Dear Sir/Madame,
Under the framework of Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, Asian Demographic Research Institute (ADRI) at Shanghai University will hold a webinar around the topic of “What Demographers Tell Us about the COVID-19 Pandemic” at Beijing Time 16:00-18:00 (CET 9:00-11:00, GMT 8:00-10:00) on Jan 13, 2021. The webinar is free and open to all academics and students.
The purpose of the webinar is to understand the demographic aspects of COVID-19 and how researchers in demography contribute to the study on the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers are leading demographers who have been working on the topic related to COVID-19. Through this webinar, we hope researchers in demography can exchange ideas on the latest demographic research about COVID-19.
We cordially invite you to attend this webinar. This webinar will be conducted via Zoom on Jan 13, 2021. Please register through the link below to get meeting ID and password. The specific introduction to speakers and topics is attached in this brochure.
Webinar Details
Topic: What Demographers Tell Us about the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Date: Beijing Time 16:00-18:00 (CET 9:00-11:00, GMT 8:00-10:00) on Jan 13, 2021
*Please join Zoom meeting room 5 minutes early in case of any connection issues.
Registration Link: Please register on https://zh.surveymonkey.com/r/DWC8ZGX. And we will send meeting ID & password to your email within 48 hours after your registration. The deadline to register is Jan 8, 2021.
Agenda |
Introduction by Chair - Dr. Guillaume Marois |
5 min |
Welcome Note by Prof. Jiang Leiwen (Founding Director of ADRI) |
5 min |
Dr. Jennifer Beam Dowd: Demographic insights into COVID-19: where do we go from here? |
20 min |
Dr. Tomáš Sobotka: From the first to the second wave: sex- and age-specific disparities in COVID-19 infections in Europe |
20 min |
Dr. Enrique Acosta: Indirect measures for adjusting COVID-19 demographic data |
20 min |
Dr. Samir KC: Identifying community COVID-19 vulnerability in India |
20 min |
Concluding Remarks by Chair - Dr. Guillaume Marois |
5 min |
Questions & Answers |
25 min |