Activities

In general,the goal of the Dutch Demographis Society (NVD) is to raise awareness on population issues and to promote and distribute this among interested people. The Society tries to achieve this by organizing various events, namely thematic conferences, seminars and the increasingly popular Dutch Demography Day. Generally the official language at activities organized by the NVD is Dutch. Some activities, as the congress in 2010 and some sessions at the Demography Days, are in English.

The NVD organizes an annual congress. Traditionally, on that day a specific demographic issue is further explored. On 5 November 2010 the annual congress took place , themed "The Population Factor, Population issues in the global society".

Since 2005, every other year an open paper congress is organized, the so called Dutch Demography Day, on which researchers can present their ongoing research on demographic trends.On November 9, 2011, the Fourth Dutch Demography was organized. At these meetings there are opportunities to establish contacts with colleagues and exchange experiences. At this day the Annual General Meeting takes place.Besides these annual meetings, the NVD organizes seminars in which demographic issues are discussed. These seminars are free of charge. On March 30, 2011the last seminar took place, with 'labour migration as the central theme. On the left you will find more information about the 'three different meetings.