Past Events

Final conference of the project “SHARE – Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe”

Hotel The Westin Ulica Kršnjavog 1, Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

Final conference of the project "SHARE - Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe" was held on June 1, 2023 in the Crystal Hall of The Westin Hotel. The conference was opened by the Minister of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Marin Piletić. Assoc. prof. Ph.D. Šime Smolić, head of the SHARE project in Croatia, presented the results of the project, while associate professor Ph.D. Ivan Čipin, collaborator on the project, presented the monograph "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of the 50+ population". At the end of the conference, a panel entitled "Economic, health and social challenges of demographic aging - insights from the SHARE study" was held, in which Ivan Vidiš, associate professor Ph.D. Šime Smolić, associate professor Ph.D. Ivan Čipin and Ph.D. Predrag Bejaković. Anita Hrstić was the moderator of the panel and also the program manager. The conference was attended by numerous dignitaries from political and social life and the academic community.

SHARE-ERIC Council Meeting

VKU Forum Invalidenstraße 91, Berlin, Germany

SHARE-ERIC Council Meeting was held on June 5, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The meeting was attended by associate professor Ph.D. Šime Smolić, head of the SHARE project in Croatia and Melita Čičak, director of the Directorate-General for Pension System. Many important topics related to the further functioning of the SHARE project were discussed at the meeting.

SHARE Wave 10 Post-Pretest Meeting

University of Economics in Bratislava Dolnozemská cesta 1, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

The SHARE meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia will take place from October 25 to 27, 2023. The main topic of the meeting will be an overview of the conducted pretest of the tenth wave of the SHARE study. Also, the future of the SHARE study, i.e. the implementation of future waves, will be discussed.

International conference – Demographic change in Europe

Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu Ul. Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

Assoc. prof. Šime Smolić, Country Team Leader of the SHARE study in Croatia, will participate on December 11, 2023 in the international conference on demographic change in Croatia and Europe as a member of the panel "Empowering older generations and sustaining their welfare". The conference will bring together public policy makers, international scientists and experts in demography and the interested public. The conference is organized by the Representation of the European Commission in Croatia in cooperation with the Central State Office for Demography and Youth, and under the auspices of the Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography, Mrs. Dubravka Šuica.

SHARE training – FiRe TTT wave 10

martas Gästehäuser Hauptbahnhof Berlin Seydlitzstraße 20, Berlin, Germany

From February 26 to February 29, 2024 in Berlin, Germany, the FiRe TTT of wave 10, i.e. the training for survey agencies for the field research of the SHARE study will be held. The aim of the TTT is to train members of research teams and survey agencies before the preparation and implementation of national interviewer trainings (NTS) and the beginning of the main field research.

SHARE Wave 10 Post-Field Rehearsal Meeting

Sandy Beach Hotel Dhekelia Road, Pyla 7081, Larnaca, Cyprus

From May 15 to 17, 2024, the SHARE meeting will take place in Larnaca, Cyprus. There will be a discussion about the field rehearsal of wave 10. On the first day of the meeting, the emphasis will be on data checks during and after the fieldwork. The SHARE central will share their experiences, as well as certain countries that implement data checks (including Croatia). Over the next two days, an overview of where SHARE currently stands will be given, but plans for the future will also be presented.

2024 Gateway Workshop

Banff Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

From August 19 to 23, 2024, the workshop "Gateway 2024" was held in Banff, Canada, organized by the Center for Economic and Social Research (https://dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/) and The Program on Global Aging , Health, and Policy (https://prog.g2aging.org/prog2aging.php). The director of the SHARE Berlin Institute Prof. Dr. David Richter and representative of CTLs of SHARE Assoc. Prof. Šime Smolić, Ph.D participated in the workshop with a presentation on the future of the SHARE study and cooperation with the Gateway platform (https://g2aging.org/home).

SHARE training – Main TTT wave 10

Kardinal Wendel Haus Mandlstraße 23, München, Germany

The TTT, or train-the-trainer, for the main fieldwork of the 10th wave of the SHARE study will be held from September 16 to September 19, 2024 in Munich, Germany. Mock interviews will be conducted at the training in order to better prepare members of scientific teams and survey agencies for the implementation of national interviewer trainings (NTS). Emphasis will also be placed on the news brought by the main fieldwork of the 10th wave.

Interviewer training (NTS) – SHARE wave 10 Main

VMD Strojarska cesta 22, Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

After almost five years, on October 10, 2024, the national interviewer training for the Main 10th wave of the SHARE study will take place live. Interviewers will be presented with the news of this wave, but will also be given a mock interview to recall the entire questionnaire. During the entire training, interviewers will have the opportunity to share their experiences from the field.

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