22nd Population Census Conference
Innovations in Collecting, Processing, Using, and Disseminating Census Data
Seattle, Washington, USA, 7-9 March 2005
Hosted by the
U.S. Census Bureau
Organized by the
U.S. Census Bureau and the East-West Center
in cooperation with the
Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia and the Pacific

Agenda | Participants | Papers | Photographs

AGENDA

 

Monday, March 7
8:00-
10:00 a.m.
Registration  
Foyer
       
7:30-
9:00 a.m.
Coffee  
Foyer
     
10:00-
10:30 a.m.
SESSION 1: Opening
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Dr. Jiajian CHEN Senior Fellow, East-West Center, USA
     
  Opening and welcoming speech Mr. C. Louis KINCANNON
Director, U.S. Census Bureau, USA
       
  Welcoming Remarks

Mr. Marvin D. RAINES
Associate Director for Field Operations
U.S. Census Bureau, USA

Mr. Ralph LEE
Regional Director, Seattle Regional Office
U.S. Census Bureau, USA

Mr. J.K. BANTHIA
President, ANCSDAAP

Dr. Robert RETHERFORD
Vice President, ANCSDAAP and
Coordinator, Population and Health, East-West Center, USA

       
10:30-
10:50 a.m.
Group Photograph    
       
10:50-
11:00 a.m.
Break    
       
11:00-
11:30 a.m.
SESSION 2: Presidential Address  
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Mr. C. Louis KINCANNON Director, U.S. Census Bureau, USA  
       
  Peeping Into the Future - Likely Factors Influencing the Global Census Round 2005-14; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. J.K. BANTHIA President, ANCSDAAP
       
11:30 a.m.-
12:10 p.m.
SESSION 3: Analysis of Census Data
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Mr. Takehiro FUKUI Counselor, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JAPAN
       
  Who Wins and Who Loses? Public Transfer Accounts for US Generations Born 1850 to 2090 (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Dr. Ronald LEE Professor, University of California-Berkeley, USA
       
  Familial Transfers and Generational Equity: An Introduction to National Transfer Accounts (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Dr. Andrew MASON Senior Fellow, East-West Center, USA
       
12:10-
2:00 p.m.
Lunch [Pike Place Market Tour Visit - weather permitting]
       
2:00-
3:10 p.m.
SESSION 4: Census Reports 2. The Next Round of Censuses
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Ms. Nancy M. GORDON Associate Director for Demographic Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, USA
       
  2006 Census of Population and Housing - Australia: Innovations to Meet the Challenges (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Paul LOWE Director, Population Census Program, Australian Bureau of Statistics, AUSTRALIA
       
  China's Inter-census Survey in 2005 (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. ZHANG Weimin Deputy Commissioner  
  Mr. LI Xiru Division Director, GIS and Environment Statistics
  Ms. CUI Hongyan Deputy Director, Census Division, National Bureau of Statistics of China, CHINA
       
  ACS/2010 Census Plans and Current Implementation (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Preston Jay WAITE Associate Director for Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau, USA
       
  Inter-Censal Population Survey (CIPS) 2003 and the Next Population Census 2008 (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. SAN Sy Than Director General
  Mr. HAS Bunton Deputy Director General, National Institute of Statistics, CAMBODIA
       
3:10-
3:25 p.m.
Break    
       
3:25-
4:30 p.m.
SESSION 5: Panel Discussion on "Measuring Disability in Census"
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Dr. Jiajian CHEN Senior Fellow, East-West Center, USA  
       
  Panelists:
Ms. Rosemary BENDER

Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, CANADA; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
       
  Ms. Carmelita ERICTA Administrator, National Statistics Office, PHILIPPINES; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
       
  Mr. J.K. BANTHIA ANCSDAAP President, INDIA
       
  Mr. Andrew FLATT Chief, Statistics Division, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (UNESCAP); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
       
4:40-
5:45 p.m.
ANCSDAAP Board of Directors Meeting
Room 301
       
6:30-
8:30 p.m.
Reception hosted by U.S. Census Bureau
International Meeting Place
       
Tuesday, March 8    
       
8:45-
9:55 a.m.
SESSION 6: Regional and International Cooperation
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Mr. ZHANG Weimin Deputy Commissioner, National Bureau of Statistics of China, CHINA
       
  2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Srdjan MRKIC Chief, Demographic Statistics Section, UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION (UNSD), New York, USA
       
  A Joint Effort of MERCOSUR Countries - Bolivia and Chile During the 2000 Round of Population Censuses (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. René SAA Vidal Coordinator for International Cooperation, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile, CHILE
       
  Setting Up a Regional Census Programme in Support of the 2010 World Programme of Population and Housing Censuses; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Andrew FLATT Chief, Statistics Division, UNESCAP
       
  Challenges and Opportunities for Advocacy and Resource Mobilization for the 2010 Round of Censuses (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. François FARAH Chief, Population and Development Branch, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA), New York, USA
       
9:55-
10:10 a.m.
Break    
       
10:10-
11:35 a.m.
SESSION 7: Census Reports 3. Improvements in Census Operations
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Mr. Marvin D. RAINES Associate Director for Field Operations, U.S. Census Bureau, USA
       
  Implication of ICR for the 2010 Population and Housing Census: Thailand Experience (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Sue LO-UTAI Secretary-General, Thailand National Statistical Office, THAILAND
       
  Improvements of the Census Operation of Japan by Using Information Technology (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Naoki KURIHARA Assistant Director, Population Census Division, Statistics Bureau, JAPAN
       
  Challenges of 2001 Census in India and Future Issues (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. D.K. SIKRI Registrar General and Census Commissioner, INDIA
       
  The Importance of Pre-Test in Improving Interview Method and Questionnaire Design: The Case of Selected Census Variables in the Philippines; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Ms. Carmelita ERICTA Administrator, National Statistics Office, PHILIPPINES
       
  The New Types of Data Input System in Korea: The Internet Survey & Web-Based Data Entry System (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Nam Hoon KIM Deputy Director, Population Census Division, Korea National Statistical Office, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
       
11:35 a.m.-
12:35 p.m.
Lunch on your own    
       
12:35-
6:00 p.m.
Sightseeing Tour    
       
Wednesday, March 9    
       
8:45-
9:55 a.m.
SESSION 8: Census Reports 4. Advancing the Use of Mapping and GIS-related Techniques
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Dr. Peter O. WAY Chief, International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau, USA
       
  Poverty Mapping in Indonesia: An Effort to Develop Small Area Data Based on Population Census 2000 Results; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Dr. Choiril MAKSUM Director General, BPS-Statistics Indonesia, INDONESIA
       
  Disseminating Census Data with GIS  
  Mr. Timoci BAINIMARAMA
Mrs. Vasemaca LEWAI
Government Statistician
Acting Divisional Manager, Social Statistics, Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics, FIJI
       
  Use of Zero-Person Grid Squares as Filters for Geographical Data (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Akihiko ITO Chairman, Japan Statistical Association, JAPAN
       
  Applications of GIS Techniques in the Hong Kong 2006 Population By-census (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Hing Wang FUNG Deputy Commissioner, Census and Statistics Department, HONG KONG, CHINA
       
  Use of Census Data in Poverty Mapping in Sri Lanka (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. A.G.W. NANAYAKKARA Director General of Census and Statistics, SRI LANKA
       
9:55-
10:10 a.m.
Break    
       
10:10-
11:20 a.m.
SESSION 9: Data Utilization and Dissemination
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Mr. D.K. SIKRI Registrar General and Census Commissioner, INDIA
       
  Data Utilization and Dissemination Strategies Population and Housing Census, Malaysia 2000 (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Ms. Norfariza Hanim KASIM Assistant Director, Statistics Department, MALAYSIA
       
  IPUMS-International Harmonized Census Microdata Extract System: Users and Uses, May 2002-January 2005 (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Dr. Robert McCAA IPUMS International Project Coordinator, University of Minnesota, USA
       
  Utilization of the 2000 Population and Housing Census Data (PDF online)  
  Mrs. B. TSERENKHAND Director, Population and Social Statistics Department, National Statistical Office of Mongolia, MONGOLIA
       
  Expanded Computing Package for the Own-Children Method of Fertility Estimation and Extensions of It; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Dr. Robert RETHERFORD Coordinator, Population and Health, East-West Center, USA
       
11:20 a.m.-
2:15 p.m.
U.S. Census Bureau Seattle Regional Office Tour
Lunch on your own
 
       
2:15-
3:10 p.m.
SESSION 10: Census Planning and Statistical Environment
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Ms. Norfariza Hanim KASIM Assistant Director, Statistics Department, MALAYSIA
   
  Changes in Census Planning and Management (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Ms. Rebecca HOFFMAN
Dr. Peter O. WAY
International Technical Advisor
Chief, International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau, USA
       
  One Hundred Years of Census Taking in Nepal: The 2011 Census (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Mr. Tunga S. BASTOLA Director General, Central Bureau of Statistics, NEPAL
       
  Population and Housing Censuses in Viet Nam: Experiences of 1999 Census and Main Ideas for the Next Census (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
  Dr. Nguyen Van TIEN
Mr. Hoang XUYEN
Deputy Director-General
Deputy Director, Population Statistics Department, General Statistics Office of Vietnam, VIETNAM
       
3:10-
3:25 p.m.
Break    
       
3:25-
4:25 p.m.
SESSION 11: Plenary Session
Salons 2A and 2B
  Chair: Mr. J.K. BANTHIA President, ANCSDAAP  
       
  Discussion of next census conference and other matters of interest to members.
       
4:25-
5:00 p.m.
Closing Session    
       
6:30-
8:30 p.m.
Reception hosted by ANCSDAAP (Columbia Tower Club)