Expert Group Meeting on the Guidelines and Principles for the Development of Disability Statistics

Past Events

12/07/2017 – 14/07/2017, New York, USA

Organized by United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the main objective of the Expert Group Meeting is to initiate the revision of the UN Guidelines and Principles for the Development of Disability Statistics. The revision with take into account the context of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provide guidance to countries on how to produce statistics on disability so as to better meet demands for good quality data for measuring and monitoring progress towards inclusion of persons with disabilities in development programs…more

Apply Earth Observation for the SDGs

Past Events

12/07/2017, New York, USA

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), in partnership with NASA and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), will host a participatory and consultative multi-stakeholder training event featuring representatives from governments, civil society, international and research organizations, and academia as part of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development’s SDGs Learning, Training and Practice 2017 track. This training will provide an opportunity to learn about some of the challenges countries are facing (Colombia and Kenya), and learn from experts on some of the unique methods being developed and piloted on the use of EO data to address these challenges…more

Data Science, Statistics & Visualisation (DSSV 2017)

Past Events

12/07/2017 – 14/07/2017, Lisbon, Portugal

The International Association for Statistical Computing (IASC) is pleased to announce the first conference on Data Science, Statistics & Visualisation DSSV 2017, that is a satellite conference of the 61st World Statistics Congress in Marrakesh, Morocco. IASC aims to bring together researchers and professionals interested in the interplay of computer science, statistics and visualisation, hence building bridges between these fields. The conference will be hosted by Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon…more