IASSIST Conference 2023

The UK Data Service are delighted to sponsor the 48th annual conference of IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology) in Philadelphia, U.S.A.

The theme of the conference is Diversity in research: Social justice from data.

Please visit the IASSIST 2023 conference page for more information and details of the conference programme.

One of the main speakers, Erik Larson, the Deputy Director of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia, spoke about his role at IASSIST 2023.

He talks about how he has successfully advocated for the collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) data among the city’s 30,000+ member workforce. As a result of this initiative, he has worked alongside the Mayor’s Policy team to develop comprehensive guidelines for supporting members of the city’s workforce who are transitioning on the job.

UK Data Service presentation sessions:

*The session times listed are for local time in Philadelphia UTC-4*

Wednesday 31 May 2023
1330-1500 – Data access, governance and ethics - Panel A2
International developments in policy, tools and workflows for sensitive data management
Darren Bell, UK Data Service; Deirdre Lungley, UK Data Service

1530-1700 – Data documentation and reproducibility - Session B3
Exploring sex, sexual orientation and gender identity through interactive visualisations
J. Kasmire, UK Data Service; Alle Bloom, UK Data Service; Louise Capener, UK Data Service; Nadia Kennar, UK Data Service

The Office for Statistics Regulation confirmed on 12 September 2024 that the gender identity estimates from Census 2021 in England and Wales are no longer 'accredited official statistics' and are now classified as 'official statistics in development'.

For further information please see the Office for National Statistics web page Sexual orientation and gender identity quality information for Census 2021.

1530-1700 - Data documentation and reproducibility - Session B3
Enabling reproducibility in Secure Data Facilities
Beate Lichtwardt, UK Data Service; Cristina Magder, UK Data Service

1530-1700 - Data access, governance and ethics - Session B4
TRE’s sound great – but how do they REALLY work?
John Sanderson, UK Data Service; James Scott, UK Data Service

1700-1800 - Poster sessions
Examining racial attitudes, ethnicity and inequality through the UK Data Service
Rodney Appleyard, UK Data Service; Gemma Hakins, UK Data Service
Increasing diversity and inclusivity in data archiving the UKDA way
Gemma Hakins, UK Data Service

Thursday 1 June 2023
1530-1700 – Data access, governance and ethics - Session D3
Delivering data from the UK Censuses 2021/22 - challenges faced: data on the LGBTQ+ population and privacy
Oliver Duke-Williams, University College London; Vassilis Routsis, University College London

Friday 2 June 2023
0900-1030 – Data Literacy - Session E3
Doing what works in teaching with data: quantitative data and data skills in UK social science higher education teaching
Jennifer Buckley, UK Data Service; Alle Bloom, UK Data Service; Vanessa Higgins, UK Data Service

1100-1230 – Partnerships and collaborations - Session F2
Making metadata inclusive: content development in the European Language Social Science Thesaurus (ELSST)
Sharon Bolton, UK Data Service; Lorna Balkan, UK Data Service; Jeannine Beeken, UK Data Service

1100-1230 - Data access, governance and ethics - Session F3
Powerful DDI-CDI Metadata – the How and the Why?
Deirdre Lungley, UK Data Service; Thomas Gilders, UK Data Service

1100-1230 – Data management and archiving - Session F4
The ghost in the machine: How IT Service Management (ITSM) underpins a Social Science Data Service
Darren Bell, UK Data Service

1100-1230 - Data management and archiving - Session F4
Servicing the Service: Harnessing your institution’s business data
Oliver Parkes, UK Data Archive