont, CA 94002
Los Angeles:
300 North Continental Blvd. Suite 590 - El Segundo, CA 90245
Sacramento:
2901 K Street Suite 450 - Sacramento, CA 95816
Payments
Payments are accepted via check, credit card or P.O. but must be received no later than one week prior to class. Payment via purchase order can be received after the workshop is taught with prior approval. To pay by credit card please call us at 800 707-2256.
Payments can be sent to:
Calm River Demographics
3110 Judson Street, Suite 233
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Contact
Calm River Demographics is a demographics, technology and research company located in Gig Harbor, Washington. Since 2002, Calm River Demographics has taught demographic analysis workshops to over 6,000 individuals in 37 states.
For more information on the services we offer please see our web page at www.CalmRiver.com. If you have any questions concerning the workshop or the registration process, please call us at 800 707-2256 (800 707-Calm)
Posted by ronbo at 06:35 PM