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30 September 2009
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
Digital Research and Social Media
Further details of the topic and content will appear later
2011
International Conference
We expect to hold the next 3-day International Conference in September 2011. Planning is beginning now and further information will be provided as the details are determined.
21 April 2009
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
Data Mining
and its Applications in Market Research and Statistics
This ASC one-day conference was held on 21 April 2009. It addressed the topic of Data Mining, looking both at applications in the MR field and at statistical issues about the validity of conclusions, and was organised jointly with the Statistical Computing Section of the Royal Statistical Society. Full details can be found here.
3 October 2008
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
Getting the Message Across
automating and communicating survey results
The topic will be Automation and Communication of Survey Results. Click here for full details.
25 April 2008
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
Have we lost touch with
reality?
Re-engaging with Respondents
There are many concerns within the survey research industry regarding the availability and willingness of respondents to participate in survey research. The incredible growth in web surveys and the resulting use of internet panels has raised questions about the validity of such research.
Click here for full details
12 - 14
September
2007
International Conference
Southampton University
The Challenges of a Changing World:
Developments in the Survey Process
Full details of the programme and papers are available on the conference web pages.
29 September 2006
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
Words instead of Numbers:
The status of
software in the Qualitative Research World
The role of computing in the interpretation and analysis of qualitative data is one that has not been explored at an ASC conference for some eight years. We have contributions from individuals and organisations that are either developing or exploiting technology in the field of Qualitative Research. Click here for more details.
21 April 2006
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
Delivering Results
Reporting and Dissemination Practices
This one day event focussed primarily on what happens to data after collection and initial /intermediate processing. Click here for full details.
25 January
2006
Joint RSS / ASC meeting on
Systems Architecture for Statistical
Applications
at the Royal Statistical Society
This meeting was organised by the RSS Statistical Computing Section in cooperation with ASC.
Usability is a primary concern when designing any piece of software. But there are deeper issues in the design and architecture of systems which affect their long-term usefulness. Most casual users will not notice these issues, but they affect those who use systems in more advanced ways, and they affect the long-term viability of systems. Examples of issues include:
- Ease of maintenance and enhancement of the system
- Portability between different computing platforms
- Interoperability with other systems
- User extensibility
Recent decades have seen a number of important ideas developing in the disciplines around computer science, ranging from the Object Paradigm, through portable languages such as Java, to component designs and Web Services over the internet. Alongside have been proposals for design methodologies, leading to the Unified Modelling Language (UML).
The session presented some of these ideas (particularly the Object Paradigm and UML) and developers of statistical and survey processing systems will discuss the current and future architecture of their systems.
Click here for more details and to see the presentations.
15-16 September 2005
at Newland Park, Bucks
2-day residential conference on
Survey
Research Methodology:
Maximising Data Value
We are constantly driven to increase efficiency, lower costs, reduce respondent burden, make better use of data already collected, handle more complex systems, and reconcile apparently inconsistent results from different sources. What are survey professionals doing to answer these challenges and maximise data value?
The conference aimed to explore survey research methods in the area of data integration: making the most of existing data and metadata by using them as a platform to aid further research, using them for deeper secondary analysis, and combining multiple sources of data. Click here for further details and to see the presentations. Copies of the proceedings are available from the publications page.
The conference followed the pattern of the successful methodology events at Chilworth and Latimer.
9 June 2005
at the Royal Statistical Society
A joint evening meeting
to celebrate the
Joint Award for Technology Effectiveness
The 2004 Award was made to
E-Tabs Limited, UK
for
E-Tabs
Enterprise
(click here
for pictures and information about the other finalists).
ASC and MRS are
again holding a joint evening meeting to celebrate the Award.
It will be
held on Thursday 9th June
in the
Council Chamber of the Royal Statistical Society at 12 Errol Street EC1
beginning with a drinks reception from 6.15 p.m.
There will be an
introduction to the Award by Tim Macer, meaning ltd., followed by a
presentation by the 2004 Award winners, E-tabs Ltd. and discussion.
22 April 2005
One-Day Conference
Imperial College, London
We have contributions from organisations that are either developing or exploiting new technology in the field of mobile data collection. The platforms being used include PCs, PDAs, tablets, mobile telephones; running a variety of operating systems and using both off-the-shelf and bespoke software.
23 June 2004
at the Royal Statistical
Society
A joint ASC/MRS evening meeting to celebrate the
Joint Award for Technology Effectiveness
The meeting will begin with a drinks reception from 6.15
preceding an
introduction by Tim Macer on the Award including the arrangements for
2004.
The 2003 winners
Information Tools
will then give a presentation
based on their winning software Harmoni.
The 2003 runners up are also
being invited.
This event is free of charge but places are limited so please book early - email admin (a) asc.org.uk with your name and affiliation.
22 April
2004
Software Showcase
Imperial College, London
Automation in the Survey Process
Managing Change and Avoiding Disaster
This Software Showcase set a standard set of tasks to
suppliers and allowed the audience to assess and compare their performance. The
tasks demonstrate the automation and integration of survey processes, and
the impact of various types of modification.
For more details, including the materials used for the tasks,
click here.
21 January
2004
Joint RSS / ASC meeting on
New
Approaches to Software for Statistical Processing
This all-day meeting, organised by the RSS Statistical Computing Section in cooperation with ASC, focussed on recent software, particularly that using explicit structures for exchange of data and metadata between processing phases.
The day was organised in three sessions.
The first introductory session examined how metadata structures have impacted on statistical processing and looked at what can be achieved by adopting this technology.
In the second, we looked at how SPSS MR's Dimensions Data Model has been adopted within the commercial market research sector, and at some of the challenges and benefits presented by it.
Finally, in the third section, we focused in on dissemination of data and results, and on some of the software tools now available.Further details of the programme (including abstracts and presentations) are available from the RSS Site.
17 - 19 September
2003
International Conference
The Impact of Technology on the Survey Process
The 4th ASC International Conference on Survey & Statistical Computing was held from 17th to 19th September 2003, at Warwick University. The conference page has links to the abstracts and presentations, and the proceedings can be ordered from the publications page.
19 September 2002
Imperial College, London
Many different data formats, protocols and proprietary systems are used by the various software packages for survey research. The resulting barriers to the free movement of data and information have historically been difficult and expensive to overcome.
This conference aimed to establish the current situation and explore the possibilities for the future. Click here for the programme and the presentations.
17 April 2002
Imperial College, London
People are always trying to gain an understanding as to why people have taken a certain action or purchased a certain item. Therefore researchers, analysts and people in business try to understand these groups in order to provide them with the services and products they want in the future. There are a number of ways that this can be achieved:
26 September 2001
Imperial College, London
Intelligent Reporting:
Data Delivery Methods for the New MillenniumThere is no reason why results from Survey Research have to be presented as huge volumes of tables or as boring two-dimensional charts, yet this is still the way that some clients receive their results, sometimes without even an Executive Summary.
If clients want to drill down through the data, they should be able to do so. The tools exist for delivering results in a variety of exciting ways and this conference is dedicated to exploring how these tools are actually being used, how they are performing and how users perceive the benefits they can bring.
11-12 May 2001
Latimer
Conference Centre, Chesham, Bucks
The importance of the Internet to Survey Research is being increasingly recognised, and its impact extends from data capture through to dissemination. Many conferences and meetings (by ASC and others) have discussed the impact of the Internet, and we hear both enthusiasm and cautionary voices. In consequence, the ASC decided that its next International Conference on Survey Research Methods would address 'the Challenge of the Internet'.
The conference extended over two days (Friday & Saturday), was residential, and had a single stream of four half-day sessions, each with an invited keynote speaker and other contributions. It follows the pattern of the successful Chilworth conference of 1998, and MRS, SRA and ONS joined ASC in building the programme. Topics extend from sampling through to dissemination. The full programme is available, with all the presentations. The full proceedings can be ordered from the publications page.
Wednesday, 31 January 2001
Mander Hall,
Hamilton
House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H·9BD
The ASC invited four Internet survey software suppliers and integrators to participate in a comparative workshop to present and demonstrate their software against a standard set of tasks. Two other specialists will also discuss the additional problems faced in specialised Internet Access contexts. The Keynote presentation to introduce the Workshop was given by Neil Swan, Maritz ·TRBI. Details are available, with copies of the presentations.
28th September 2000
Imperial College, London
The Internet is now established, and is likely to shape the way survey researchers operate in the future. This conference aimed to be hard hitting and focus on the real issues of the Internet as a survey research tool for the 21st century. While much of the hype has been consumer based, the B2B market has enormous potential and projections for growth.
Click here to see more details of the programme, including the abstracts and presentations. A CD of the full proceedings, including full papers and presentations, is available from the ASC - see our Publications page.
A map of the location is available, as are details and a campus map for Imperial College.
26th April 2000, at Imperial College, London
Automation has affected every part of the survey process. Survey design, sampling, respondent selection, fieldwork administration, data capture, quality control, coding, editing, analysis, reporting and dissemination have all been influenced by technological change. The conference assessed these developments from the perspective of the research commissioner, the survey professional and the user of research findings, and will attempt to assess who have been the winners and losers in all this change and to comment particularly on the consequences for the quality of the products which are delivered.
Click here to see more details of the programme, including the abstracts and presentations.
3rd ASC International Conference22-24 September 1999, in Edinburgh
LEADING SURVEY AND STATISTICAL COMPUTING
INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Click here to see the full details fo the program and the event. Copies of the presentations are available for many of the papers, and the full proceedings are also available for purchase.
8 January 1999, at Imperial College, London
The Impact of CAI on Large and Complex Surveys
Compared to even a few years ago, Computer Aided Interviewing (CAI) is now relatively widespread and mature. A move to CAI can, for example, lead to improvements in data quality and turnaround times; it can even make possible surveys that would not otherwise be contemplated. For these and other reasons, many survey organisations and clients have been persuaded that CAI is where the future of survey research lies.
Not everyone, however, is entirely convinced; paper and pencil interviewing still has its role; the promise of CAI will be realised only under certain conditions. Follow the link on the title for more details of the programme, and copies of the presentations.
21-22 August 1998, at Chilworth Manor, Southampton
New Methods for Survey Research
A satellite conference for Compstat 98, 24-28 August, at Bristol
View the full programme and read the abstracts, and you can download the presentations. Full details of the proceedings are available from our Publications page. A summary is also available.
15 April 1998, at Imperial College London
Thinking bigger and thinking smaller - learning about Qualitative Research
Group discussions, citizens juries, focus groups, deliberative polling. These are all useful tools in the kitbag of the rounded survey professional. But what do we know about them, and what can computer packages and expert systems contribute? As survey professionals, how many of us know much - or anything - about the great strides that have been made in recent years to develop the methodology - and especially the approach to analysis - of material collected during qualitative research?
The day offered the chance to learn about developments related to - but slightly outside - the mainstream of quantitative research. Topics covered included
30 September 1997, at Imperial College, London
The Interview, the Internet, the Impact
All ASC events include an opportunity for software and service suppliers to exhibit their wares. Click here for more details.
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