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BTS Seeks Nominations for Advisory Council
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is soliciting nominations to serve on the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS). The ACTS is composed of BTS stakeholders who advise the Director on the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the BTS and DOT. Nominations for the ACTS must be received on or before January 27, 2012. Find out more 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):
Census Bureau
- Public Employment & Payroll Forms (February 13, 2012)
- Quarterly Financial Report (March 19, 2012)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Age Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance (March 12, 2012)
- National Adult Tobacco Survey (March 12, 2012)
Employment and Training Administration
- Labor Exchange Reporting System (March 19, 2012)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- National Fire Department Census (March 12, 2012)
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Webinar
Pensions: The National Debate, Here’s the Data
January 25, 2012
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
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This webinar is the third installment of APDU’s series on the Census of Governments. The presentation will encompass the past, present, and future of public pension data – the data the Census Bureau has historically collected for over 50 years, the recent development of a new public pension product, and planned improvements. The speakers will describe how the data are used for policy and macroeconomic analysis.
Presenters:
Erika H. Becker-Medina
Chief, Employment and Benefit Statistics Branch
Governments Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Paul A. Smith
Chief, Flow of Funds Section
Division of Research and Statistics
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Alex Brown
Research Associate
National Association of State Retirement Administrators
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Census Bureau Releases Findings on American Indian and Alaska Native Population During Forum
January 25, 2012
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC
RSVP here.
The U.S. Census Bureau will release a 2010 Census brief on the American Indian and Alaska Native population at a forum held with the National Museum of the American Indian. This event will highlight statistics from the 2010 Census, providing a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the U.S. and its size and growth at various geographic levels. Following a presentation of statistics, an expert panel will address the current social and economic impact of the American Indian and Alaska Native population.
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IPUMS Research Award 2011: Call for Nominations and Submissions
This is the fourth annual award competition for research using the IPUMS microdata collection. Papers or publications submitted should utilize IPUMS-USA, CPS or IPUMS-International, NAPP to study social, economic, and/or demographic processes.
Cash prizes will be awarded for:
- Best published work, and
- Best work by a graduate student, published or unpublished.
Deadline for nomination or submission: February 15, 2012.
More information available here.
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