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 Federal Agency Leaders Provide Insights at the APDU Annual Conference

The 2021 APDU Annual Conference closed with a panel of federal statistical agency leaders including Dr. Ron Jarmin, Acting Director and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Census Bureau; Dr. William Beach, Commissioner at U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Dr. Mary Bohman, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Dr. Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. The panel gathered virtually on July 29, 2021, to discuss the challenges of providing trustworthy, accurate, and timely federal statistical data to the public within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.

APDU Weekly

August 5, 2021 FEATURES APDU Conference Recordings Available Last week, APDU was happy to bring together our network in a successful annual conference held virtually through Whova. Thank you to all who attended and contributed!… 

Data Visualization Fundamentals in Tableau

Virtual Training Live Instruction Dates: October 19, 22, 26, 29 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET Agenda PDF Registration Form (Online registration at bottom of page) This virtual, 12-hour course introduces economic development researchers and… 

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July 29, 2021 FEATURES APDU Data Viz Award Winners Announced  Are you?re a fan of attractive and useful data visualization? Attend this presentation of 2021 Data Viz Award winners to learn how some great visualizations… 

2021 APDU Data Viz Award Winners

APDU is pleased to announce the winners of this years Data Viz Awards. APDU gives annual awards to 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.

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July 15, 2021 FEATURE 11 Days Until the Conference! Agenda Register NEWS National Park Service to Share Special Use Permit Data With White House  ESRI Provides Open Access to Key Federal Geospatial Data  Inconvenient Numbers:… 

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July 08, 2021 FEATURE 18 Days Until the Conference! Agenda Register NEWS National Secure Data Service Act Passes House in Bipartisan NSF Reauthorization Bill  Census Takers Worry That Apartment Renters Were Undercounted  Harvard Researchers Identify… 

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July 01, 2021 FEATURE 3 Weeks Until the Conference! Agenda Register NEWS A Supreme Court Fight Over Census Data Privacy and Redistricting Is Likely Coming   Agencies Increasingly Turning Down FOIA Requests  Autonomous Car Makers Must… 

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June 24, 2021 FEATURES 2021 APDU Annual Conference Federal statistical data is used to understand the shifting American landscape, helping make sense of the new normal at work, in our communities, in governance ? the… 

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June 17, 2021 FEATURES APDU Annual Conference: Questions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Public data has significant impacts on the lives of our most vulnerable populations. Several sessions at the Annual Conference will discuss how…