August 25, 2022 FEATURE APDU Annual Conference Spotlight: IGNITE Lightning Rounds The popular IGINITE rounds are back again at this year’s APDU Annual Conference. These will be quick-hitting 5-minute presentations on various topics of data interest. Agenda Registration NEWS A New U.S. Data Privacy Bill Aims to Give You More Control Over Information Collected […]
Continue ReadingAPDU Conference Spotlight Washington Update With Karin Orvis Register today to learn about recent policy priorities and developments related to the Federal Statistical System. Karin Orvis Chief Statistician of the United States / Statistical and Science Policy Branch Chief in OIRA, Office of Management and Budget Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA (In-person) Virtual Attendee […]
Continue ReadingAugust 18, 2022 FEATURE 33 Days until APDU 2022! Attend Virtually or In-person Attend the 2022 APDU Annual Conference to learn more about the future of public data – attendees will hear from leaders such as Census Bureau Director Rob Santos. Join us for a networking lunch and happy hour at the end of […]
Continue ReadingAugust 11, 2022 FEATURES APDU Annual Conference Panel: It’s Not Just Race: Equity and Diversity in Public Data Hear from an all-star lineup at APDU 2022’s 1:00 PM panel! Meet Shelby Switzer and learn about Justice40: An opensource tool to identify disadvantaged communities due to environmental, socioeconomic and health burdens. Full Details Agenda Register […]
Continue ReadingWant to attend but don’t want to travel? We now have a lower price virtual attendee option! Registration Open: APDU Annual Conference Westin Arlington Gateway Arlington, VA Full Info Agenda Register It’s been three years since APDU held an in-person annual conference, and much has changed in public data. Several Federal statistical agencies have […]
Continue ReadingData Communications Workshop September 21, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET In-person workshop at the 2022 APDU Conference September 20 – 23, 2022 Westin Arlington Gateway Arlington, VA Course Description Data communication plays a crucial role in the work of researchers and analysts. Organizations tasked with producing, releasing, and analyzing large amounts […]
Continue ReadingAugust 4, 2022 FEATURES Share Your Work! 2022 Annual Conference Poster Session APDU warmly invites you to submit a poster for the 2022 Annual Conference. Our association is full of members concerned with the production, dissemination, and use of public data. They are pushing boundaries in public data deployment. Public data covers a wide […]
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When you think of federal statistics used to determine the allocation of federal funds or resources across states and counties, you usually think of Census Bureau statistics. In particular, you think of the importance of the Census Bureau’s Decennial Census or the American Community Survey. However, other federal statistics play an important role in distributing federal funds to states and counties. Several federal programs use Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) regional personal income statistics in their funding formulas to distribute federal funds.
Continue ReadingJuly 28, 2022 FEATURE Share Your Work! 2022 Annual Conference Poster Session APDU warmly invites you to submit a poster for the 2022 Annual Conference. Our association is full of members concerned with the production, dissemination, and use of public data. They are pushing boundaries in public data deployment. Public data covers a wide […]
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The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to announce the 2021 Data Viz Awards. We are once again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly-available data (for example, data from the Census Bureau or Bureau of Labor Statistics) to convey a compelling point or story.
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