2019 Annual Conference Call for Proposals
The 2019 APDU Annual Conference is welcoming APDU members and friends to join with our theme of “Wide World of Data” by submitting a proposal for a presentation or panel related to public data. The…
2018 APDU Candidate Statements
Candidate for President: Kevin McAvey, Senior Manager, Manatt Health Bio: Kevin advises states, healthcare providers, and payers on how to leverage public and private data to inform their most pressing policy and program goals. Kevin…
Call for Volunteers: APDU Conference Committee
Want to have a hand in shaping the direction of the 2019 APDU Annual Conference? APDU is looking for volunteers to help the Conference Committee put on a great conference. You can help to select…
Important Changes at the Economic Research Service
The Secretary of Agriculture announced on Thursday, August 9 that the Economic Research Service will undergo several significant changes in the coming year.
UPDATE 10/18: APDU President Calls for Members to Comment on Federal Data Policy
APDU wants to point out to our readers pending requests for comments from two groups of particular importance. We know our readers are all busy professionals, but we urge you to take the time to…
APDU Conference: Find New Data on Children
Imagine a website that brought together data from 35 public data sources with 600 measures of child health and well-being: This website exists, at Kidsdata.org. Join us in Arlington, Va. July 17th & 18th, 2018…
APDU Data Viz Awards: Call for Visualizations
The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to announce the 2018 Data Viz Awards. We are once again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly-available data (for example, data from the…
APDU Conference: Call for Proposals
We are inviting proposals to present at the 2018 APDU Annual Conference on any topic relating to public data, whether based on a particular project, data practice, or formal paper. In keeping with the theme…
Building the Case for Public Statistics
In uncertain times, we need evidence. Federal statistics are a vital source. Researchers, businesses, governments, and nonprofits rely on this data, and we need to do a better job of telling policymakers that investment in…
APDU Election Candidate Statements
The APDU election is underway and two candidates are up for election for Secretary and At-Large positions on the Board of Directors: Sarah Burgoyne of Claritas and Ron Nakao of Stanford University. See below their…
Trump Administration Indicates Support of 2020 Census
The Full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on October 12 provided some reasons for optimism regarding the Trump Administration’s support of the Census Bureau. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before the committee and…
Job Board August 2017
Welcome to the monthly APDU Job Board. Members are invited to submit job postings at their organization; the Board also includes a collection of public data-related positions (research, projections, etc.) from a variety of Federal, nonprofit, and…