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<p class="MsoNormal">Apologies for any cross posting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#4F81BD">Call for Participation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#365F91">4th Annual European DDI User Conference (EDDI12)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#4F81BD">DDI - The Basis of Managing the Data Life Cycle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#4F81BD">December 3-4, 2012, Bergen, Norway<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#4F81BD">Hosted by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EDDI is designed to provide an annual European forum where DDI users from Europe and the world can gather to showcase their work and their progress toward DDI adoption, as well as discuss any questions or challenges they may have about
the specification.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EDDI12 includes 27 presentations on case studies, interplay of DDI with other standards, software implementations, and discussion sessions. Additionally 4 half-day tutorials and a small session with posters/demonstrations are offered.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The program including abstracts and information on the venue and the registration including accommodation booking are available on the EDDI website:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/eddi12">http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/eddi12</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that the guaranteed accommodation booking with reduced rate is available only until October 26th. Accommodation booking is possible until November 10th depending on availability.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EDDI12 is organized jointly by NSD - Norwegian Social Science Data Services, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, and IDSC of IZA - International Data Service Center of the Institute for the Study of Labor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Joachim Wackerow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(chair of the organizing committee)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">4th Annual European DDI User Conference (EDDI12)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">December 3-4, Bergen, Norway<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">http://www.eddi-conferences.eu/eddi12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Department: Monitoring Society and Social Change<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Unit: Social Science Metadata Standards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Visiting address: B2 1, 68159 Mannheim, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Postal address: P.O. Box 122155, 68072 Mannheim, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Phone: +49 (0)621 1246 262<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Fax: +49 (0)621 1246 100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">E-mail: joachim.wackerow@gesis.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">www.gesis.org/en/institute/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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