ISI - International Statistical Institute
Newsletter Volume 26, No. 3 (78) 2002
Special Anniversaries
Celebration Conference On the Occasion of the
90th Anniversary of the Foundation of the
Polish Statistical Association
(July 14-15, 2002, Kraków-Modlnica, Poland)On July 14-15, 2002 the jubilee conference on the occasion of 90th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Polish Statistical Association took place in Krakow, Poland. The conference gathered above 50 statisticians from different parts of Poland. It was organised by the Department of Statistics of the Krakow University of Economics. Professor Czesław Domański, President of the Polish Statistical Association, was the chairman of the Conference while Professor Aleksander Zeliaś, Deputy Chairman of the Polish Statistical Association, was the chairman of the Organizing Committee. Mr. Tadeusz Toczyński, the President of the Central Statistical Office, and Mr. Peter Mach, the President of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, were amongst the honourable guests of the Conference. Moreover, Prof. W. Welfe, corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Prof. R. Rudzkis, President of the Lithuanian Statistical Association, sent us sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Polish Statistical Association.
The conference was opened by Prof. Cz. Domański. He outlined in his introductory speech the main facts about scientific activities of the Polish Statistical Association in the years 1912-2002.
The meeting was conducted in form of two plenary sessions (the chairpersons of the sessions were: Prof. A. Zeliaś, Prof. T. Walczak). During the two conference days 5 lectures were presented and there was a panel discussion as well on: Past for the Future led by Professor Andrzej Barczak. The introduction to the discussion was given by Prof. A. Barczak.
During the two plenary sessions were presented the following lectures:
Czesław Domański, A Challenge of Statistics at the Beginning of 21st Century
Kazimierz Zając, The Ninetieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Polish Statistical Association, History, Achievements and Outlooks
Józef Oleński, Ethical Problems in Statistical Investigations
Tadeusz Toczyński, Statistics in Development Process of Information Society
Jan Kordos, Selected Problems of Quality of Data in Statistical Investigations
All lectures presented at the conference met with great interest. The knowledge gained can now be used in practical daily work to improve statistical investigations. At the end of the conference Prof. Cz. Domański, President of the Polish Statistical Association, summarized the main conclusions of the conference and emphasized the role of the scientists in the development of statistics in Poland.
The conference was closed by Prof. Cz. Domański.
Aleksander Zeliaś
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