| 0900-0930 | Registration and welcome from INE |
| Session 1: Introducing ESeC – Chair: Robert Erikson |
| 0930-1015 | A Short Note on the ESeC Class Schema – David Rose and Eric Harrison |
| 1015-1100 | The ESeC Statistical Compendium – Peter Elias and Rhys Davies |
| 1100-1115 | Coffee |
| Session 2: Criterion Validation Studies – Chair: Toni Schizzerotto |
| 1115-1145 | The German Validation Study – Discussant: Dominique Goux |
| 1145-1215 | The Swedish Validation Study – Discussant: Jean-Marie Jungblut |
| 1215-1245 | The French Validation Study – Discussants: Chris Whelan and Bertrand Maitre |
| 1245-1345 | Lunch |
| Session 3: Construct Validation Studies – Chair: Dominique Goux |
| 1345-1415 | The UK Validation Study – Discussant: Dorothy Watson |
| 1415-1445 | The Dutch Validation Study – Discussant: Robert Erikson |
| 1445-1515 | The Irish Validation Study – Discussant: Anton Kunst |
| 1515-1545 | The Italian Validation Study – Discussant: Peter Elias |
| 1545-1600 | Coffee |
| Session 4: Discussion Session – Chair: Chris Whelan |
| 1600-1700 | Issues Arising from the Compendium and the Validation Studies – John Goldthorpe will lead the discussion |
| 2000 | Conference Dinner |
| 0900-0945 | Session 5: Group Discussions (1) |
| Group 1A | ESeC for Central and Eastern Europe – Rapporteur: Erszebet Bukodi |
| Group 1B | ESeC for Southern European Countries – Rapporteur: Thomas Maloutas |
| Group 2 | Implementing ESeC: Operational Issues (1) – Rapporteur: Cornelia Hausen |
| Group 3 | Implementing ESeC: Operational Issues (2) – Rapporteur: Robert Erikson |
| Group 4 | Policy Research and ESeC – Rapporteur: Anton Kunst |
| Session 6: Reports from Discussion Groups (1) – Chair: Heike Wirth |
| 0945-1045 | Reports from Group Discussions |
| 1045-1115 | Coffee |
| 1115-1200 | Session 7: Group Discussions (2) |
| Group 5 | Communication and Dissemination – Rapporteur: Erik Bihagen |
| Group 6 | The ESeC User Manual – Rapporteur: David Pevalin |
| Group 7 | NSIs, Eurostat and ESeC (1) – Rapporteur: Margaret Birch |
| Group 8 | NSIs, Eurostat and ESeC (2) – Rapporteur: Amanda Wilmot |
| Group 9 | Employment Relations indicators for ESeC – Rapporteur: Toni Schizzerotto |
| Session 8: Reports from Discussion Groups (2) – Chair: Peter Elias |
| 1200-1315 | Reports from Group Discussions |
| 1315-1415 | Lunch |
| Session 9: Revision of ISCO – Chair: Eric Harrison |
| 1415-1500 | The Creation of ISCO-2008 – Peter Elias (View/Download ISCO88 here) |
| 1500-1515 | Coffee |
| Session 10: Concluding Comments and Discussion – Chair: David Rose |
| 1515-1630 | Panel discussion with comments from Harry Ganzeboom, Peter Robert, John Goldthorpe, Henryk Domanski, Manfred Ehling, and a summary from Peter Elias |