The 31st
Population Census Conference
Hosted bythe Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of
America, Asia and the Pacific (ANCSDAAP)
in cooperation withthe Statistis Bureau of Japan (SBJ)

"The Impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Round of Censuses and
How to Overcome the Ensuing Challenges"

  • Dates

    November 29 (Tue.) - December 1 (Thu.), 2022

  • Venue

    Tokyo, Japan

  • For your safety: Covid-19 measures during the conference Please follow guidance to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including wearing masks
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Day 1 Nov. 29, 2022

Day 1
Time Session Tentative Program Venue
09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-10:00 Opening Session Opening/Welcoming Remarks
  • Statistics Bureau of Japan
  • ANCSDAAP
10:00-10:30 Photo Session Group Photo & Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 Session 1 Presidential Address
  • Vu Thi Thu Thuy, President of ANCSDAAP/General Statistics Office of Vietnam
11:00-12:00 Session 2

Keynote Speech

A keynote speech on the challenges and impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Round Censuses and implications for conducting censuses and overcoming the ensuing challenges will be given in this session.
12:00-13:30 Lunch (hosted by SBJ)
13:30-14:45 Session 3

Topic Overview and Census Taking Experiences of the 2020 Round Censuses

This session will provide overviews and experiences on census-taking in the 2020 round including the impact of COVID-19 on preparatory census activities, field-based enumeration, census methods, and challenges. It is also expected to be an opportunity for census-takers to exchange their 2020 round census experiences.
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-16:15 Session 4

Topic New Technologies/Alternative Methods on Census-taking

Innovations and implications of new technologies and alternative census-taking methods such as using administrative data will be discussed in this session.
16:30-17:30 Board of Directors Meeting
18:00-20:00 Welcoming Dinner (hosted by ANCSDAAP)

Day 2 Nov. 30, 2022

Day 2
Time Session Tentative Program Venue
09:00-09:15 Notice & Update
09:15-10:30 Session 5

Topic Data Collection and Processing

Discussions regarding census data collection such as approaches to implementing field surveys through operational control systems, and new opportunities for increasing quality can be included in this session.The session will also provide opportunities to share the processing of all census data, which encompasses everything from the receipt of questionnaires to the creation of an accurate and complete census database.
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:00 Session 6

Topic Census Evaluation

This session covers census evaluation of the overall activities such as census planning, implementation, budgeting, and accuracy evaluation of data such as post-enumeration surveys (PES).
12:00-13:30 Lunch (hosted by SBJ)
13:30-14:45 Session 7

Topic Data Dissemination

Methods of dissemination to the public by seeking ways of publishing census results in a timely and accessible manner with high data quality standards, including experiences with online (PC, mobile) and offline data services, and public use sample data (PUMS) will be discussed in this session.
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-16:15 Session 8

Topic Data Analysis and Utilization

In this session, the application and experience of census data analysis and utilization will be presented. An analysis of population dynamics, demographic characteristics, socio-economic characteristics, SDGs with population census, and the status of households and housing can also be included.

Day 3 Dec. 1, 2022

Day 3
Time Session Tentative Program Venue
09:00-09:15 Notice & Update
09:15-10:30 Session 9

Topic Census Planning

This session is to share the overall plans for next census design, and the implementation of the operational plans and strategies for the next census taking, and efforts to make improvements for conducting the next round of censuses.
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:30 Session 10 Plenary Session and Closing
  • ANCSDAAP
  • Statistics Bureau of Japan

The program is tentative and subject to change.