2011 UK Stata Users Group meeting

Announcement and call for presentations

This year, the meeting will be held at Cass Business School, London, on September 15–16. The London meeting is the longest-running series of Stata Users Group meetings. The meeting is open to everyone who is interested; in past years, participants were from Britain, Ireland, other European countries, the United States, and Australia. StataCorp will be represented.

The meeting will include the usual “Wishes and grumbles” session, during which you may air your thoughts to Stata developers. You are invited to attend an optional informal meal (at additional cost) at a London restaurant on Thursday evening, September 15, 2011.

Submission guidelines

Presentations are sought on topics that include the following:

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

Please email the scientific organizers if you are interested, indicating 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).

Abstracts should be no more than 200 words. Please send submissions to the scientific organizers before May 31, 2011. Early submissions are recommended.

The scientific organizers look forward to hearing from you with presentation offers or to discuss the suitability of a potential contribution.

Registration

Timberlake Consultants generously sponsors registration fee waivers for presenters (only one fee waiver per presentation, regardless of the number of authors involved). They will also pay a small fee to a presenter of a longer review or tutorial paper. Click here to register.

The London Eye (aka Millenium Wheel) on the Thames

Timberlake can also assist delegates with sourcing accommodations and other general inquiries regarding traveling or staying in London.

The conference fee covers costs for coffee, tea, and luncheons. By British standards, London is usually relatively dry and warm in September.

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

Organizers

Scientific organizers

Logistics organizer

Timberlake Consultants, distributors of Stata in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, and Spain.

Visit the Timberlake website at www.timberlake.co.uk/stata/index.php.