1. Assessing the Validity of Mobile Phone Surveys for Mortality Data Collection: A Case Study from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. • Kassoum Dianou, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) - Centre for demographic research; Bruno Masquelier, Louvain University (UCL); Bruno Lankoandé, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University (UJKZ); Abdramane Soura, Université de Ouagadougou; Hervé Bassinga, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP) / Université de Ouagadougou; Ashira Menashe-Oren, Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL); Malebogo Tlhajoane, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Georges Reniers, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

2. Accounting for Dependencies between Fertility and Mortality in Population Projections • Ever Hughes, University of Toronto; Monica Alexander, University of Toronto; Radu Craiu, University of Toronto.

3. Moving beyond Model Life Table Systems: A New Method for Direct Estimation of Age-Specific Mortality • Austin E. Schumacher, University Of Washington; Christopher J. L. Murray, University of Washington; Aleksandr Aravkin, University of Washington; Peng Zheng, University of Washington.

4. Revisiting Compositional Change to Understand Mortality Inequalities • Alyson A. Van Raalte, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Yana Vierboom, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.