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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
Registration Form
Preliminary Agenda
Speaker List
Early Registration Ends TOMORROW!!!
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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JHU Professor Louis to Lead Census Research Directorate
Johns Hopkins University professor Thomas A. Louis will join the U.S. Census Bureau through an interagency personnel agreement as the new associate director for research and methodology and chief scientist, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves recently announced. Louis will become associate director effective January 7, 2013. Louis is professor of biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His doctorate is in mathematical statistics from Columbia University, and he headed the biostatistics department at the University of Minnesota. Louis is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, and a fellow of the American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read the full Census Bureau release here.
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Grant Application Period Open for NIH’s Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral Population Science
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to promote science within the mission of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch by providing research infrastructure to population science research centers. Types of research infrastructure provided include administrative and technical research support, developmental infrastructure, and public infrastructure. This FOA supports three types of applications:
- General Center applications, for centers with three to six signature population science research themes;
- Specialized Center applications, for centers with one or two signature research themes;
- Translation/Dissemination Center applications, for centers that request funding only for public infrastructure.
More grant and application information is available here.
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Census Bureau Releases U.S. Economy Real-Time Statistics Mobile App
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its first-ever mobile application, “America’s Economy,” which will provide constantly updated statistics on the U.S. economy, including monthly economic indicators and trends. The app, which is currently available for Android mobile device users, combines statistics from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Discover more about the app here.
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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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Census Bureau
- Resumption of the Population Estimates Challenge Program and Proposed Changes to the Program (September 10, 2012)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National HIV Surveillance System (October 9, 2012)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Medicaid Statistical Information System (October 15, 2012)
Employment and Training Administration
- Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed (October 12, 2012)
Office of the United States Trade Representative
- National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (October 15, 2012)
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