We have received the following from UNSD:
The UN World Data Forum 2018 will take place in Dubai, UAE from 22-24 October 2018, and you can be part of it.
The Programme Committee of the #UNDataForum 2018 invites you to submit proposals for sessions to be considered for inclusion in the programme. The deadline for submission of session proposals is 31 January 2018.
Please note the proposed programme will be approved by the UN Statistical Commission’s High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building (HLG-PCCB). The Programme Committee or the HLG-PCCB may request revisions to some proposals.
All applicants will be informed about the status of their application by 31 March 2018.
The UNWDF 2018 will bring together data leaders from diverse stakeholder groups, including national and international statistical systems, academia, business community and civil society, to exchange ideas, showcase innovations, identify solutions, discuss future strategies, and provide mutual learning opportunities on a wide variety of topics organized across six thematic areas - https://undataforum.org/WorldDataForum/programme/.
For submitting your session proposal, please visit http://bit.ly/2xMSazC