Welcome to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Demographic Data Base!
On October 25, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Umeå University's first major research infrastructures, the Demographic Data Base (DDB). We do so with an afternoon filled with exciting presentations and lectures!
When DDB started its operations in 1973, it entered a completely new and uncharted field: using the information-rich Swedish church records to build population databases for research. It was a pioneering effort that has had great significance, both nationally and internationally.
Now we want to celebrate the first 50 years of DDB with a jubilee day!
All interested are welcome to participate during the afternoon, on site in the Humanisthuset or via live broadcast on umu-live.
No pre-registration is required.
The program ----
13.00 Welcome
CEDAR's director Lena Karlsson
13.05 Demographic database 50 years
Rector Hans Adolfsson
13.15 DDB's initiator, Egil Johansson
Professor Daniel Lindmark
13.40 People, place and period: considerations on the historical demography of tomorrow
Professor Alice Reid, Cambridge University
14.20 Refreshments
14.40 Research presentation
Professor Lotta Vikström, PhD student Samuel Sundvall, Associate Professor Glenn Sandström
15.45 Conclusion
CEDAR's director Lena Karlsson
Welcome!
All interested parties are welcome to participate during the afternoon, in the Humanisthuset or via live streaming on Umu-live.
Parts of the program will be in Swedish