23rd Population Census Conference
Utilization of the 2000 and 2005 Rounds of Asia-Pacific Censuses
Christchurch, New Zealand, 16-18 April 2007
Sponsored by the
Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia and the Pacific
in cooperation with
Statistics New Zealand and the East-West Center
and hosted by
Statistics New Zealand

Agenda | Participants | Papers | Photographs

AGENDA

Monday, April 16
8:00-9:30am Registration and coffee/tea  
Foyer on level one of the Convention Centre
       
9:30-10:00am SESSION 1: Opening
Room 6
  Chair: Jiajian CHEN
Secretary, ANCSDAAP
     
  Opening and Welcoming Speech Hon. Clayton COSGROVE
Minister of Statistics
New Zealand
       
  Welcoming Remarks

Dallas WELCH
Acting Government Statistician
Statistics New Zealand

J.K. BANTHIA
President, ANCSDAAP

Robert RETHERFORD
Vice President, ANCSDAAP
       
  Administrative Arrangements John BARNES
Statistics New Zealand		  
       
10:00-10:30am SESSION 2: Presidential Address  
Room 6
  Chair: Dallas WELCH, Acting Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand  
       
  Political Management of Census - The 2006 Nigerian Experience. J.K. BANTHIA, President, ANCSDAAP; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
10:30-10:45am Break for coffee/tea  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
10:45am-12:00pm SESSION 3: Census Reports 1. Utilization and Analysis of Census Data
Room 6
  Chair: Yuki MIURA, President Emeritus, ANCSDAAP  
       
  1. Local Government and the 2006 New Zealand Census. Mike BERRY, Statistics New Zealand; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Population Aging in China as Reflected by the Results of the 2005 Population Survey. FENG Nailin and XIAO Ning, National Bureau of Statistics of China (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. Households Under the Minimum Housing Standard. ShinAe JEON and JaeWon LEE, Korea National Statistical Office (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
     
  4. Population Aging and Intergenerational Transfers: Introducing Age in National Accounts. Andrew MASON, East-West Center (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
     
12:00-1:30pm Lunch  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
1:30-3:00pm SESSION 4: Census Reports 2. Census Planning
Room 6
  Chair: Paula Monina Collado, National Statistics Office, Philippines  
       
  1. Planning for the 2010 Census: Legal Environment for Population Census and Increasing Needs of Data. BYAMBATSEREN Pandii and B. TSERENKHAND, National Statistical Office of Mongolia; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Communications Strategies and Associated Return on Investment for the United States 2010 Census. Jay K. KELLER, U.S. Census Bureau (PDF online)  
     
  3. 2008 General Population Census of Cambodia. SAN Sy Than and HOR Darith, National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. Planning for the 2010 Population and Housing Census in Thailand. Wilailuck CHULEWATANAKUL and Pattama AMORNSIRISOMBOON, National Statistical Office, Thailand (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  5. Forthcoming The 2010 Indonesia Population and Housing Census. SUHARNO, BPS - Statistics Indonesia (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
3:00-3:20pm Group Photo  
On the steps outside the Town Hall
       
3:20-3:30pm Break for coffee/tea  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
3:30-4:30pm SESSION 5: Census Reports 3. Improvement in Census Operations
Room 6
  Chair: FENG Nailin, National Bureau of Statistics of China  
       
  1. Applications of Information Technology in the Hong Kong 2006 Population By-census. Dominic LEUNG, Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong, China (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Harnessing the Full Potential of the Internet in Disseminating Census Data. Michael BEAHAN, Australian Bureau of Statistics; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. Use of PDA in Singapore's General Household Survey 2005. SEET Chia Sing, Singapore Department of Statistics (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. Utilization of the 2001 Population Census Data of Nepal. Tunga BASTOLA, Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
4:30-5:30pm ANCSDAAP Board of Directors Meeting
Executive Board Room
       
6:30-8:30 p.m. Reception hosted by Statistics New Zealand
Boaters Restaurant inside the Town Hall
       
Tuesday, April 17    
       
8:30-9:00am Coffee and tea available  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
9:00-9:05am Update on administrative arrangements for the day. John Barnes
Room 6
       
9:05-10:05am SESSION 6: Census Reports 4. Census Planning and Analysis
Room 6
  Chair: Nancy GORDON, U.S. Census Bureau  
       
  1. Some Challenges in Conducting Population and Housing Censuses in Sri Lanka. H.R. GUNASEKERA, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Population and Housing Census 2000 - Migration Patterns in Malaysia. Rozita TALHA, Nazaria BAHARUDIN, and Ibrahim JANTAN, Department of Statistics Malaysia (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. A Brief Introduction to the Population By-Census 2006. I Wan CHENG, Statistics and Census Service, Macao, China (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
10:05-10:20am Break for coffee/tea  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
10:20-11:30am SESSION 7: Census Reports 5. Analysis of Census Data
Room 6
  Chair: ShinAe JEON, Korea National Statistical Office  
       
  1. New Operational Definition of Urban Areas in the Philippines. Paula Monina Collado, National Statistics Office, Philippines; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. The Accuracy of Sex and Age in the New Zealand Census of 2006. Michael RYAN, Statistics New Zealand; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. Convergence of Provincial Fertility Declines in China, 1975-2000. LI Xiru, HU Ying (National Bureau of Statistics of China), Jiajian CHEN, Robert RETHERFORD, and Minja Kim CHOE (East-West Center); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. Multivariate Analysis of Parity Progression-based Measures of the Total Fertility Rate and Its Components Using Individual-level Data. Robert RETHERFORD (East-West Center), Naohiro OGAWA, and Rikiya MATSUKURA (Nihon University) (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch on your own and collect your articles for the sightseeing tour (camera and warm clothes)  
       
12:30-9:00pm Sightseeing Tour. Dinner and drinks will be provided.
Meet outside the Convention Centre
       
Wednesday, April 18    
       
8:30-9:00am Coffee and tea available  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
9:00-9:05am Update on administrative arrangements for the day. John Barnes
Room 6
       
9:05-11:00am SESSION 8: Regional and International Cooperation: Census Planning and Management in the Pacific Islands
Room 6
  Chair: Gerald HABERKORN, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)  
       
  1. Introduction by session convenor (PDF online)  
       
  2. Recent census planning and management experience in each of 6 Pacific Island countries
Cook Islands, Taggy TANGIMETUA, Cook Islands Statistics Office; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
Kiribati, Iete ROUATU, National Statistics Office, Kiribati (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
Niue, Margaret SIOSIKEFU, Statistics Niue; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
Samoa, Sevuiva Reupena MUAGUTUTI'A, Statistics Department, Samoa; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
Tokelau, Crystal MASLIN and Suzanne JONES, Statistics New Zealand; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)
Tonga, Viliami Konifelenisi FIFITA, Statistics Department, Tonga (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)		  
       
  3. Summary of main recommendations (PDF online)  
       
  4. Review and discussion of recommendations  
       
11:00-11:15am Break for coffee/tea  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
11:15am-12:00pm SESSION 9: Regional and International Cooperation of Census Utilization
Room 6
  Chair: Kevin DEARDORFF, U.S. Census Bureau
       
  1. 2000 and 2010 Rounds of Population and Housing Censuses: UNFPA's Contribution and Perspectives. Kourtoum NACRO, UNFPA New York and Jean Louis RALLU, UNFPA Fiji; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Towards Better Utilization of Census Data. Vasemaca LEWAI and Epeli WAQAVONOVONO, Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. IPUMS-International Integrated Census Microdata Extract System: Users and Uses, May 2002-March 2007. Robert McCAA, University of Minnesota, USA (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
12:00-1:30pm Lunch  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
1:30-2:45pm SESSION 10: Lessons Learnt
Room 6
  Chair: H.R. GUNASEKERA, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka  
   
  1. Lessons Learnt from the 2006 New Zealand Census. Nancy McBETH, Statistics New Zealand; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Experiences in Conducting the 2005 Population Census and Strategies for the 2010 Census. Masakazu KIMURA, Statistics Bureau of Japan (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. Some Reflections on the Provisional Results of Census 2006 of Nigeria. J.K. BANTHIA, President, ANCSDAAP  
       
2:45-3:00pm Break for coffee and tea  
In the foyer
outside Room 6
       
3:00-4:00pm SESSION 11: Plenary Session
Room 6
  Chair: J.K. BANTHIA, President, ANCSDAAP  
       
  Discussion of next census conference and other matters of interest to members.
       
4:00-4:30pm SESSION 12: Closing Session  
Room 6
       
6:30-9:30 p.m. Reception hosted by ANCSDAAP  
Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Canterbury Tales Room