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APDU Call for Board Nominations
Once again it is time to think about next year’s APDU leadership. This year our president, vice-president and one at-large board member positions are up for election. If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please speak with one of the nominating committee members. More details can be found here.
News Items
Solicitation for NSF-Census Research Network
The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Census Bureau invite teams of researchers to submit proposals for the conduct of long-term interdisciplinary research and educational activities on methodological questions of interest and significance to the broader research community and the Federal Statistical System, particularly the U.S. Census Bureau. The NSF-Census Research Network will provide support for a set of research nodes, each of which will be staffed by a team of scientists conducting interdisciplinary research and educational activities on methodological questions of interest and significance to the broader research community and to the Federal Statistical System, particularly the U.S. Census Bureau. The activities will be expected to advance both fundamental and applied knowledge as well as further the training of current and future generations of researchers in research skills of relevance to the measurement of economic units, households, and persons.
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Estimated Number of Awards: 8 to 12
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Anticipated Funding Amount: $18,500,000 in FY 2011, subject to the availability of funds.
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Proposal due date: February 16, 2011
Updates on the 2010 Census
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The Census Bureau announced that 74 percent of U.S. households filled out and mailed back their 2010 Census questionnaire, matching the final mail participation rate achieved in the 2000 Census. The final mail participation rates for the nation, states, counties, cities, towns and neighborhoods are available through a web tool.
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CUNY’s Mapping Service, Center for Urban Research – led by Steve Romalewski – has updated the final 2010 Census participation rates and the comparable final 2000 Census participation rates to the Census 2010 Hard To Count mapping website.
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On Monday, Nov. 1st, from 2 to 3 p.m. (EDT), Census Bureau Director Robert Groves will brief the media on the status of 2010 Census operations. Groves will discuss the final 2010 Census mail participation rates and 2020 Census planning. There will be a live webcast of the briefing, accessible here.
September COPAFS Meeting Report Available
Notes from the COPAFS meeting held on September 24, 2010 are now available. Included in this meeting’s notes are updates on the Economic Research Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the National Center for Health Statistics. The complete report can be found here.
Notable Data Publications
Each week, APDU Data Update usually identifies recent statistical agency data releases and discussions of interest to APDU members. This week, however, it will provide an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency’s statistical resources, which, unlike most other agencies, are primarily in the form of regularly updated on-line databases rather than time-specific datasets and reports.
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Envirofacts – one-stop search through multiple EPA data systems
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Data Finder – organized by topics such as air, water, and chemicals
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MyEnvironment – integrated data display by small areas (address, zip, city, county, park name)
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections (http://www.apdu.org/advocacy.asp). We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, DOT
- Omnibus Household Survey Program (November 22, 2010)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Disease Surveillance Program II. Disease Summaries (November 24, 2010)
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Surveys of State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Governmental Health Agencies (December 21, 2010)
Institute of Education Sciences
Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD
Office of Justice Programs
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Firearms Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program (November 26, 2010)
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Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems (November 26, 2010)
APDU encourages its members to take advantage of these opportunities to make their voices heard. All comments, whether a simple affirmation or detailed suggestions on instrument design, are helpful in seeing that data users have access to the statistics we need.
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FREE APDU Sponsored Webinar:
Collaborative, Online Mapping: The New ArcGIS.com
November 10, 2010
3-4 p.m. EST
Presenters: Walter Potts, Operations Manager – Esri; Adam Seamans, Technical Analyst – Esri
This webinar will demonstrate new mapping features linked to Data.gov.
State Longitudinal Data Systems: Opportunities & Challenges Webinar
November 16, 2010
3-4 p.m. EST
Presenters:
David Stevens, Executive Director – The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business Treva Stack, Research Analyst – The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
This webinar will begin with a question: What future awaits state longitudinal data systems (SLDS)? The national SLDS is an effort to link education and workforce data and the investment to date has been large. Many promises have been made. Performance expectations are high. The conversation will quickly turn to practical topics of interest to multiple communities. The presenters will share their experience-based perspectives on both SLDS opportunities and challenges and will welcome listener questions and comments.
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