25th Population Census Conference
Operational and Other Issues Relating to the 2010-11 Round of Censuses in
the Asia-Pacific Region

Seoul, Republic of Korea, 25-27 May 2011

Sponsored by
Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia and the Pacific
in cooperation with
Statistics Korea, Republic of Korea and the East-West Center
and hosted by
Statistics Korea, Republic of Korea

Agenda | Participants | Papers | Photographs

AGENDA

Wednesday, May 25
8:00-9:30am Registration and coffee/tea  
Emerald Room Lobby
       
9:30-10:00am SESSION 1: Opening
Emerald Room
  Chair: Changick KANG, Statistics Korea
     
  Opening and Welcoming Speech Insill YI, Statistics Korea
       
  Welcoming Remarks

Seungwook LEE
Professor, Seoul National University
and President, Population Association of Korea

Shigeru KAWASAKI
President, ANCSDAAP

Lee-Jay CHO
Founder, Population Census Conference

Robert RETHERFORD
Secretary, ANCSDAAP

       
  Administrative Announcements Taeeon KIM, Statistics Korea  
       
10:00-10:15am Group Photo  
Yeongbingwan Garden
       
10:15-10:45am SESSION 2: Presidential Address  
Emerald Room
  Chair: FENG Nailin, National Bureau of Statistics, China  
       
  The Census in Global Perspective: Trends and Emerging Issues. Shigeru KAWASAKI, President, ANCSDAAP; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
10:45-11:00am Break for coffee/tea  
Emerald Room Lobby
       
11:00am-12:15pm SESSION 3: Operational Issues
Emerald Room
  Chair: Frank VITRANO, U.S. Census Bureau  
       
  1. Some Improvements to 2011 Census of Population and Housing in Sri Lanka. H.R.. GUNASEKERA, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. New Challenges to the Operation of the 2011 Population Census in Hong Kong. Stephen LEUNG, Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong, China; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. Managing Population Census and Musings on Provisional Results. B.P. SETHI and Sachin SINHA, Office of the Registrar General, India (PDF online); PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
     
  4. What's New? Census Methods Used by Countries in the Asia-Pacific. Keiko OSAKI-TOMITA, UN Statistics Division; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
     
12:15-1:30pm Lunch  
Lilac Room
       
1:30-2:45pm SESSION 4: Data Collection
Emerald Room
  Chair: Jiajian CHEN, East-West Center, USA  
       
  1. Monitoring of Field Work, Quick Count Using Mobile Phones, and Other Aspects of Implementing Indonesia's 2010 Population Census. Wendy HARTANTO, BPS-Statistics Indonesia; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Preparation Status of Register-based Census in Korea. Bongchae HA, Statistics Korea; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
     
  3. The 2010 Population and Housing Census of Mongolia: Data Collection and Processing. Erdenesuren BAATAR, National Statistical Office of Mongolia; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. Multimodal Data Collection: The 2010 Population Census in Thailand. Pattama AMORNSIRISOMBOON, National Statistical Office, Thailand; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
2:45-3:00pm Break for coffee/tea  
Emerald Room Lobby
       
3:00-4:15pm SESSION 5: Operational Issues; Dissemination of Census Data
Emerald Room
  Chair: H.R. GUNASEKERA, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka  
       
  1. Operational Problems and Lessons Learned in the Philippines 2010 Census. Minerva Eloisa ESQUIVIAS, National Statistics Office, Philippines; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Improvements Made in the Analysis, Disseminations and Utilization of Data of the 2008 Population Census of Cambodia. HANG Lina, National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia (PDF online)  
       
  3. Dissemination of Census Microdata: Operational Challenges and IPUMS-International Solutions. Robert McCAA, IPUMS-International, University of Minnesota, USA; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
4:30-5:30pm ANCSDAAP Board of Directors Meeting
Plum Room, 23rd floor
       
6:00-8:00 p.m. Reception hosted by Statistics Korea
Yeong Bin Gwan Garden, Shilla Hotel
       
Thursday, May 26    
       
8:30-9:00am Coffee and tea available  
Banquet Room Lobby
       
9:00-9:05am Update on administrative arrangements for the day. Taeeon KIM
Lilac Room
       
9:05-10:20am SESSION 6: Utilization of Internet Option in 2010-11 Round of Censuses
Lilac Room
  Chair: Kwangsup KIM, Statistics Korea  
       
  1. The Use of the Internet in Future ABS Collections. Joanne HILLERMANN, Australian Bureau of Statistics; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Internet Option for the 2010 Census in Korea. Changick KANG, Statistics Korea; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. Japan's Experience with the Internet Survey Method in the 2010 Census. Masaya SHINGAI, Statistics Bureau, Japan; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. The Use of Internet in Singapore's Census of Population 2010. KOH Eng Chuan, Department of Statistics, Singapore; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
10:20-10:35am Break for coffee/tea  
Banquet Room Lobby
       
10:35-11:50am SESSION 7: Analysis of Census Data; Planning for the Next Census
Lilac Room
  Chair: Stephen LEUNG, Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong, China  
       
  1. Rural-urban Differentials in Later Marriage, Longer Birth Intervals, and Fewer Births in China, 1975-2005. Jiajian CHEN, East-West Center, USA; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Planning for Australia's 2016 Census. Joanne HILLERMANN, Australian Bureau of Statistics; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. SIAP: Meeting Current, Emerging and Future Needs of ESCAP Developing Member States. Hiroshige FURUTA, United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. Multidimensional Life Table Estimates of the Total Fertility Rate and Its Components, Based Alternatively on Actual Birth Histories and Reconstructed Birth Histories. Robert RETHERFORD, East-West Center, USA; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
11:50am-1:40pm Lunch and collect your articles for the sightseeing tour (camera)  
       
1:40-9:30pm Sightseeing Tour. Dinner will be provided.
Meet at the lobby of Hotel Shilla
       
Friday, May 27    
       
8:30-9:00am Coffee and tea available  
Banquet Room Lobby
       
9:00-9:05am Update on administrative arrangements for the day. Taeeon KIM
Lilac Room
       
9:05-10:20am SESSION 8: New Initiatives, Operational Issues, and Initial Findings in the 2010-11 Round of Censuses
Lilac Room
  Chair: Erdenesuren BAATAR, National Statistical Office of Mongolia  
       
  1. New Initiatives in the Last Population and Housing Census of Fiji - 2007. Epeli WAQAVONOVONO, Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Experiences in 2010 Census: The Conduct of 2010 Census in Malaysia.. Ismail ZAINAL ABIDIN and Nurti Asmaria ASRIL, Department of Statistics, Malaysia; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  3. China's 2010 Population Census: Some Operational Considerations and Initial Findings. FENG Nailin, National Bureau of Statistics of China; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  4. Achieving a More Gender-responsive and Socially Inclusive Population and Housing Census (PHC)-2011 in Nepal. Bikash BISTA, Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
10:20-10:35am Break for coffee/tea  
Banquet Room Lobby
       
10:35am-12:00pm SESSION 9: Lessons Learned from the 2010 Round of Censuses and Plans for the Future
Lilac Room
  Chair: Bishnupada SETHI, Directorate of Census Operations, Orissa, India
       
  1. The Decennial Census and the American Community Survey: Looking Back and Looking Ahead. Frank VITRANO, U.S. Census Bureau; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
  2. Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 - Technology Used and Lessons Learned. Alauddin AL AZAD, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (PDF online)  
       
  3. The 2009 Population and Housing Census of Vietnam: Lessons Learned and Orientation for the Next. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, General Statistics Office of Vietnam; PowerPoint presentation (PDF online)  
       
12:00-1:30pm Lunch  
Marronnier Room
       
1:30-1:50pm SESSION 10: Plenary Session
Lilac Room
  Chair: Shigeru KAWASAKI, President, ANCSDAAP  
       
  Discussion of next census conference and other matters of interest to members.
       
1:50-2:00pm SESSION 11: Closing Session  
Lilac Room
       
6:30-9:30 p.m. Reception hosted by ANCSDAAP  
The Ambassador Hotel, Orchid Room, 19th floor