APDU Board Member: APDU Hosts Scholarship Students at Conference
This year APDU was bestowed with a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support the travel and conference registration fees for a cohort of promising students interested in public data. These students had the opportunity to meet with board members, engage with conference attendees and speakers, and share their work in our poster session.
2022 APDU Data Viz Awards: Call for Visualizations
The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to announce the 2021 Data Viz Awards. We are once again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly-available data (for example, data from the Census Bureau or Bureau of Labor Statistics) to convey a compelling point or story.
Share Your Work! 2022 Annual Conference Poster Session
APDU warmly invites you to submit a poster, paper, or both for the 2022 Annual Conference.
2022 Annual Conference Registration
To get the APDU member rate of $325 use one of the following discount codes: To register at the member rate and pay online use the discount code APDUmember2022 To register and request an invoice…
APDU Board Member: Welcoming Karin Orvis, Chief Statistician of the United States
Katherine Wallman, Chief Statistician of the United States 1992-2017, welcomes new Chief Statistician Karin Orvis with a perspective informed by decades of service in this key position.
APDU Vice President Reviews APDU Symposium Session on Census Data Products: What Would Your Billboard Say?
By: Amy O’Hara, Research Professor, Massive Data Institute, Georgetown University During the APDU spring symposium, I had the pleasure of moderating the Census Data Products Roundtable with Beth Jarosz, Terry Ao Minnis, Allison Plyer, Yvette…
APDU Board Member: Enriching data: Understanding ‘Who is Being Evicted’ to address inequalities
By: Michelle Riordan-Nold, Executive Director, CT Data Collaborative Since April is National Fair Housing Month, I thought I would share an eviction data project we recently finished in Connecticut to understand and address ‘Who is…
Census Project: Save The Data That Empowers America
By: Steve Jost, Senior Vice President at Subject Matter and Census Project consultant Local communities, entrepreneurs, urban planners, major corporations and thousands of others that depend on annual data from the Census Bureau’s American Community…
APDU Board Member: Caregivers Express Concern About Children’s Mental Health
Data from the Family Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic questionnaire offer us a glimpse of how California children are faring. A majority of caregivers are concerned about their children’s mental health. Almost two-thirds of California caregivers (65%) were concerned about their oldest child’s emotional or mental well-being during the previous month when asked in July 2021, including 31% who were moderately concerned and 12% who were extremely concerned.
2021 APDU Candidate Statements
Candidate for Secretary: Beth Jarosz, Senior Research Associate, Population Reference Bureau Bio At PRB I work on a wide range of U.S. demographic topics, with a focus on subnational analysis. Prior to joining PRB, I…
APDU Meet and Greet Recording: NCES Commissioner and Networking Event
October 21, 2021 3:30 – 5:00 PM 1550 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA Virtual Attendance Available AGENDA 3:30 – 3:45 pm: NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr 3:45 – 4:00 pm: Question and Answer 4:00 –…









