2009 Thai Stata Users Group meeting

Registration information
Date:	Thursday, March 27, 2009
Venue:	Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University 239 Huay Kaew Rd., T. Suthep, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Cost:	Price Student price Single day SGD150 SGD80 Optional dinner SGD100
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Announcement

East Asia Training & Consultancy, a distributor of Stata in Thailand, is pleased to announce the first Thai Stata Users Group meeting to be held at the Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, on March 27, 2009. This meeting will be the first Stata Users Group meeting to be held in Asia. Anyone interested in Stata is invited to attend. StataCorp will be represented.

Presentation topics might include

• discussion of user-written Stata programs,
• case studies of research or teaching using Stata,
• discussions of data-management problems,
• reviews of analytical issues, and
• surveys or critiques of Stata facilities in specific fields, etc.

We would like to put special emphasis on applications of Stata in econometric and time-series modeling. Please email the scientific organizer if you are interested in presenting a paper, and indicate whether you wish to give

• a 20-minute talk (followed by a 10-minute discussion),
• a 10-minute talk (followed by a 5-minute discussion), or
• a longer review or tutorial (about an hour).

If you would like to discuss the suitability of a potential contribution, please contact the scientific organizer.

The conference language will be English. However, if there is demand among participants for Thai language presentations, we will provide special sessions.

Please send submissions to the scientific organizer by February 28, 2009.

The meeting will include the usual “Wishes and grumbles” session during which you may air your thoughts to Stata developers. A detailed program will be announced later.

The organizers look forward to hearing from you with presentation offers or to discuss the suitability of a potential contribution. Confirmation of the program will be circulated in March 2009.

For proceedings of previous Stata Users Group meetings, visit http://www.stata.com/meeting/proceedings.html.

Registration

There will be a small registration fee, SGD150, to cover lunch costs.

For a registration form in English, click here.

Potential visitors to Thailand might like to know that Chiang Mai has a tropical climate but is cooler and less humid than elsewhere in Thailand. Temperatures range from 13 to 29 degrees Celsius.

Accommodation

Hotel details

Doi Suthep is a constant part of life in Chiang Mai. A Thai saying goes, “If you haven’t tasted Khao Soi or seen the view from Doi Suthep, you haven’t been to Chiang Mai.” This regal mountain overlooks the city from the northwest, providing commanding views from its summit.

Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel
23 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Tel : 0-5322-2099, 0-5322-2091-3
Fax : 0-5322-1625

Bangkok sales and reservation office:
2 Phahol Metro Condo., 4th Floor, Room No.423
Phaholyothin 14, Samsennai, Phayathai
Bangkok 10400

Tel. 02-278-3199, 278-4633
Fax. 02-278-4355
Email: info@chiangmaiorchid.com
http://www.chiangmaiorchid.com

Places of interest

Doi Suthep: http://www.hasekamp.net/suthep.htm
Elephant Camp: http://www.maesaelephantcamp.com/ourcamp.html
Handicraft Village: http://www.ban-tawai.com/attraction.php
Temples: http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/temples_in_chiangmai.html

Organizers

Scientific organizer

Patcharin Srisawat (patcharin.srisawat@gmail.com), (pat@econ.cmu.ac.th)
stata.meeting@gmail.com
stata_meeting@econ.cmu.ac.th

Logistics organizers

East Asia Training & Consultancy is a distributor of Stata in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Visit the East Asia Training & Consultancy web site at http://www.eastasiatc.com.sg.