Click here for Arabic IPUMS-Arab Region Project: calendar, funding, standards Note: The purpose of this site is to enhance the IPUMS-Arab Region project. No data are on this site. The data extraction system on this site is a simulation. To extract data, please visit the IPUMS-International web site: http://www.ipums.org/international Click for Project Prospectus in English or in Arabic Calendar October 2003: Invitation to participate Click for letter of invitation 2003 - 2004: Sign letters of understanding, assemble documentation Letter of understanding (project principles) in Arabic Specific details: calendar, budget, tasks in Arabic January 15, 2005: Project proposal to be submitted for Funding January 2006: Project begins January 2006-Dec. 2010: Integrate anonymized census microdata samples for 3 to 4 countries per year--as 2000-round census microdata become available Major funding provided by the National Science Foundation , the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and an equipment grant from SUN Microsystems. (List of grants)