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APDU Annual Business Meeting
In a time of change in the federal statistical system and the federal government generally, APDU has been keeping you informed and prepared. Our Weekly Updates, annual conference, webinars, and even a new training course have kept us busy during 2016. Want to know what?s in store for 2017?
APDU is excited to announce our Annual Business Meeting on December 6, 2016, at 3:00 PM EST. The meeting will be convened by webinar and open to all APDU members.
The APDU Board of Directors will report on the state of the association, present this year’s accomplishments and goals for the coming year, and answer your questions.
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APDU Election Notice
APDU Nominations & Elections Committee Chair Bob Scardamalia has announced the slate of candidates we have recruited for your consideration in the election for two At-Large Board member positions, Vice President, and President. Please take a moment to review each of the candidate’s statements and vote. Members have until 5 PM EST, November 30, 2016 to cast a vote.
Vote Here
Candidates for APDU Officers:
President: Cliff Cook, Planning Information Manager, City of Cambridge and current APDU Vice President
Vice President: Kevin McAvey, Associate Director of Analytics, Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis
Candidates for At-Large Directors:
At-Large Board member: Elizabeth Nash, Director of Data and Product Development, PolicyMap
At-Large Board member: Mary Jo Hoeksema, Director, Government Affairs, Population Association of America/Association of Population Centers
Questions about this process should be directed to Bob Scardamalia.
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Which Groups Are Counted?
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget is considering revisions to its standards for collection of federal data on race and ethnicity — the first change those standards would see since 1997. The possible revisions have largely gone unremarked upon in academe, but the potential revisions have drawn interest from the medical and health care community, most prominently in comments submitted by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Extension – CEP Request for Comments
Due to a request by many of our stakeholders and other interested parties, the deadline for the Request for Comments has been extended. The new deadline is December 14, 2016.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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data.world to Deliver Valuable Commerce Datasets
data.world is committing to develop an application program interface that will make it easier for data users everywhere to access high-value Commerce Department data sets and data sets from other federal agencies. As part of this public commitment, data.world will leverage the platform it has built where problem solvers can find and use a vast array of high-quality open data. Its mission is to build ?the most meaningful, collaborative, and abundant data resource in the world so that data people can discover and share high-quality data, connect with interesting people, and work together to solve important problems faster.?
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Data on Global Activities of Multinational Enterprises
Detailed statistics on the worldwide activities of U.S. multinational enterprises in 2014, including the finances and operations of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates, will be available from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on December 16. The preliminary data are based on the 2014 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad.
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Visualization of the Week
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The Times They Are A-Changin?
The New York Times recently announced a 95.7% decrease in quarterly profit. The Visual Capitalist dug a little deeper in this series of infographics to provide some context behind the newspaper?s challenges in maintaining its relevance in the 21st century.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
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Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about? Just email us and we?ll include it here.
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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
- Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (December 16, 2016)
Department of Commerce
- Request for Nominations of Member To Serve on the Commerce Data Advisory Council (December 10, 2016)
National Center for Education Statistics
- Common Core of Data School-Level Finance Survey 2016-2018 (December 16, 2016)
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System 2016-2019 (January 17, 2017)
- Principal Follow-Up Survey (2016-17) to the National Teacher and Principal Survey (2015-16) (January 17, 2017)
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