WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, October 1, 2013) - The University of Waterloo is co-hosting a conference this week that will address the critical role of quality data for academic research and ultimately effective policies to benefit all Canadians.
The Canadian Research Data Centre Network’s 2013 conference, Canadian Data: Looking Back, Moving Forward, will present recent evidence on public issues, such as health and health services, the integration of newcomers, children’s well-being, and aboriginal issues.
The conference features several University of Waterloo experts, including:
- Professor Mikal Skuterud on immigrant skills,
- Professor Emmanuelle Piérard on child health and parental smoking,
- Professor Ana Ferrer on immigrant women, and
- Professor Martin Cooke on First Nation and Inuit community health.
“Good data are the cornerstone of good research and good research evidence is a key component of good policy-making,” explains Professor Lori Curtis of the Department of Economics, and academic director of the SouthWestern Ontario Research Data Centre at Waterloo. “This conference is an excellent opportunity to find out the range of policy-relevant questions that researchers have been able to answer by analyzing detailed microdata.”
When: October 3 and 4, 2013
Where: Waterloo Inn, 475 King Street North, Waterloo
Keynote speakers: Professor Michael Bailey, University of Toronto; Professor Thomas Crossley, University of Essex and Institute for Fiscal Studies, UK; Professor Raymond Currie, dean emeritus, University of Manitoba.
For more information, please visit http://www.rdc-cdr.ca/crdcn-2013-national-conference
About the University of Waterloo
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca.
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