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Association of Public Data Users 2012 Annual Conference:
The Future of the Federal Statistical System in an Era of Open Government Data
George Washington University
Washington, DC
September 12-13, 2012
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Preliminary Agenda
Speaker List
On the cutting edge of the future of our federal statistics, the Association of Public Data Users is focusing its 2012 conference on the future of public data in an environment of increasingly tight budgets and rapidly expanding technologies.
No matter the specific content of your data, rapid changes in access to “big data” are changing the types of information we can capture, and “open data” are creating tremendous new opportunities for marrying available administrative records in ways that were never tried before.
What does this mean for the data sources you care about? Census, BLS, BEA, or whatever the agency – all are exploring these trends, and you should be here helping data producers as they navigate these uncertain times!
Join us at George Washington University on September 12 and 13 as we begin to cast “The Future of the Federal Statistical System in an Era of Open Government Data.”
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House Labor-HHS Subcommittee FY13 Appropriations Developments
The House Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittee issued its draft FY13 bill recently. The bill contains languages prohibiting funding to “be used for any economic research programs, projects, or activities,” a move believed to be aimed at preventing implementation of the Affordable Care Act and specifically funding comparative effectiveness research. See page 57 of the bill here. This proposed bill also terminates the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Keep up to date with data appropriations by following APDU Board Member Steve Pierson’s blog at the American Statistical Association.
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Census Bureau Website Features Weekly Data Visualization
The Census Bureau has launched its Visualization of the Week, a new feature on census.gov. Each week, visualizations will explore a variety of statistical topics. The first posted visualizations pertain largely to historical population statistics and show changes in the growth and redistribution of the U.S. population. For later visualizations, the topics will expand beyond 10-year census statistics to include the full breadth of Census Bureau data sets and subject areas, from household and family dynamics, to migration and geographic mobility, to economic indicators. Each week, new visualizations will be posted, many of which will be interactive. All of the visualizations can be shared on social media sites.
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Notable Data Publications
Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. 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):
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Administration for Children and Families
- National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (August 20, 2012)
Energy Information Administration
- Nuclear Fuel Data Survey (September 21, 2012)
Institute of Education Sciences
- NPEFS 2011-2014: Common Core of Data National Public Education Financial Survey (September 18, 2012)
Office of Justice Programs
- School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (September 24, 2012)
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Conference:
2012 National Conference on Health Statistics
August 6–8, 2012
Renaissance Hotel
Washington, DC
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The 2012 Conference will emphasize current NCHS data activities and their relationship to today’s key health issues. Through presentations, interactive workshops, and other innovative approaches, the conference aims to further attendees’ understanding of the importance and relevance of public health data. Learn more here.
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Census Seminar:
Accessing Census Bureau Statistics
September 17-19, 2012
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
U.S. Census Bureau
Suitland, MD
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(Select “Accessing Census Bureau Statistics”)
This seminar provides attendees with computer skills and hands-on exercises to access the data available from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Attendees will explore data topics using data access tools such as Dataferrett, USA Counties, State and County QuickFacts, and American FactFinder. The seminar is for the media, educators, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, and those needing detailed census data.
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