The 2018 edition of the Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders is now open for registration. The conference, to be held on 18 and 19 October in Bamberg, Germany, will bring together European methodologists, researchers, producers, and most importantly users of statistics.

Speakers and attendees will discuss statistical methodology, results, challenges and best practices under the theme of "Statistics for the EU policy monitoring frameworks". The Conference will be organised in three thematic blocks - Statistics, Science and Society. The CESS is one of the main European events to bring together statistical practitioners and users.

The conference is co-organised by Eurostat, the European Central Bank, the European Statistical Advisory Committee, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Federation of European National Statistical Societies, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, the German Statistical Society, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the University of Bamberg.

If you are interested in attending, please register by 1 October here: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/cess2018/registration

You can also find the draft programme here: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/cess2018/programme

For further information, please contact the organising team: cess2018@uni-bamberg.de