Professor Jan Bjørnstad (Statistics Norway):  Likelihood and Statistical Evidence in Survey Sampling    (Abstract)

Professor Mindaugas Bloznelis (University of Vilnius):  Resampling for Finite Populations   (Abstract)

Professor Gösta Forsman (University of Linköping):  Research on Web Surveys – An Overview   (Abstract)

Docent Seppo Laaksonen (Statistics Finland):  New Techniques for Imputation   (Abstract)    (Paper)

Professor Risto Lehtonen (University of Jyväskylä):  A Comparison of the Behaviour of Certain Model-assisted and Model-dependent Estimators for Domains and Small Areas   (Abstract)

Dr. Lennart Nordberg (Statistics Sweden):  Computer Software for Survey Processing   (Abstract)    (Paper)

Professor Bengt Rosén (University of Uppsala):  Generalized Regression Estimation and Pareto pps    (Abstract)

Docent Imbi Traat (University of Tartu):  Sampling Theory from a Matrix Perspective   (Abstract)   (Paper)

Dr. Li-Chun Zhang (Statistics Norway):  Weighting Adjustment for Nonignorable Nonresponse and Nonresponse Effects on Estimation and Design    (Abstract)   (Presentation)

Signe Balina (University of Latvia) and Janis Lapins (Bank of Latvia): Sampling Development of the Latvian Household Budget Survey    (Abstract)

Yves Berger (University of Southampton, UK): Variance Estimation for Systematic Sampling with Unequal Probabilities under Fixed Ordering of a Population    (Abstract)

Michael Carlson (University of Stockholm, Sweden): Assessing Microdata Disclosure Risk Using the Poisson-Inverse Gaussian Distribution    (Abstract)   (Paper)

Michael Davidsen (National Institute of Public Health, Denmark): The Danish Health and Morbidity Survey 2000: Design and Analysis   (Abstract)

Abdulhakeem Eideh (University of Southampton, UK): Two-stage Informative Cluster Sampling – Estimation and Prediction   (Abstract)

Helene Feveile (National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark): Marginal Homogeneity of Two Overlapping Populations: Categorical Data from a Split Panel Survey    (Abstract)

Elzbieta Getka-Wilczynska (Institute of Econometrics, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland): Internet in Social Research: On the Example of the Survey on Evaluation of Scholarships to Young Researchers by the Foundation for Polish Science    (Abstract)   (Paper)

Dan Hedlin (University of Southampton, UK): Estimating Totals in Some U.K. Business Surveys   (Abstract)

Anders Holmberg (Statistics Sweden): On the Choice of Sampling Design under GREG Estimation in Multiparameter Surveys   (Abstract)   (Paper)

Audrius Indriulionis (Vilnius University and Statistics Lithuania): Nonresponse in Surveys on Wages and Salaries   (Abstract)

Kati Kekäläinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland): Treating Nonresponse through Hierarchical Post-stratification in Survey Sampling    (Abstract)

Vesa Kiviniemi (University of Jyväskylä, Finland): Web Tools in Teaching and Learning of Survey Sampling: The VliSS System   (Abstract)

Danute Krapavickaite (Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Statistics Lithuania and Gediminas Technical University) and Aleksandras Plikusas (Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Statistics Lithuania and Vilnius University): Calibrated Estimator of the Ratio   (Abstract)

Gunnar Kulldorff (University of Umeå, Sweden): One Summer School and Four Workshops: On the Development of Survey Sampling in the Baltic Countries    (Abstract)

Martins Liberts (Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia and University of Latvia): Quality Evaluation of the Labour Cost Survey   (Abstract)   (Paper)

Boris Lorenc (University of Stockholm, Sweden): A Study of Effectiveness of Propensity Score Weighting in a Simulated Population    (Abstract)

Sixten Lundström (Statistics Sweden): A Handbook on Estimation in the Presence of Nonresponse and Frame Imperfections   (Abstract)

Kadri Meister (University of Umeå, Sweden): Real Time Sampling: Some Asymptotic Considerations   (Abstract)

Mittinty N. Murthy (University of Canterbury, New Zealand): Condensing and Weighting in Multivariate Nearest Neighbor Method of Imputation    (Abstract)   (Paper)

Kari Nissinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland): On Pseudo-EBLUP Approach to Small Area Estimation   (Abstract)

Pauli Ollila (Statistics Finland): Some Studies on Variance Estimation   (Abstract)

Kristiina Rajaleid (University of Tartu, Estonia): Variance Estimation under Pareto Sampling   (Abstract)

Arnfinn Schjalm (Statistics Norway): A Search for a Good Sample Allocation for Agricultural and Forestry Statistics   (Abstract)    (Paper)

Johanna Sisto (Statistics Finland and University of Jyväskylä): European Community Household Panel (ECHP): Response Rate Methodology and Application in the Finnish ECHP   (Abstract)

Ieva Slosa (Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia): Some Quality Analysis of the Survey of Transportation of Goods by Road   (Abstract)

Kaja Sõstra (Statistics Finland and University of Tartu, Estonia): Small Area Estimation of Unemployment   (Abstract)

Daniel Thorburn (University of Stockholm, Sweden): Generalised Difference Estimators – A Design-based Prediction Approach to Sampling    (Abstract)

M. Dolores Ugarte (Public University of Navarra, Spain): Penalized Quasi-likelihood with Spatially Correlated Data   (Abstract)

Abstracts of invited lectures and contributed papers are available as links after their titles above. They will be printed in a booklet given to the participants upon arrival at the conference.

The fee covers participation in the scientific programme, documentation, refreshments (coffee and fruit) in the morning and afternoon, and social events. VAT is not included.

For late registrations after May 15 the fee will be 900, 1800, 3000, 600 and 300 SEK, respectively.

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Payment for the bus transportation August 17 and 23 will preferably be made with the payment of conference fee.

The Organizing Committee has received a grant from the Swedish Institute that makes it possible to give financial support to 20 participants from the Baltic countries. Those who want to participate in the conference are encouraged to register as soon as possible and to contact Imbi Traat (Estonia), Janis Lapins (Latvia), Danute Krapavickaite (Lithuania) or the Organizing Committee [e-mail address removed 2003] about the need for financial support.

Ammarnäs and the surrounding mountains is an excellent recreation area. If some participants like to prolong their stay at the hotel Ammarnäsgården it is possible to notify this on the registration form or later. The hotel then offers our participants accommodation and breakfast for the following prices:

• one night August 23 to 24             300 SEK
• two nights August 23 to 25            550 SEK
• three nights August 23 to 26         750 SEK