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22-24 October 2007
The "Friendship Hotel" in Beijing, China
Conference website: http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/icas
The Fourth International Conference on
Agricultural Statistics (ICAS-4) hosted by the National Bureau of
Statistics of China (NBS) and sponsored by FAO along with other
international, regional, and national organizations will take place
on 22-24 October 2007 in Beijing, China.
The Conference will focus on the fundamental issues
related to the development of agricultural statistics within an
integrated national statistical system. The theme of this Conference,
Advancing Statistical Integration and Analysis, highlights many
new directions and areas in agricultural statistics. The Conference
promises a truly diverse and exciting programme consisting of plenary
keynote speeches delivered by prominent speakers in this field,
round table discussions and parallel sessions led by outstanding
organizers from all over the world. These are supplemented by poster
presentations and exhibitions. Through discussion and debate, the
Conference will provide a forum to facilitate a better understanding
of the relationship between economic, social, political, and geographic
issues related to rural development and the reduction of poverty;
and ultimately to identify, maintain, and establish the core indicators
needed for policy and decision making. To promote wide use of agricultural
statistics, the Conference will, in particular, stress the importance
of statistical harmonization and the need for comparability between
countries. The detailed Conference Programme is available at the
Conference website.
In addition to the wide variety of technical presentations, the
Conference participants will see traditional Chinese performances
of Beijing opera and acrobats on the first evening while tasting
the genuine and delicious Chinese cuisine at the official dinner.
Commercial services for pre- and post-Conference tours and social
activities are also available at the Conference site at favorable
discount rates. October, known as the beautiful "Golden Autumn
Season", is the best month to visit Beijing.
The Conference is open to the entire international
agricultural statistical community, both producers and users of
agricultural statistics such as statisticians, researchers, analysts
and decision-makers from government agencies, academia, business
and private sector, as well as the development community including
international and regional organizations. Given the location of
the Conference, agricultural statisticians with experience of Asia
are particularly encouraged to participate. Detailed and updated
information can be found at the Conference website.
Participants of the Conference are expected to find
themselves financial resources for their travels, such as from their
agencies budgets or technical assistance projects. A limited number
of fellowships will be awarded to highly qualified participants
who are from developing countries and among those selected as presenters
of papers by the Session Organizers.
Prospective participants who are interested in contributing
papers for the Conference should contact directly the Session Organizers
whose e-mail addresses can be found in the above-mentioned Conference
Programme at the Conference website. The deadline for submission
of abstracts is 1 April 2007. The template of standard format for
preparing abstracts and papers can also be found at the Conference
website.
Conference website: http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/icas
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