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APDU Member Survery Reminder
The Association of Public Data Users needs your help! Member input is critical in helping the APDU Board, committees and staff in shaping APDU’s programs and services to meet your needs.
Please take a moment and complete the APDU Membership Survey to help us better understand your needs by end of day on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
If you are unsure if you are an APDU Member please contact Spencer Abrams.
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Presidential Innovation Fellows Promote the Next Wave of Government Data
Freely available data from the US Government is an important national resource, serving as fuel for entrepreneurship, innovation, scientific discovery, and other public benefits. The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) is a high-profile White House-sponsored program that pairs top innovators from the private sector, non-profits, and academia with top innovators in government to collaborate during focused 6-12 month “tours of duty” to develop solutions that can save lives, save taxpayer money, and fuel job creation. Read more here. If interested apply here.
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Call for Papers for the 2013 FCSM Research Conference
The 2013 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Research Conference will be held on November 4-6, 2013 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. This three-day conference will bring together researchers in the statistical community from government, private sector, and academia to discuss and exchange current research and methodological topics relevant to statistical programs.
Abstract submission for the 2013 FCSM Research Conference is currently open. The window for abstracts for papers, technical demonstrations, and organized sessions will remian open until April 8, 2013. For more information, including the Call for Papers and abstract submission instructions, see here.
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2015 HUD American Housing Survey Redesign
On February 1, HUD issued a Federal Register Notice seeking public comment on the redesign of the AHS for 2015 and beyond. The Federal Register Notice represents the first opportunity to submit written comments to HUD regarding redesign issues. To get AHS users thinking about issues and ideas, the Notice includes numerous questions for AHS user consideration. HUD strongly urges AHS users to submit written comments. See more here.
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BLS Celebrates 40 Years of Safety and Health Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) Program will hold a special conference May 15-16, 2013, in Washington D.C. to celebrate 40 years of collecting and publishing data on work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Read more here.
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Notable Data Publications
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Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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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
- 2014 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (April 2, 2013)
Economic Research Service
- Rural Establishment Innovation Survey (April 8, 2013)
Institute of Education Sciences
- Private School Universe Survey 2013-16 (April 8, 2013)
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