Updated information 11. October 2012

 The first draft versions of the ESCM-chapters that are to be discussed at the meeting are available at:  ESCM

The coordinators and volunteers of the ESCM chapters should aim to have preliminary drafts of the chapters (in particular 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9) at the meeting, or at least a proposal for a detailed annotated outline. The more complete the text is, the easier and more fruitful the discussion at the 7th Oslo Group meeting will be. The outcome of the 7th Oslo Group meeting should provide a clear direction to guide the subsequent revision and drafting of chapters.

A note has been prepared by the UNSD and the Oslo Group secretariat in order to give some guidelines to the coordinators and writers of the various chapters of ESCM in the drafting process prior to, during and after the 7th meeting. The note is available here: ESCM - Guidelines and work plan

More about the country practices see link:Country PracticesUpdates on the 7^th meeting will be posted on this website.

Updated agenda (19.10.2012)

List of particiants (11.10.2012)

We look forward to seeing you in Helsinki!

How to contribute at the 7th meeting

Active participation from all members of the Oslo Group is pivotal to the success of the Oslo Group meeting and the ESCM. We encourage the coordinators and volunteers to give presentations of the draft chapters during the respective sessions, as a basis for discussion. Views and comments from the Oslo Group on the presented chapters and relevant country practices will be of great value for the further work with the manual.

Please indicate whether you will be giving a presentation or presenting a paper at the meeting by giving a brief description of the topic you would like to present and forwarding it to the secretariat at oslogroup@ssb.no.

Please specify in which session in the preliminary agenda you wish to make a presentation. You can also give us your suggestions for presentations and papers via the registration form.

Invitation, registration form and preliminary agenda

Invitation (05.07.2012)

Registration form (05.07.2012)

Please return the completed form by 10 September 2012

Preliminary Agenda (05.07.2012)

Practical information

VISA requirements (26.06.2012)

Practical information provided by Statistics Finland (05.07.2012)

Participants are requested to make their own travel arrangements, as well as, hotel reservations and bookings, and they are responsible for covering all related costs.