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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">[Apologies for any cross posting]</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">9th Annual European DDI User Conference (EDDI17) DDI - The Basis of Managing the Data Life Cycle</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Place</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">: Lausanne, Switzerland</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Date</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">: December 5/6, 2017</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Host</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">:  FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Conference web page:
<a href="http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/eddi17" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/eddi17</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The draft program is available at
<a href="http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/ocs/index.php/eddi/eddi17/schedConf/program">
http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/ocs/index.php/eddi/eddi17/schedConf/program</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">It comprehends 2 keynotes, 24 presentations, 3 tutorials, posters, and side meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The conference will be opened by the keynote speech on “DDI Is Not Enough” by Ron Dekker (director of CESSDA ERIC - Consortium of European Social Science
 Data Archives)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Registration information is provided at
<a href="http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/ocs/index.php/eddi/EDDI17/about/registration">
http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/ocs/index.php/eddi/EDDI17/about/registration</a>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The deadline for the early booking conference fee is October 17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Approx. 90 participants are expected for the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">EDDI17 is organized jointly by
<a href="http://forscenter.ch/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">FORS</span></a> - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences,
<a href="http://www.gesis.org/en/home/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">GESIS</span></a> - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and
<a href="https://www.iza.org/organization/idsc" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">IDSC of IZA</span></a> - International Data Service Center of the Institute for the Study of Labor.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The
<a href="http://www.ddialliance.org/"><span style="color:blue">Data Documentation Initiative</span></a> (DDI) is an international standard for describing the data produced by surveys and other observational methods in the social, behavioral, economic, and health
 sciences.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The meeting will bring together DDI users and professionals from all over Europe and the world. Anyone interested in developing, applying, or using DDI is
 invited to attend and present.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The presentations focus on:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Case Studies</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Mature implementations</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Early Implementations</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Interplay of DDI with other standards or technologies</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Projects in early phases in which DDI is under consideration</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Critiques of DDI</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">The topics of the conference include:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">User Needs, Efficient Infrastructures and Improved Quality</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Official Statistics</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Reusing and Sharing Metadata</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Data Harmonization</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Incentives to Document Data</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Open Data and Linked Open Data</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Privacy and Access Control</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Metadata versus Data and Related Ethics</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Software / Tools</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">For more information about the EDDI conference series and details on the previous EDDI conferences, look at
<a href="http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/</span></a>.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">Jon Johnson and Joachim Wackerow (co-chairs)
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on behalf of the EDDI1</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW">7</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"> Program Committee</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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