Association of Public Data Users
APDU 2010 Annual Conference
“Public Data 2010: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Decade”
September 20 - 21, 2010
US Dept of Agriculture Economic Research Service
1800 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Monday, September 20th
8:00 – 8:30 am Participants arrive at ERS and go through security
8:30 am Welcome
Andrew Reamer, APDU President, Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Christine Pierce , APDU Conference Chair, The Nielsen Company
John Kort, Associate Administrator, Economic Research Service, USDA
9:00 am The Decennial Census: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Now that the data collection phase of the 2010 Census is complete, this session will take an informed look back at the successes and challenges of the 2010 operations. Attendees will also receive the latest information regarding the plans for Census 2010 data and geographic products. Finally, panelists and participants will engage in a conversation about how lessons from the 2010 Census will shape the roadmap for the 2020 Census.
Chair: Ed Spar, Executive Director, Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics
10:15 am Morning Break
10:45 am The Future of Public Data Collection
Increasingly diverse populations, dynamic market conditions, and expanding user demands are just a few of the factors contributing to rising data collection costs. How will agencies adapt their methods and sources to meet these continually evolving challenges? Panelists will discuss innovations in data collection and production such as administrative records research for agricultural and health statistics.
Chair: John Kort, Associate Administrator, Economic Research Service, USDA
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Keynote Speaker
1:30 pm Break Out Sessions
A. Measuring the Green Economy
The emergence of the green economy as a catalyst for economic growth and as a tool for economic development has created a need for accurate measurement of green initiatives. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is working with the state labor market information agencies to develop just such a definition. This session will explore efforts underway to gain consensus on a definition and to begin measuring and tracking green energy and green jobs.
Chair: Susan Ockert, Senior Research Economist, Montana Department of Commerce
B. Population Estimation and Demographic Analysis
This session will be a deep dive into new developments in population estimation, methods, and sources. Including perspectives from users and producers, panelists will discuss plans for evaluating post-censal estimates and methods using the 2010 census results. The session will include information on the plans for Demographic Analysis (DA) of the 2010 Census.
Chair: Ken Hodges, Chief Demographer, Nielsen Claritas
2:45 pm Afternoon Networking Break
3:15 pm Break Out Sessions
A. Monitoring Employment Dynamics: New Developments and Innovative Applications
Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics are working with partners to organize existing data in new ways to provide timely access to information about local economic conditions. Three projects are of particular interest. The joint Census/state labor market information agencies’ Local Employment Dynamics, the BLS’s Business Employment Dynamics, and the Census’ Business Dynamics Statistics series are all designed to meet this need. This panel will compare and contrast these innovative programs as well as explore how users are tapping the data to meet emerging needs.
Chair: Robert Parker, APDU Vice President, Consultant on Federal Statistics
B. Tracking Population Migration
From the post-Katrina diaspora to a recession-spurred slow down, our nation experienced significant ebbs and flows in migration over the last decade. The economic recovery and continually evolving immigration policies are just a couple of the factors that will influence migration trends in the new decade.
This session will highlight useful insights, techniques, and analyses related to the increasingly complex task of measuring population migration.
Chair: Linda Jacobsen, Vice President, Domestic Programs, Population Reference Bureau
Tuesday, September 21st
8:00 – 8:30 am Participants arrive at ERS and go through security
8:30 am Morning Speaker
9:00 am Measuring American Poverty
Defining and measuring poverty has been a challenge for decades and traditional poverty measures have long been criticized as inadequate. In this session, panelists will discuss the challenges in measuring low income populations as well as the current effort, involving the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, among others, to create a modern poverty measure. Panel members will provide the latest information about the emerging supplemental measure and what it might mean for data users and policy makers.
Chair: Constance Citro, Director, Committee on National Statistics, The National Academies
10:15 am Morning Break
10:45 am American Fact Finder
The long-awaited release of the new and improved American Fact Finder is just around the corner. This session will provide an overview of the new tool and give users an opportunity to interact with the Census Bureau staff involved with the roll out.
Chair: Paul Zeisset, Special Assistant, U.S. Census Bureau
11:45 pm Business Meeting
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Innovations in Data Access, Dissemination, and Visualization
This is a transformative time for public data users as the democratization of data is taking shape. Among the topics covered in this session, will be the administration’s Open Government Initiative (e.g. data.gov) and the implications for data users. This session will examine how users are participating and collaborating in the dissemination and visualization of public data.
Chair: Virginia Carlson, President, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center
2:45 pm Afternoon Networking Break
3:15 pm The ACS: Fulfilling its Promise as the Long Form Replacement
The release of the 5-Year American Community Survey estimates is just around the corner, ushering in a significant technical and cultural transition for long form data users. This session will highlight new developments in ACS methods, content, and products with a focus on the 5-Year estimates for small area data. It will include a pragmatic discussion between the producers of the ACS and key users.
Chair: Warren Brown, Senior Public Service Associate, University of Georgia
4:30 pm Conference Wrap-up
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