Program
Brief agenda
Monday, June 15, 2026
- 13:00–16:00 Registration (Conference Desk Open)
- 13:30–15:30 Short course: Entity Resolution — Slot A
Instructor: Ted Enamorado - 15:30–16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00–18:00 Short course: Entity Resolution — Slot B
Instructor: Ted Enamorado - 19:00–20:00 Informal get-together: Hanul Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare (not included)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- 08:00–12:00 Registration (Conference Desk Open)
- 09:00–10:00 Welcome ceremony
- 10:00–11:00 Keynote Lecture 1: Isabel Molina
Conciliation: the key to success in small area estimation - 11:00–12:30 Parallel sessions
- 12:30–13:30 Lunch break
- 13:30–15:00 Parallel sessions
- 16:00–17:30 Guided tour of the Palace of Parliament (not included)
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- 08:00–12:00 Registration (Conference Desk Open)
- 09:00–10:30 Parallel sessions
- 10:30–11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00–12:00 Keynote Lecture 2: Gauri Datta
A Bayesian framework for multi-goals small area inference: estimation, ranking and benchmarking - 12:00–13:00 Lunch break
- 13:00–14:30 Parallel sessions
- 14:30–15:00 Coffee break
- 15:00–16:30 Parallel sessions
- 17:00–18:00 Visit to Botanical Garden (included)
Thursday, June 18, 2026
- 08:00–12:00 Registration (Conference Desk Open)
- 09:00–10:30 Parallel sessions
- 10:30–11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00–12:00 Keynote Lecture 3: Cristina-Rodica Boboc
Small area estimation for measuring skill mismatch in the labour market: new data, models, and policy applications - 12:00–13:00 Lunch break
- 13:00–14:30 Parallel sessions
- 14:30–15:00 Coffee break
- 15:00–16:30 Parallel sessions
- 16:30–17:00 2026 SAE Award
- 17:00–17:30 Closing Ceremony
- 19:00 Official Dinner: University House Restaurant (included)
Friday, June 19, 2026
- 09:00–11:00 Registration (Conference Desk Open)
- 09:00–11:00 Short course: Bayesian Small Area Estimation, with an Emphasis on Low- and Middle-Income Countries — Slot A
Instructor: Jon Wakefield - 11:00–11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30–13:30 Short course: Bayesian Small Area Estimation, with an Emphasis on Low- and Middle-Income Countries — Slot B
Instructor: Jon Wakefield
Detailed agenda
Further details regarding session rooms will be added soon.
Book of Abstracts
ImportantSAE 2026 Book of Abstracts
The SAE 2026 Book of Abstracts is now available. It includes the abstracts of keynote lectures, invited sessions, contributed presentations, and conference activities.
Social Program
The SAE 2026 social programme includes the following events:
Monday, June 15, 2026
Informal get-together
19:00–21:00
Location: Hanul Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare
Participation: not included in the conference fee.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Guided tour of the Palace of Parliament
16:00–17:30
Participation: not included in the conference fee.
The guided tour of the Palace of Parliament is available as part of the conference programme, on Tuesday, June 16, after the conference sessions.
Palace of Parliament guided tour fee
The Parliament tour visit fee will be supported by each participant:
Tickets are paid for on the day of the visit, either in cash or by bank card, at the ticket office of the Visits Service, located at 2–4 Izvor Street, before the group enters the tour.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Visit to Botanical Garden
17:00–18:00
Participation: included in the conference fee.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Official Dinner
19:00
Location: University House Restaurant
Participation: included in the conference fee.