2012 German Stata Users Group Meeting ======================================

Organizers: Johannes Giesecke (University of Bamberg) Ulrich Kohler (WZB), Place: Social Science Research Center (WZB), Berlin Date: June 1, 2012

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2012 Webpage: http://www.stata.com/meeting/germany12/

Call for presentations ----------------------

We would like to announce the 10th German Stata Users Group Meeting to be held at the Social Science Research Center in Berlin on Friday, June 1, 2012. We would like to invite everybody from anywhere who is interested in using Stata to attend this meeting.

Presentations are sought on topics that include:

- 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, etc.

The conference language will be English due to the international nature of the meeting and the participation of non-German guest speakers. (See http://www.stata.com/support/meeting for the proceedings of other User Group Meetings.)

We are very delighted that Patrick Royston (University College London) and Maurizio Pisati (University of Milano Bicocca) have accepted our invitation to attend the meeting as our guest speakers. The academic program of the meeting is being organized by Johannes Giesecke (johannes.giesecke@uni-bamberg.de) and Ulrich Kohler (kohler@wzb.eu).

Submission -----------

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit an abstract by email to one of the organizers (max 200 words). The deadline for submissions is 31th March 2012. Presentations should be about 20 min. or shorter.

Finance and Logistics ----------------------

Participants are asked to travel at their own expense. There will be a small conference fee to cover costs for coffee, teas, and luncheons. There will also be an optional informal meal at a restaurant in Berlin on Friday evening at additional cost. The logistics are being organized by Dittrich and Partner (http://www.dpc.de), the distributor of Stata in several countries including Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary. You can enroll by contacting Anke Mrosek (anke.mrosek@dpc.de) by email or by writing, phoning, or faxing to

Anke Mrosek Dittrich & Partner Consulting GmbH Prinzenstr. 2 42697 Solingen

Tel: +49 (0) 212 260 66-24 Fax: +49 (0) 212 260 66-66

The final program, cost, and venue will be circulated in April 2012.