International conference ”Population Census, 2020 round and post 2020: from traditions to modernism”
8-9 April 2019, Bucharest
Monday, 8 april 2019
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcoming the guests |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Conference opening |
| Chair of the conference – Silvia PISICĂ, director general social statistics, National Institute of Statistics of Romania | |
| Session I | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Keynote speaker 1 – Andoria Ionita, director, Department of Studies, Demographic Projections and Population Census, National Institute of Statistics, Romania |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Session I: · General strategies to conduct population censuses for 2021 round · Specific elements on drafting the national census legislative package · Organizational arrangements and good practices for a successful census promotion, including best practices for census promotion 1. Spain – 2021 Census in Spain: A general overview, Jorge L. Vega VALLE, Antonio Argüeso JIMÉNEZ, Marina Pérez JULIÁN, Socio-Demographic Directorate, National Institute of Statistics 2. Luxembourg – New population census in Luxembourg, Francois PELTIER, Charlie KLEIN, Population and Dwellings Unit, STATEC 3. Romania – Challenges when switching from a traditional to a combined census – Romanian Experience, Silvia PISICĂ, Andoria IONIȚĂ, National Institute of Statistics |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 11.45 | Discussions on the papers presented in session I |
| Session II | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Keynote speaker 2 – Eurostat, Adam WRONSKI, head of unit F2 – Population & migration |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Session II: · New methods of organizing the collection and processing of census data such as the use of administrative sources or sample surveys · Using multi-modal methods for enumeration, such as the use of intelligent web forms and scanning questionnaires as methods of data entry into databases 1. Eurostat – EU population statistics – beyond 2021, Adam WRONSKI, David THOROGOOD, Population and migration Unit, Eurostat 2. Austria – Using a branch-specific personal identification number which we use in Austria for integrating data for the Census, Eva-Maria ASAMER, Statistics Austria 3. France – The French rolling census: a method enabling progressive modernization with preliminary tests, ROUX Valérie, INSEE 4. Estonia– An index-based approach to determine Estonian population by using administrative sources, Ethel MAASING, Statistics Estonia 5. Lithuania – Preparation for register-based census, Milda ŠLIČKUTĖ-ŠEŠTOKIENĖ, Population and Housing Census Division, Statistics Lithuania 6. Hungary – Plans to enhance survey quality by using administrative data in Census 2021 in Hungary, Marcell KOVÁCS, Mátyás LAJTAI, Statistics Hungary |
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch break and official group photo |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Discussions on the papers presented in session II |
| Session III | |
| 14:30- 14:45 | Keynote speaker 3 – Janusz DYGASZEWICZ, director, Geostatistics and Census Department, Statistics Poland |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Presentation session III: · Use of innovative technologies such as buildings geo-referencing 1. Romania – Population census, the perspective of georeferentiated statistics, Ștefan NIȚĂ, GIS department, National Institute of Statistics 2. Romania –Census Romania 2021 – needs and expectation. The role of statistical data in creating and evaluating territorial public policies, Conf. Univ. Dr. Bogdan SUDITU, Bucharest University, Faculty of Geography |
| Session IV | |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Keynote speaker 4 – Prof. univ. dr. Valentina VASILE, scientific director, Romanian Academy – Institute of National Economy |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Session IV:
1. Romania – Eight proposals for Romania’s next Population Census, Vasile Ghetau, Director, Demographic Research Centre “Vladimir Trebici” of the Romanian Academy |
| 16:15-17:00 | Discussions on the papers presented in sessions III and IV |
| 19:00 | Official dinner at the Hanu lui Manuc (Manuc’s Inn), 62-64 Franceza Str., Bucharest Dress Code: Business or Casual |
Tuesday, 9 April
| Session V | |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Keynote speaker 5 – commissioner-in-chief Cătălin-Aurel GIULESCU, director, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Directorate for Persons Record and Databases Management |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | Session V: · Methods and ways to insure the data confidentiality (statistical disclosure control) · Methods of organization and measures taken under the conditions of compliance with GDPR regulation etc. 1. Romania – Methods of organization and measures taken under the conditions of compliance with GDPR regulation, Lavinia BĂLTEANU, National Institute of Statistics 2. Romania – Overview on statistical data confidentiality and access to microdata, Lucian ALEXANDRESCU, National Institute of Statistics |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Discussions on the papers presented in sessions V |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | PANEL SESSION: Is there a need for population and housing census in the future and if so, how will it look like? Moderators: All 5 Keynote speakers |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Conclusion of the conference |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |