The Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski

Sessions

A general programme of the Congress of Polish Statistics

April 18, 2012 – THE PLENARY HALL OF ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY IN POZNAN

9.00 – 10.30

Anniversary session, chair: Andrzej Sokołowski (Cracow University of Economics)
A speech by the Organizing Committee Chair
Speeches by representatives of Congress Organizers Janusz Witkowski, President of the Central Statistical Office Marian Gorynia, Rector of the Poznan University of Economics Czesław Domański, President of the Polish Statistical Association Jacek Kowalewski, Director of the Statistical Office in Poznan
Reading of the letter from Bronisław Komorowski, The President of the Republic of Poland
A speech by Marek Ratajczak, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education
A speech by Roman Słowiński, Chairman of the Department of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznan
A speech by Eugeniusz Gatnar, Member of the Board of the National Bank of Poland
Speeches by representatives of local and regional authorities Piotr Florek, Voivode of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship Tomasz Bugajski, Member of the Board of the Wielkopolska Region Tomasz Kayser, Deputy Major of Poznan Representatives of international scientific organizations and statistical institutions
Marie Bohata, Deputy Director General of Eurostat Raymond Chambers, President of the International Association of Survey Statisticians
Reading letters of congratulations – Andrzej Sokołowski

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee break / Press conference

11.00 – 12.50

Plenary session 1

Development of Polish statistical research A presentation of achievements of Polish statistics, chair: Mirosław Krzyśko (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
Walenty Ostasiewicz (Wrocław University of Economics), Development of statistical research in Poland
Jan Mielniczuk (Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology), Polish Contributions in the development of mathematical and applied statistics
Tadeusz Caliński (Poznań University of Life Sciences), Development and achievements in biometry
Krzysztof Jajuga (Wrocław University of Economics), Development of Polish statistical research in economic sciences
Janusz Witkowski, Tadeusz Walczak, Jan Berger (Central Statistical Office), The Polish official statistics its historical development and current challenges
Presentation of anniversary publications – Ewa Kowalka
The opening ceremony of the exhibition ”Polish Statistical Association in the period between 1912 and 2012”
The opening ceremony of the exhibition “Statistics in Wielkopolska” The award ceremony of the provincial competition entitled „Statistics concerns me”

12.50 - 14.35

Lunch break

14.35 – 16.05

Plenary session 2 Development of Polish statistical research, chair: Czesław Domański (University of Lodz)
	Eminent Polish Statisticians
	Teresa Ledwina (Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław), Jerzy Neyman (1894-1981) – invited paper
	Mirosław Krzyśko (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Jan Czekanowski (1882 - 1965) – invited paper
	Stanisława Bartosiewicz (Wroclaw School of Banking), Stańczyk Elżbieta (Statistical Office in Wroclaw), Socio-economic history of Poland in years 1918-2010 (on the basis of research by Central Statistical Office)
	Jan Kordos (Warsaw Management Academy, Warsaw School of Economics), Interplay between sample survey theory and practice in Poland

16.05 – 16.30

Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00

Discussion panel: The future of statistics, chair: Tadeusz Caliński (Poznań University of Life Sciences)

Janina Jóźwiak	(Warsaw School of Economics)	Population statistics
Janusz Witkowski	(Central Statistical Office)	Social statistics
Tomasz Panek	(Warsaw School of Economics)	Social statistics
Jerzy Wilkin	(University of Warsaw)	Economic statistics
Jan Paradysz	(Poznan University of Economics)	Regional statistics
Jerzy Andrzej Moczko	(Poznan University of Medical Sciences)	Health statistics
Mirosław Szreder	(University of Gdańsk)	Statistical data
Jacek Koronacki	(Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)	Methodology of statistical research

18.00 – 18.30

Coffee break

18.30 – 20.00

Jubilee concert „Piękne Głosy, Piękne Melodie”

20.00

Cocktail party

April 19, 2012 – POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

8.30 – 9.30

The anniversary session of the Main Council of the Polish Statistical Association

Statistics in business – a practical perspective

Paweł Chlebicki (ESRI Polska), „ArcGIS - a solution supporting business planning”
Łukasz Kociuba (SAS Institute), „An integrated environment for making statistical analyses”
Marcin Grabowski (AMS SA), „Application of statistical modelling in business tools – AMS Metrics application”
Dominik Zalewski (genijusz), „Mobile Agenda as a modern tool for conferences”

9.30 – 9.50

Coffee break

9.50 – 11.20

1.1. AULA

Survey sampling and small area statistics (1)

1.2. room 407

Social statistics (1)

1.3. room 418

History and Development of Polish Statistics

1.4. room 408

Economic statistics (1)

1.5. room 236

Mathematical statistics (1)

12.00 – 14.00

A walk around the old town „Poznańskie Koziołki”

14.00 – 15.30

Lunch break

15.30 – 17.00

2.1. AULA

Data analysis and classification (1)

2.2. room 407

Social statistics (2)

2.3. room 418

Population statistics (1)

2.4. room 408

Economic statistics (2)

2.5. room 236

Mathematical statistics (2)

17.00 – 17.30

Coffee break – Poster session

17.30 – 19.00

3.1. AULA

Data analysis and classification (2)

3.2. room 407

Survey sampling and small area statistics (2)

3.3. room 418

Population statistics (3)

room 408

Economic statistics (3)

room 236

Statistical data (1)

19.30

Ceremonial dinner

April 20, 2012 – POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

9.00 – 10.30

4.1. AULA

Data analysis and classification (3)

4.2. room 407

Social statistics (3)

4.3. room 418

Health statistics

4.4. room 408

Regional statistics (1)

4.5. room 0011

Mathematical statistics (3)

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30

5.1. AULA

Data analysis and classification (4)

5.2. room 407

Survey sampling and small area statistics (3)

5.3. room 418

Economic statistics (4)

5.4. room 408

Regional statistics (2)

5.5. room 0011

Statistical data (2)

12.30 – 14.30

Lunch break

14.30 – 16.00

6.1. AULA

Survey sampling and small area statistics (4)

6.2. room 407

Social statistics (4)

6.3. room 418

Poland and Ukraine

6.4. room 408

Regional statistics (3)

6.5. room 0011

Mathematical statistics (4)

16.00 – 16.30

Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00

7.1. AULA

Statistical inference

7.2. room 407

Economic and social development analysis

7.3. room 418

Population statistics (2)

7.4. room 408

Classifications and standards

7.5. room 0011

Statistics of sport and tourism

18.00-19.00

The closing ceremony of the Congress

Important:
The speeches and panel discussions on the first day of Congress of Polish Statistics will be translated into English.
On the second and third day of Congress of Polish Statistics the individual sessions will be conducted exclusively either in English or in Polish.
Sessions in English are marked in red.