Welcome, Overview and Administrative Matters

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Welcome, Overview and Administrative Matters

• Phil Rees
• School of Geography
• University of Leeds
• Email p.h.rees_at_leeds.ac.uk

QMSS2 Summer School Projection Methods for
Ethnicity and Immigration Status 2-9 July
2009 School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK
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Welcome
QMSS2 Summer School Projection Methods for
Ethnicity and Immigration Status 2-9 July
2009 School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK

• The School
• The Staff
• The Programme
• Fire Alarms and Fire Exits
• Room Locations
• Entry and Exit to Geog East after hours
• Health Forms
• Field Excursion arrangements and signatures
• Swine Flu contingency arrangements
• Library cards
• Computer usernames and passwords

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The School of Geography
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The Staff

• Phil Rees
• Frans Willekens
• Nico Keilman
• Tom Wilson
• Paul Norman
• Peter Boden
• Pia Wohland
• Jianhui Jin
• Belinda Wu

Summer School Administrator
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The Programme Days One, Two, Five

• Day One Basis Demographic Analysis with
  Stochastic Projection and ARIMA Modelling
• Day Two Introduction to R with Life Tables in R
  Multiregional Projection Models, Ethnic
  Projection Models,
• Day Five Estimation of Inputs to Ethnic
  Projection
• Day Six Microsimulation Models
• Day Seven Estimation Methods

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Programme Group Work, Discussions,
Consultations, Excursions

• Work in Groups of Four on Day Two pm, Day Five
  pm, Day Six pm
• Computer Lab work
• Daily Round-Up Q A at the End of Each Day
• Ask Questions in Lectures, Other Sessions
• Day Eight Individual Consultations with Staff
• Excursion Day Three am Walkabout Leeds
• Excursion Day Four Day in the Dales

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Fire Alarms and Fire Exits

• If a Fire Alarm sounds, please leave the building
  immediately. The Fire Alarm is a piercing sound
  and is different from the Computer Alarm
• Use the nearest Emergency Exit, clearly marked
• Assemble in University Road opposite Geog Main
  Building

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Room Locations

• There are signs around to the various rooms we
  will use
• Toilets for men at the end of the corridor
  leading off the Foyer past the PPPP offices (west
  corridor)
• Toilets for women at the end of the corridor
  (to the right of the back exit from the Foyer (go
  east)
• The photocopier is at the end of the west
  corridor. Use keycode 65519

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Entry and Exit to Geog East after hours

• Only come in and go out (except in emergency) by
  the main door after 1800
• If you exit via the backdoor after 1800, alarms
  will sound
• Do not enter the lecture theatre after 1800 or
  alarms will sound
• The keypad number for the main door is 3941
• The keypad number for the GIS Lab is 7283
• If you come back to the Building after 1800,
  please enter your name and other details in the
  sign in book just to the right as you enter

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Health forms

• Please complete these forms, which are in your
  pack and give to Calum
• They will be kept completely confidential but we
  need to know about your health in case of
  emergencies/illnesses

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Field excursion arrangements and signatures

• Urban walk (Saturday) the arrangements and the
  risks bring water, wear good walking shoes
• Rural walk (Sunday)
• Bring lots of water (two smaller bottles or one
  larger)
• Bring a packed lunch (can be bought on Saturday
  and stored in Ellerslie Hall Kitchen fridges)
• Bring waterproofs in case in rain, sweater/jacket
  in case it is cool, good walking shoes/boots
• If you dont feel up to a hill walk (with Paul
  Norman) there will be a valley walk (with Phil
  Rees) but I hope we can all climb the hill!
• Sign the form saying you have been informed of
  the risks

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Swine flu contingency arrangements

• Inform me or Calum via fellow Summer School
  participant or via telephone
• I will inform the University and the support
  procedures will be activated
• Antiviral medication may be offered
• You will be cared for in your room while
  infectious
• You can consult NHS Direct by telephone

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Library cards

• Calum can provide these visitor cards for entry
  to the Libraries
• Place the cards bar code face down in landscape
  orientation on entrance turnstiles
• Lots of help to find things in the Library
• Lots of stuff is available electronically from
  anywhere

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Computer names and passwords

• Phil will issue these to anyone who does not have
  one
• They are valid until 10 July
• In the GIS lab ask for help if you get lost in
  the system