The R Project - The Use of R in Official Statistics - uRos2018

Welcome to uRos2018

The 6th Conference on the Use of R in Official Statistics (uRos2018) will take place from 12 to 14 September 2018 at the CBS in the Hague. The 6th Conference on the Use of R in Official Statistics (uRos2018) will take place from 12 to 14 September 2018 at the Dutch Office for National Statistics (CBS) in the Hague.

Over the last two decades R has become the lingua franca for statisticians, methodologists and data scientists worldwide. The reasons why the official statistics community is rapidly embracing R are clear: it has an active worldwide community of users, there is wide support from the industry and it combines a vast amount of functionality for data preparation, methodology, visualisation and application building. Moreover, R-based software is exchanged through strictly enforced technical standards:

“R is probably the most thoroughly validated statistics software on Earth.” – Uwe Ligges, CRAN maintainer (useR!2017).

Finally, R is a truly Free (libre) Open Source software product, making it an ideal environment for sharing, collaboration and industrialising official statistics.

The “use of R in Official Statistics” started as a local conference at the Statistical Office of Romania in 2013, with the first international edition being held at that same office in 2014. This year, Statistics Netherlands is proud to host the sixth edition of this event, which will bring together official statisticians, scientists, and prominent members of the R community to share ideas on using and developing R tools in the area of official statistics.

Register

NOTE: registration is closed as we are sold out.

The conference fee is EUR 200 plus bank charges. Payments are accepted only through iDEAL, Pay Pal or by Credit Card.

Keynote Speakers

Alina Matei is senior lecturer at the Institute of Statistics, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Her main research interests include sample coordination, estimation in presence of nonresponse, sampling algorithms, variance estimation, etc., as well as computational aspects of sample surveys. Alina is author or co-author of several articles and book chapters on these topics, and co-author and maintainer of the R package sampling.

Jeroen Ooms is postdoc with the rOpenSci group at UC Berkeley, California. He is an influential developer and has written a many important infrastructural packages that power the modern data science pipeline in R. His current work involves packages to facilitate encryption, text analysis and imaging in R. As of 2017 Jeroen is also the official maintainer for R for Windows for which he builds and prepares the rtools compiler toolchain and official releases of base R.

Programme

Download the book of abstracts: uRos2018.pdf

Sessions

Download the book of abstracts: uRos2018.pdf

unconfUROS hackathon

unconfUROS is a 2-day hackaton where we bring together an enthusiastic group of R programmers to build R packages or applications that are of interest for Official Statistics. The event precedes the uRos2018 conference, at 10-11 September 2018.

Important dates

• 31 May 2018: Call for abstracts is now closed
• 30 June 2018: Notification of acceptance
• 07 September 2018: Deadline for paper submission
• 10-11 September 2018: unconfUROS
• 12 September 2018: Tutorial sessions
• 13-14 September 2018: Scientific conference

Call for abstracts and tutorials

Authors with an accepted abstract can submit a paper for one of the journal special issues as described below. The call for abstracts is now closed.

Directions

CBS
Henri Faasdreef 312
2492JP The Hague
The Netherlands

From The Hague Central Station: Take lightrail ´Randstadrail´ line 3 or 4 in the direction of Zoetermeer. Get off at “Leidschenveen” station. If you leave the platform you will see a footbridge ahead of you. This will lead you to the main entrance of the CBS building.

Route plan

Useful information

Passport and Visa

Participants may need a visa. Please check if a visa is needed for your country. To see if you need a visa to enter the Netherlands from your country, please click here: more information

If you require a visa letter, please contact our conference secretariat : uRos2018@cbs.nl. Visa letters will be distributed until 10 August 2018.

Insurance

The organisers do not take responsibility for individual medical, travel or personal insurance and all delegates are strongly advised to have their own personal insurance before travelling to the conference. The organisers will not accept any liability for damages and/or losses of any kind which may be incurred by conference participants or by any persons accompanying them, both during official activities.

Disclaimer

The delegates participate in all events at their own risk. Participants are advised to insure themselves against loss, accidents or damage that could be incurred during the conference. Verbal agreements will not be binding unless they are confirmed in writing. Dutch law is applicable.

Currency/Banking

The Netherlands uses the euro (€) as its official currency. International credit cards and debit cards are also accepted for payment in most hotels, restaurants and shops.

Travelling

Travelling by OV Chipcard

If you want to use public transport in The Hague, you need an OV Chipcard. Information about the OV Chipcard

It is useful to buy an anonymous OV Chipcard for 10 euros and deposit credit on it for travelling.

Travelling from the airport

If you want to travel from the airport by train, you can either buy a train ticket or you can purchase the OV Chipcard at the train station. It takes about 30 minutes to get from Schiphol Amsterdam train station to The Hague Central Station by train for itineraries, visit the NS website.

Tourist information

Tourist information and travel tips about The Hague can you find at the VVV The Hague.

Hotels accommodation

A selection of convenient located hotels, all situated in the centre of The Hague, are listed below.

Hampshire Hotel, Babylon Den Haag

The hotel is next to The Hague central station, 5 min walk to the city centre

Prices from €€€ per night

Address: Bezuidenhoutseweg 53, 2594 AC Den Haag

Hotel Ibis, Den Haag City Centre

The hotel is located in the centre of The Hague, close to nice restaurants and bars.

Prices from €€ per night

Address: Jan Hendrikstraat 10, 2512 GL Den Haag

Corona

Corona is located in the centre of The Hague, on the famous ‘Buitenhof’ and just a couple of minutes walking distance from Central Station.

Prices from €€ per night

Address: Buitenhof 39-40, 2513 AH Den Haag

Parkhotel Den Haag

In the middle of the “Hofkwartier” nearby the Great Church, adjacent to the Palace Gardens and Palace Noordeinde, the unique four-star hotel Parkhotel Den Haag is situated.

Prices from €€ per night

Address: Molenstraat 53, 2513 BJ Den Haag

Novotel Den Haag City Centre

Novotel Den Haag City Centre is a located in the historic Haagse Passage arcade right in the centre of the city.

Prices from €€ per night

Address: Hofweg 5-7, 2511 AA Den Haag

Hotel Mercure Den Haag

Mercure Hotel Den Haag Central is located in the vibrant heart of The Hague and is easily accessible by car and public transport. The hotel is within walking distance of several ministries, the bustling shopping centre and many theatres. The beach is just 15 minutes away.

Prices from €€ per night.

Address: Spui 180, 2511 BW Den Haag

NH Hotel Den Haag

NH Den Haag hotel sits on the top few floors of The Hague’s World Trade Centre building. It gets fantastic views across the city and puts you in easy reach of both the government and business districts. Plus the historic city centre is just 5 minutes away by public transport.

Prices from €€€ per night

Address: Prinses Margrietplantsoen 100, 2595 BR Den Haag

Code of Conduct

Organizers, speakers, registered participants, and sponsors of the uRos2018 conference and/or unconfUROS hackathon, as well as persons or organizations following and discussing the conference through (social) media or internet are required to follow this Code of Conduct. We shall refer to the combined group as ‘participants’ of the uRos2018 conference.

Privacy: participants respect each other’s privacy. In particular it is not allowed to systematically gather information on organizers, speakers and (registered) participants, including but not limited to personal life, professional position, political views, social media outings, open source contributions, or pictures.

Open: participants are open to collaboration, whether it’s on projects, working groups, packages, problems, or otherwise. Participants are receptive to constructive comment and criticism, as the experiences and skill sets of other participants contribute to the whole of our efforts. Participants are accepting of anyone who wishes to take part in their activities, fostering an environment where all can participate and everyone can make a difference.

Respectful: participants are respectful of others, their positions, their skills, their commitments, and their efforts. They are respectful of the volunteer efforts that permeate the R community. In the case of disagreement, participants are courteous in raising their issues. Participants are attentive in communications, whether in person or online, and tactful when approaching differing views. They refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behaviour and speech.

Considerate: participants are considerate of their peers — fellow uRos2018 participants. They are thoughtful when addressing the efforts of others, keeping in mind that oftentimes the labour was completed simply for the good of the community.

In case of violation, participants may be removed from the premises or blocked from communication with the organization. Where relevant, the proper authorities or organizations will be informed of inappropriate behaviour.

References

This code of conduct is based on he R Community Code of Conduct by the R consortium

Participants

100 Participants from 32 countries.

Presentations

The presentations are uploaded in a separate page: link

Organisation

Contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the secretariat. email: uRos2018@cbs.nl

Sponsors of R-omanian Team

Links