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Seventh Meeting, Rio, December 2004:

Working Agenda
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Report and contributed papers

Sixth Meeting, Rio, November 2003:

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Fifth Meeting, Rio, November 2002:

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Fourth Meeting, Rio, October 2001:

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Third Meeting, Lisbon, November, 1999:

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Second Meeting, Rio, May 1998:

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SEVENTH MEETING

RIO DE JANEIRO, DECEMBER 6-8, 2004

Working Agenda

Tuesday december 7, 2004

9:30-10:00

Opening session The Rio Group Work Program
Introduction by Mr. Eduardo Pereira Nunes, President IBGE
Commented agenda of the Meeting Pedro Sainz, IBGE

10:15-12:00

Absolute Poverty Lines
Presentation Juan Carlos Feres, Fernando Medina, Xavier Mancero, ECLAC
Challenges, options, and shortcomings
Charles Nelson, Bureau of the Census

12:00-13:00

Subjective Poverty Lines
Javier Herrero, Peru
Challenges, options, and shortcomings
Fernando Medina, ECLAC

15:00- 16:30

Access to Basic Services and Basic Capital Possession
Luis Beccaria, Argentina and Miriam Babita, South Africa
Challenges, options, and shortcomings
Juan Carlos Feres, ECLAC

16:30-17:30

Child Poverty
Dave Gordon Townsend Centre, Bristol University
Health Poverty
Ruben Suarez, PAHO

Wednesday December 8, 2004

9:30-10:00

Inequality and Deprivation
Fernando Medina, ECLAC

10:00-11:00

Relative Poverty Lines
Ian Dennis, EUROSTAT
Challenges, options, and shortcomings
Xavier Mancero, ECLAC

11:30-13:00

Integrated Approach
Dave Gordon, Townsend Centre , Bristol University
Challenges, Options, and Shortcomings
Luis Beccaria, Argentina

15:00-15:30

International Comparisons
Madior Fall INSEE, France
Pedro Sainz, IBGE

15:30-16:00

Information Strategies
Juan Carlos Feres, ECLAC
Justin Griffin, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

16:00-16:30

Introduction
Pedro Sainz, IBGE
Dave Gordon, Townsend Centre, Bristol University

17:00-18:00

Working Plan
Eduardo Pereira Nunes, IBGE
Juan Carlos Feres, ECLAC