4914.0.55.001 - Newsletter: Age Matters, Dec 2003

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/12/2003

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Contents Welcome Addressing the big questions on ageing Australia's population officially reached 20 million Proportion in working ages set to decline Australia's older population on the increase Did you know? Remote Access Data Laboratory (RADL) International Microsimulation Conference on Population, Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future Snapshot of current projects New and imminent data releases Where can you find us About this Release	INTERNATIONAL MICROSIMULATION CONFERENCE ON POPULATION, AGEING AND HEALTH: MODELLING OUR FUTURE The International Microsimulation Conference on Population, Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future was held 7-12 December in Canberra. The 5 day conference was organised by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), and Health Canada. The conference was sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canada Customs and revenue Agency, Statistics Canada and SAS. The primary focus was on microsimulation models and their applications, but other modelling approaches used to examine population ageing and health issues was also presented. Conference papers are available via the NATSEM website http://www.natsem.canberra.edu.au/conference2003/papers/. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.