Why Attend the Conference? Learn About New Datasets
Why attend APDU’s annual conference? You can learn more about publicly available datasets like the two described in this article.
What I wish I knew when I started: What is the federal statistical system?
APDU Board Member Beth Jarosz provides a great overview of the Federal Statistical System in this blog post. She discusses how the agencies are interrelated and how many ways there are for data users to…
APDU President’s Letter Inviting Members to the Annual Conference
Dear colleagues, The 2021 Association of Public Data Users Annual Conference, “Public Data: Making Sense of the New Normal,” is only a few weeks away! Hopefully, you are making plans to attend, July 26-29. While…
May 12 Workshop Notes: Discussion and Concerns
On May 12, the Association of Public Data Users and the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University held a town hall session on Solving Data “Differences” – Assessing the Use Cases.
APDU Board Member: Why I Attend the APDU Annual Conference
Since 2015, I have attended the annual APDU data conference each year. When a conference ends, I want to walk away with ideas I could implement at my organization – informed about new public data…
APDU Board Member Amy O’Hara Reacts to CNSTAT Principles and Practices Release
Like a booster shot of sanity, the Committee for National Statistics (CNSTAT) recently released the seventh edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency. This book is full of good ideas, organized around…
2021 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…
Data Is vs. Data Are: Settling the Debate
There are many debates in the world of public data. Privacy vs. accuracy. Survey data vs. administrative data. CSV vs. XLS. But if you really want to see data nerds fight, ask them whether they…
2021 APDU Conference Call for Proposals
APDU is welcoming proposals on “making sense of the new normal” using public data. With economic, public health, and governance challenges arising from COVID-19 and political polarization, trustworthy public data is vital to open and…
2021 APDU President’s Message
Dear APDU members, Happy New Year and thank you for either renewing or joining the Association of Public Data Users (APDU). I am honored to serve as the 2021 APDU President, and I look forward to…
Looking Back on the 2020 APDU Annual Conference
With the 2020 APDU Annual Conference in the rearview mirror, now is a good time to reflect on the week and look ahead to what’s next.
APDU Statement on Concerns Regarding the Census Field Operations Timeline
It’s necessary to extend the deadline for the Census Bureau to deliver its results. Census experts strongly believe that the Census Bureau needs extra time to conduct a complete and accurate count, as the Constitution…