Select one or more countries and years and generate tables for all six Indices of Social Development and the underlying indicators.
Contact: isd@iss.nl
Presentations
Presentations of the conference can be found on the Resources page.
The Conference is intended to be a forum, discussion and networking place for everybody interested in measuring Social Development.
Key note speaker will be Stephan Klasen, Professor of Development Economics, University of Goettingen.
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers can be downloaded here.
Conference Program
Conference program (PDF)
Registration
Registration form for participants
Conference fee
Participants can attend the conference free of charge (including lunch and coffee).
Non-presenters: please register with us as well. Send an email to isd@iss.nl with your name and affiliation and the day(s) you would like to attend.
Location
The conference will be held at The Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. ISS is easily accessible with public transportation.
Address:
Kortenaerkade 12
2518 AX The Hague
The Netherlands
Travel directions from Schiphol Airport
Train
To travel by train to The Hague you can check NS Holland by Train. A one-way ticket to The Hague HS (Holland Spoor) or The Hague CS (Central Station) is around 10 Euro (2nd class). Via both stations you can reach the ISS per bus/tram.
Travel directions in The Hague
To travel in The Hague you need a bus, tram or taxi.
Route to ISS
For directions see ISS website or Check 9292- Journey Planner (to plan your journey from door to door).
Bus/Tram
To travel in The Hague you need a public transport card, called “OV-chipkaart”. You can purchase them online or via the ticket offices at the stations. Single fares can be purchased from the driver at the bus/tram (more expensive).
For routes and times of bus/tram you can check HTM English Information. Also to get more info about the OV-chipcard.
To get to ISS from The Hague CS you either take bus 22 (direction Scheveningen), bus 24 (direction Kijkduin) or bus 5 (direction Duinzigt). From The Hague HS you take tram 1 (direction Scheveningen).
Taxi
If you prefer to take a taxi from the station to ISS it will cost you around 15-20 Euro.
Accommodation
The Hague has a wide selection of hotels at different price ranges. Consider Booking through www.booking.com or other sites discount sites.
Visa
Should you require a visa, ISS will write a visa support letter to the embasy. Please let us know and we will take care of that.