I Wouldn’t Have Thought This Possible!: New Frontiers in Population Data (Webinar)

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Population data is changing at a rapid rate. This session explores new population data sources that, in some cases, were unimaginable only 5-10 years ago, featuring rapid fire presentations by  

• Monica Alexander (Statistics and Sociology, University of Toronto), 
• Kim McGrail (SPOR Canadian Data Platform, Population Data BC and School of Population and Public Health, UBC),  
• Larry McNabb (Director, Centre for Social Data Integration and Development, Statistics Canada),  
• Samin Aref (Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research).

The webinar will address the following points and more:

• What are the new, emerging forms of data?
• What are the challenges of collecting and accessing these data?
• What benefits do new data bring to population research?
• What are the challenges with new data? 
• What ethical issues are related to these data?
• What are other future opportunities and issues related to this type of data for population research?

This event is open to CAnD3 Trainees, Consortium Members