1. How reliable are self-reported estimates of birth registration completeness from household surveys? Comparison with vital statistics systems • Tim Adair, University of Melbourne; Alan Lopez, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation.

2. A comparative analysis of pregnancy reporting and differentials in under-five mortality in HDSS • Hallie Eilerts-Spinelli, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Julio E. Romero-Prieto, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); Kobus Herbst, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) and DSI-MRC South African Population Research Infrastructure (SAPRIN); Dickman Gareta, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI); Sammy Khagayi, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration; Momodou Jasseh, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); Georges Reniers, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

3. Assessing Mortality Registration in Kerala: The Maranam Study • Sneha Mani, University of Pennsylvania; Aashish Gupta, Harvard University.

4. Examination of the Quality of Sample Registration System Data on Births and Deaths Data in India and Major States • Ajit Yadav, GIZ; Faujdar Ram, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS).