Международный семинар
"Откладывание деторождения в Европе"
Вена, 1-3 декабря 2005 года

Семинар организован Венским институтом демографии Австрийской академии наук совместно с университетом Боккони и Международным институтом прикладного системного анализа при сотрудничестве с Рабочей группой по Второму демографическому переходу в Европе Европейской ассоциации демографических исследований.

Announcing an International Seminar on
POSTPONEMENT OF CHILDBEARING IN EUROPE
1-3 December, 2005
Vienna

MUCH OF THE FERTILITY DECLINE OBSERVED ACROSS EUROPE OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO POSTPONEMENT OF CHILDBEARING TO LATER AGES. MANY OPEN QUESTIONS REMAIN: HOW EXACTLY SHOULD POSTPONEMENT BE DEFINED AND MEASURED? WHAT IS ITS EFFECT ON FERTILITY LEVELS? HOW DOES IT INTERACT WITH OTHER LIFE COURSE EVENTS? WHAT ARE ITS BIO-MEDICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS? AND FINALLY, WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES AND SHOULD GOVERNMENTS INTERVENE WITH ADEQUATE POLICIES?

This is the 2005 annual scientific meeting of the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences which is held every December on pertinent demographic topics. This year the meeting is co-organized by Bocconi University and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, in collaboration with the Working Group on the Second Demo-graphic Transition in Europe of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) (co-chaired by F. Billari and A. Liefbroer).

Speakers with confirmed participation include: F. Billari, J. Bongaarts, D. Coleman, P. Demeny, H.-P. Kohler, H. Leridon,
P. McDonald, A. Liefbroer, W. Lutz, S.P. Morgan, G. Neyer, D. Philipov, A. Prskawetz, Z. Speder, L. Toulemon

Submissions of extended abstracts, papers or posters are invited. They should correspond to at least one topic in the list of sessions placed below. Submissions are accepted till September 15, 2005. More information about the conference is available from:
D. Philipov, tel. (+43 1) 51581 7793, e-mail dimiter.philipov@oeaw.ac.at,
Postal address: VID, Prinz-Eugen Str. 8, 1040 Vienna, Austria

List of Sessions
1. Concepts, measurement, trends
2. Postponement from the life course perspective
(>From intentions and preferences to behavior; Interrelationships with other life domains; Macro-micro interactions)
3. Bio-medical dimensions of changing age at birth
4. The macro level perspective: consequences
5. Possible policy interventions

Furthermore it is planned to hold a Poster Session and a Public Debate Session