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.
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.
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.
On March 12, 2024, there will be an online National Training Session for the Field Rehearsal (FiRe) of the 10th wave of the SHARE study.
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.
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).
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.
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.
From December 4 to 6, 2024, the SHARE meeting will take place in Innsbruck, Austria. The meeting will focus on discussing the progress of the main fieldwork for wave 10. On the first day, the emphasis will be on data quality checks conducted during and after fieldwork. Both the SHARE central and operators from participating countries, including Croatia, will share their experiences. Over the following two days, proposals related to SHARE 2.0 will be considered.
From May 7 to 9, 2025, the SHARE meeting will take place in Athens, Greece. On the first day of the meeting, discussions will focus on the main fieldwork of Wave 10, which is nearing completion in most participating countries. In addition, the questionnaire for the next wave will be tested, with special emphasis on its functionality when used on tablets. During the following two days, attention will shift to discussions about the future of SHARE. Special emphasis will be placed on group work, allowing each country to present its views and suggestions regarding funding, data collection models, and the content of future questionnaires.
