Hi SSA members et al.,

A reminder of the Canberra branch's Knibbs lecture taking place Tuesday November 30th in hybrid mode + dinner. Please see below for full details and how to RSVP for the Zoom link (if you wish to attend virtually) and/or for dinner (this unfortunately can not be attended virtually =P)

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• Date: Tuesday 30 November 2021

  Time: 5:45pm – 6:45pm AEDT   

  Speaker: Senior Professor David Steel, University of Wollongong

  Topic: Perspectives on sample surveys. 

  Abstract: Sample surveys have developed over the last 100 years to be a major way of obtaining useful data about populations and processes in many situations. Theoretical and practical developments have had to respond to changing requirements and uses and been influenced by changes in data collection technology and behavioural changes in society. The lecture will consider some major historical developments and the issues and challenges currently facing the continued usefulness of sample surveys.

  Biography: David Steel is Director of the Centre for Sample Survey Methodology at the University of Wollongong. His theoretical research and applied projects focus on survey methodology, sample survey design and analysis methods for complex social, health and economic data. He has undertaken survey design and analysis projects with a number of national and international agencies. He learnt much of the art and science of sample surveys during his time in the methodology and industry divisions of the ABS. He has BSc (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, MSc in Statistics from ANU, and a PhD from the University of Southampton and is an elected member of the ISI.

  Attendance:

  There are two ways to attend the talk:

  1. Attend at the Knibbs Theatre, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 45 Benjamin Way, Belconnen. If you do this, please note (a) You will be required to check in on arrival; (b) You must wear a face mask; (c) You must spread out when seated in the theatre, to maintain social distance.
  2. Attend via zoom. You need to RSVP and receive the Zoom link to attend virtually at this link.   

• Dinner: After the talk we will be holding a dinner at No 10 restaurant and bar, a new restaurant under the Abode Hotel, 3 Grazier Lane, Belconnen ACT 2617 (https://www.number10restaurantandbar.com/).

If you are interested in attending the dinner, please let me know by 12.30pm Monday 29 November by entering your details at:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tQgomRy2VN7q-VD6oKVey2W-APzqRcs7qFB_o6JtqN4/edit?usp=sharing

or contacting me (warren.muller@csiro.au; 0407 916 868). Please regard this as a firm commitment, not just an intention.

Save the date! SSA Canberra invites you to attend this year's Knibbs lecture, which will be presented by Prof David Steel (UoW), as he talks about something awesome in official statistics and/or sampling!

Date and time: Tuesday 30th November; 5:45-7:00pm Canberra time.   

Location: We are hoping to have the Knibbs lecture take place in hybrid format, with the physical lecture taking place at the ABS Knibbs Theatre while being streamed live on Zoom.