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The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) at Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) has been conducting the Annual Workshop on Survey Methodology since 2011, co-organized by the National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) of the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), will be held from August 28 to August 31, 2023, in São Paulo/SP – Brazil. The event includes lectures, short courses with interactive activities, practical examples, and case studies, and aims to discuss emerging topics on survey methods for data production, primarily in the field of ICT.

The 13th edition of the workshop will focus on the new landscape of data production, ecosystem, and governance. It will explore emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in the context of new data sources, collection methods, and tools based on Artificial Intelligence and machine learning algorithms.

Concept Note of the Workshop

Program

  • August 28

    • 8:40

      Welcome coffee

    • 9:15

      Welcome remarks

      Demi Getschko (NIC.br) e Gustavo da Silva Ferreira (ENCE/IBGE)

    • 9:30

      Keynote – Social Aspects of Artificial Intelligence

      Frauke Kreuter (University of Maryland and Ludwig Maximilian University Munich)

    • 10:30

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 11:00

      Keynote – Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Landscape, Transparency and Bias

      Caitlin Mulholland (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)

    • 12:00

      Keynote – Transformation of the Travel & Tourism Statistical System in the UK

      Mike Prestwood (Office for National Statistics - UK)

    • 13:00

      Lunch Break

    • 14:00

      Short Course I – Harnessing Naturally Occurring Data to Measure and Analyze Individual Income, Expenditure, and Assets

      Shachar Kariv (University of California, Berkeley)

    • 15:30

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 15:50

      Short Course I – Recovering Preferences – A Combined Survey and Field Experiment

      Shachar Kariv (University of California, Berkeley)

  • August 29

    • 8:40

      Welcome coffee

    • 9:00

      Panel – Data Production and Governance: Perspectives from International Organizations

      Marielza Oliveira (UNESCO) , Nathan Menton (ITU) , Luis Aranda (OECD) e João Pita (IRCAI)

    • 10:50

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 11:10

      Keynote – Survey Sampling Inference under Mode Effects and Proxy Surveys

      Danny Pfeffermann (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Southampton)

    • 12:10

      Case Study – Nonprobability survey adjustment based on census data

      Marcelo Pitta (Cetic.br|NIC.br) e Thiago Meireles (Cetic.br|NIC.br)

    • 12:30

      Lunch Break

    • 13:30

      Short Course 2 – Data visualization: Making Charts Work

      Alan Smith (Financial Times)

    • 15:00

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 15:30

      Short Course 2 – Data visualization: Making Charts Work

      Alan Smith (Financial Times)

  • August 30

    • 8:40

      Welcome coffee

    • 9:00

      Session 1 – Machine Learning in Official Statistics – Opportunities and Necessary Accompanying Aspects

      Florian Dumpert (Office for National Statistics - Germany)

    • 10:00

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 10:30

      Session 2 – The Artificial Intelligence for Development Analytics – AIDA Platform

      Gonzalo Gomez (UNDP EIO)

    • 11:30

      Session 3 – Brazilian Observatory on Artificial Intelligence (OBIA)

      Luiz Alexandre Reali Costa (NIC.br) , Paulo Kuester (NIC.br) e Veridiana Domingos Cordeiro (IBM-University of São Paulo)

    • 12:30

      Lunch Break

    • 13:30

      Short Course 3 – Capita Selecta in Multisource Statistics

      Ton de Waal (Tilburg University)

    • 15:00

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 15:30

      Short Course 3 – Capita Selecta in Multisource Statistics

      Ton de Waal (Tilburg University)

  • August 31

    • 8:40

      Welcome coffee

    • 9:00

      Short Course 4 – Advanced questionnaire design with Alternative Methods of Data Collection

      Pamela Campanelli (The Survey Coach)

    • 10:30

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 10:50

      Short Course 4 – Advanced questionnaire design with Alternative Methods of Data Collection

      Pamela Campanelli (The Survey Coach)

    • 12:30

      Lunch Break

    • 13:30

      Short Course 4 – Advanced questionnaire design with Alternative Methods of Data Collection

      Pamela Campanelli (The Survey Coach)

    • 15:00

      Coffee Break & Networking

    • 15:30

      Short Course 4 – Advanced questionnaire design with Alternative Methods of Data Collection

      Pamela Campanelli (The Survey Coach)

    • 17:00

      Closing remarks

      Alexandre Barbosa (Cetic.br|NIC.br) e Prof. Pedro Silva (ENCE/IBGE)

Speakers

Palestrantes Keynotes

  • Alan Smith

  • Alexandre Barbosa

  • Keynote Caitlin Mulholland

  • Keynote Danny Pfeffermann

  • Demi Getschko

  • Florian Dumpert

  • Keynote Frauke Kreuter

  • Gonzalo Gomez

  • Gustavo da Silva Ferreira

  • João Pita Costa

  • Luiz Alexandre Reali Costa

  • Luis Aranda

  • Marcelo Pitta

  • Marielza Oliveira

  • Keynote Mike Prestwood

  • Nathan Menton

  • Pamela Campanelli

  • Paulo Kuester

  • Prof. Pedro Silva

  • Shachar Kariv

  • Thiago Meireles

  • Ton de Waal

  • Veridiana Domingos Cordeiro

Venue

Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br
Av. das Nações Unidas, 11.541 - 4th floor - São Paulo, SP/Brazil

List of suggested hotels nearby the event venue: https://nic.br/eventos/hotels/.

Subway and Train
The train station that is closest to the meeting venue is Berrini, that’s part of Line 9 (Emerald). The Line 9 has acess to Subway Line 4 (Yellow) in Pinheiros Station, and to Subway Line 5 (Lilac) in Santo Amaro Station.

Bus
SPTrans is responsible for the bus lines in the city (https://www.sptrans.com.br/). Their website is only in portuguese, but their bus lines schedule database is integrated into Google Maps, so you can easily query the best bus lines for a given route.

CPTM Official Website (only in portuguese): https://www.cptm.sp.gov.br/
Subway Official Website (only in portuguese): http://www.metro.sp.gov.br/

Useful information

Vaccination against yellow fever is recommended for international travellers visiting any area in the state of São Paulo. Please check your country’s legislation before travelling. Additionally, please refer to: https://www.who.int/countries/bra/en/.

 

The visa is the document granted by Consular Representations of Brazil abroad that allows the expectation of admission and stay of foreigners in the national territory, provided that the conditions established by law have been met.

 

To apply for a visa, foreigners must submit the visa application form duly completed, a valid travel document, proof of payment of consular fees, International Certificate of Immunization – when necessary –, and other specific documents for the type of visa requested. For more details, go to: https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/informacoes-sobre-vistos-para-estrangeiros-viajarem-ao-brasil#ondesolicitar.

 

More information about the city of Sao Paulo is availabe at: https://cidadedesaopaulo.com/?lang=en.

Previous Editions

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