The EFGS project

a common voluntary cooperation

Vilni Verner Holst BlochPresident of European Forum for GeostatisticsStatistics Norway

EFGS 2013 conferenceSofia, Bulgaria

23rd to 25th of October

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European Statistical System (ESS): http://www.essnet-portal.eu/essnet-generalities

EFGS started as a voluntary cooperation between National Statistical Institutions (NSIs) in the Nordic countries in 1998, on use of geographic information systems (GIS) and statistics.

Today EFGS has national contact persons from 32 European states and territories, having annual conferences and meetings.

The Steering Committee consists of the national contact persons from the NSIs elected in 2012 Prague conference.

Activities are concentrated on the development of the best practices in the production of geostatistics in Europe.

EFGS aims at beeing a global forum and umbrella organisation from conference in Brazil in 2015.

About European Forum for GeoStatistics

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The steering committee– Ana M. Santos (Portugal)– Amelia Wardzinska-Sharif (Poland)– Ignacio Duque (Spain)– Igor Kuzma (Slovenia)– Ingrid Kaminger (Austria)– Jaroslav Kraus (Czech republic)– Marja Tammilehto-Luode (Finland)– Niek van Leeuwen (The Netherlands)– Vilni Verner Holst Bloch (Norway)– Lars H. Backer (EFGS)

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Member states by population. Alphabetical and cronological order.

A network in change

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1998 Voss, Norway2000 Stockholm, Sweden2002 Oslo, Norway2003 Helsinki, Finland2004 Copenhagen, Denmark2005 Stockholm, Sweden2006 Kongsvinger, Norway2007 Helsinki, Finland2008 Bled, Slovenia2009 den Haag, The Netherlands2010 Tallinn, Estonia2011 Lisboa, Portugal2012 Prague, Czech Republic2013 Sofia, Bulgaria2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Conferences 1998 - 2015

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Website visitors

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Visitors by service provider and language

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ESTP course 2014

European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP)

Statistics Norway , May 2014

Who may apply? Officials and employees of National Statistical Institutes or corresponding Competent National Authorities (CNA) of EU Member States, EFTA countries, Eurostat and candidate countries can apply.

Occasionally, and on an individual basis, applicants from other administrations, international organisations and Statistical offices of non-

European countries may be admitted.

Welcome to Sofia and EFGS 2013

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