Schedule of Sessions and Session Chairs

Room Day 1 - October 1, 2007 Day 2 - October 2, 2007
Plenary Session 1 Session 1 Session 2 Lecture Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Plenary Session 2
10:40-12:15 1:15-3:00 3:15-5:00 5:00-7:00 8:30-10:15 10:30-12:15 1:15-3:00 3:15-5:00
Isla Ballroom Measuring Progress of MDGs (PS-1)             Gender and Governance Statistics (PS-2)
  (Romulo A. Virola)             (Purificacion V. Quisumbing)
Palawan 1 & 2   Current Issues on Poverty (IPS-1) Econometrics & Applications (IPS-8) PSA Lecture on Sample Surveys Generation of Local Level Poverty Statistics (IPS-14) Improving Gender Statistics (IPS-21) Panel Discussion on Subnational Statistics (PD-2)  
    (Celia M. Reyes) (Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr.) (Dalisay S. Maligalig) (Celia M. Reyes) (Emmeline L. Verzosa) (Isidoro P. David)  
Palawan 3   Emerging Business Statistics (IPS-2) Current Issues on Banking, Finance and Price Statistics (IPS-9)   Survey Design (IPS-15) Statistics on Decent Work (IPS-22) Measuring Economic Progress (IPS-28)  
    (Margarita R. Songco) (Diwa C. Guinigundo)   (Isidoro P. David) (Ma. Criselda R. Sy) (Estrella V. Domingo)  
Batanes 1   Statistical Modelling of Financial Series (IPS-3) Time Series Analysis: Seasonal Adjustment and Forecasting (IPS-10)   Statistical Computing Techniques and Procedures (IPS-16) Statistical Models for Data Analysis (IPS-23) New Developments in Tourism and Business Statistics (CPS-7)  
    (Lisa Grace S. Bersales) (Lisa Grace S. Bersales)   (Zita V.J. Albacea) (Lisa Grace S. Bersales) (Vivian R. Ilarina)  
Batanes 2   Innovations in Science & Technology Statistics (IPS-4) Challenges in Tourism Statistics (IPS-11)   Trends in Building Capacities on Statistics (IPS-17) Measuring Agricultural Production (IPS-24) Estimation Methodologies in Agriculture (CPS-8)  
    (Fortunato T. de la Peña) (Rolando Cañizal)   (Gervacio G. Selda, Jr.) (Romeo S. Recide) (Romeo S. Recide)  
Bohol   Statistical Theory (IPS-5) Developments in Statistical Quality Control (IPS-12)   Challenges in Banking and Finance Statistics (CPS-2) Advances in Statistical Quality Control (CPS-4)    
    (Erniel B. Barrios) (Francisco N. de los Reyes)   (Iluminada T. Sicat) (Francisco N. de los Reyes)    
 
Room Day 1 - October 1, 2007 Day 2 - October 2, 2007
Plenary Session 1 Session 1 Session 2   Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Plenary Session 2
10:40-12:15 1:15-3:00 3:15-5:00   8:30-10:15 10:30-12:15 1:15-3:00 3:15-5:00
Boracay 1   Re-tooling the Quality of Education (IPS-6) Meeting the Challenges in Health Statistics (CPS-1)   Addressing Concerns on Health and Nutrition Statistics (IPS-18) Measurement Issues in Health Statistics (IPS-25) Statistical Concerns in Education (CPS-9)  
    (Romeo A. Isaac) (Corazon R. Buenaventura   (Jaime Z. Galvez-Tan) (Jaime Z. Galvez-Tan) (Jesus Lorenzo R. Mateo)  
Boracay 2   Statistics at Work in Luzon (IPS-7) Use of Statistics in Environmental Concerns in Visayas (IPS-13)   Statistical Approaches in Mindanao (IPS-19) Multi-Sectoral Statistical Concerns in Mindanao (CPS-5) Application of Small Area Estimation Techniques in Nutrition (CPS-10)  
    (Marcial P. Estolano) (Sonia P. Formacion)   (Brigida A. Roscom) (Brigida A. Roscom) (Consorcia E. Reaño)  
Lubang   Student-Faculty Conference (organized by the UP Institute of Statistics in coordination with the UP School of Statistics)   Current Issues on Environment and Natural Resources Statistics (IPS-20) New Approaches in Environment and Natural Resources Statistics (CPS-6) Various Topics: Energy, Governance and Market Research (CPS-11)  
          (Demetrio L. Ignacio) (Eriberto G. Argete) (Francisco K. Mallion)  
Mactan 1   Student-Faculty Conference   Women and Population Statistics (CPS-3) Population and Development (IPS-26) Poverty and Its Correlates (CPS-12)  
          (Dolores de Quiros Castillo) (Mercedes B. Concepcion) (Nelia R. Marquez)  
Mactan 2   Student-Faculty Conference   Panel Discussion on Election/Opinion Polls (PD-1) Small Area Estimation Methodologies (IPS-27) ICT Applications (CPS-13)  
          (Paula Monina G. Collado) (Eliezer A. Albacea) (Eliezer A. Albacea)  


PS - Plenary Session; IPS - Invited Paper Session; CPS - Contributed Paper Session; PD - Panel Discussion