History

Through the years the Baltic and Nordic countries have developed a network for cooperation in survey sampling theory and methodology

The activities have been financially supported by the Visby Programme of the Swedish Institute and coordinated by the University of Umeå.

The most important cooperation events have been the annual workshops in survey sampling theory and methodology:

• Tartu, Estonia, June 26 – July 2, 1997
• Jurmala, Latvia, May 24 – 27, 1998
• Palanga, Lithuania, May 27 – June 1, 1999
• Pärnu, Estonia, June 18 – 22, 2000
• Jurmala, Latvia, May 25 – 30, 2001
• Palanga, Lithuania, May 28 – June 03, 2003
• Tartu, Estonia, June 18 - 22, 2004
• Vilnius, Lithuania, June 17 - 21, 2005

In August 17 – 23, 2002 there was a larger event – the Baltic-Nordic Conference on Survey Sampling Theory and Methodology with 74 participants.

Photos

• by Latvians
• by Pasi

Organisers

• The Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuania
• The Vilnius University, Lithuania
• The University of Latvia
• Ventspils University College
• The University of Tartu, Estonia
• The University of Umeå , Sweden
• The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
• The Statistics Lithuania
• The Statistical Office of Estonia
• Datorzinibu Centrs

Organising Committee

• Daniel Thorburn, Sweden
• Gunnar Kulldorff, Sweden
• Imbi Traat, Estonia
• Risto Lehtonen, Finnland
• Danute Krapavickaite, Lithuania
• Aleksandras Plikusas, Lithuania
• Signe Balina, Latvia
• Janis Lapins, Latvia