ASSESS: SPSS USERS' GROUP, 23rd ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2008
UNIVERSITY OF YORK, YORK, UK

The 23rd annual meeting of ASSESS, the SPSS Users' Group, will take place on Friday,8th October 2009 at the Alcuin Research Resource Centre (ARRC) in the Dept. of Health Sciences, University of York. ASSESS is an independent user group for SPSS, a computer package for analysing and presenting data. It is run by users, for users and is completely independent of manufacturers of the software. The meeting is open to all users of SPSS and to anyone interested in SPSS. Postgraduate students pay a reduced registration fee. A programme and form is available in word format and also in pdf format for your convenience.

Come along to:

• hear SPSS users talk about applications,the problems and solutions
• hear the latest news from SPSS UK staff about product developments,and put your questions to them
• question a panel of experts about particular problems
• exchange ideas with other SPSS users
• plan for an even better user group

• SPSS company and latest product news; SPSS software demonstrations & AGM

• How to use SPSS Mixed Models as an excuse to visit lap dancing clubs by Andy Field, University of Sussex

• Research, regeneration and education – analysing survey data with SPSS by Tony Alderton, Kent County Council

• Features of handling NHS Supply data in SPSS by Jahanara Choudhury and Geoff Ellis, NHS Supply Chain

• Data modelling in non profit marketing: case studies & discussion by John Sauve-Rodd, Datapreneurs & David Dipple, Tangible Data

• Polychoric Correlations with SPSS Custom Dialogue Builder  by Joao Maroco, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon

• Data Preparation and Entry using the SPSS menu by  Elizabeth Wiredu, Data Solutions Services

Registration and coffee begins at 10am. Papers and other events will run from 10.30am to about 5.00pm. Coffee, lunch and afternoon tea are included in the registration fee. A timetable will be e-mailed to delegates in advance of the meeting - a provisional program can be downloaded in PDF format and Word format.