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Subject: Census Bureau News -- Cornell University Professor Abowd Named to Lead Census Bureau Research and Methodology Directorate
[U.S. Census Bureau News]
Cornell University Professor Abowd Named to Lead Census Bureau Research and Methodology Directorate
NEWS RELEASE: CB15-207
DEC. 10, 2015 - Cornell University professor John M. Abowd will join the U.S. Census Bureau through an interagency personnel agreement as the new associate director for research and methodology and chief scientist, Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson announced today. The appointment will be effective June 1, 2016.
"I'm thrilled to have Dr. Abowd coming on board to help lead critical work to modernize the Census Bureau's operations and products," Thompson said. "John is an internationally renowned scholar and a great addition to lead our research and methodology efforts. His research on privacy and statistical disclosure limitation are particularly relevant as we work to improve the utility of our data products to our users and honor our commitment to maintain the confidentiality of the data American people and businesses provide us."
Abowd joined the faculty of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1987. He is currently the Edmund Ezra Day Professor of economics, statistics and information science. He began his long association with the Census Bureau in 1998 when he joined the team of distinguished senior research fellows that helped found the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics program. He has served continuously since 1998 as a scientific adviser to that program and others at the bureau. Since 2011, he has been the principal investigator for the Cornell University node of the National Science Foundation-Census Research Network and co-principal investigator of its coordinating office.
Abowd is a fellow and past president of the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Econometric Society, as well as an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. He currently serves on the National Research Council's Committee on National Statistics and the American Economic Association's Committee on Economic Statistics.
"This is a period of enormous methodological challenges for the Census Bureau and all national statistical agencies that will require innovative redesign and reengineering of the bureau's flagship activities," Abowd said. "I am excited to join Director John Thompson, Deputy Director Nancy Potok and the associate directors in marshaling the bureau's talented scientific professionals to meet these challenges."
The associate director for research and methodology leads a directorate of research centers, each devoted to domains of investigation important to the future of social and economic statistics. In that regard, the position leads key capacities for innovation across all statistical programs of the Census Bureau. The Research and Methodology Directorate includes the Center for Adaptive Design, Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, Center for Disclosure Avoidance Research, Center for Economic Studies, Center for Statistical Research and Methodology, Center for Survey Measurement and the new Center for Big Data Research and Applications.
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Hi All,
CB is poised to release on Thursday the full set of standard products from the 2010 - 2014 ACS. The linked slides are those presented at the release webinar yesterday. The webinar was recorded and should be available for viewing. Around Slide 18 is the beginning of information on new tables generated from this data set. Also, the presentations addresses guidance for comparing the data sets. There is quite a bit of valuable information, take a look as you have time.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-kits/2015/20151210_acs5yr2014.html.
The page has a link to both the audio and to the slides.
Here is a direct link to the slides.
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/press-kits/2015/20151130_…
Penelope Z. Weinberger
CTPP Program Manager
AASHTO
202-624-3556
ctpp.transportation.org
Good Afternoon,
Attached is a screenshot of a recent CTPP news email I received. How do I open the attachments labeled "Today's Topics" and "Digest Footer"?
Thank you,
Seth
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Hello,
The following may be of interest to some of the subscribers to this listserv. Apologies if you are on multiple listservs and see this message more than once.
Ken Cervenka
FTA Office of Planning
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking proposals for the "Multimodal Public Transportation System Connectivity Performance Measures" research project (Solicitation Number DTFT6016R00002), part of the Ladders of Opportunity initiative.
The goal of this research project is to develop a suite of performance measures that are useful for communities of varying size and sophistication to evaluate the level of connectivity of their multimodal public transportation systems including walking and biking connections to public transit and identify gaps. The approach should be particularly considerate of the travel needs of those with lower incomes, minorities, older adults, and individuals with disabilities and the ease of physically accessing essential service locations, including: jobs, educational facilities, groceries, healthcare, and social services.
To learn more about the RFP, please click on the following link:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=c6455d26beab8…
If you have any questions about this solicitation, please follow the instructions provided on the link.
Proposals are due by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, December 18.
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Hello,
We are in the process of drawing a new MPO boundary to reflect changes to
the 2010 urbanized area. There are several options being looked at for
exactly how to set the new boundary but we are not currently considering
Census geography. Does an MPO boundary get submitted to the Census bureau,
and if so are there requirements to snap it to blocks?
*Mara Kaminowitz, GISP*GIS Coordinator
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*Baltimore Metropolitan Council*
Offices @ McHenry Row
1500 Whetstone Way
Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-732-0500 ext. 1030
mkaminowitz(a)baltometro.org
www.baltometro.org
Apologies for cross-posting, please forward to census data users
Attention CTPP Data Users
The Census Bureau has directed us to request a special tabulation for our next 5-year data product that is one third (1/3) the size of our current special tabulation. Additionally, we are limited in the number of tables that can include all levels of geography; most tables will be produced at census summary levels of place, MCD (for strong MCD states), county, TAD, PUMA, state, MSA (and principal city), and nation. Only a few will also be available at Tract and TAZ.
We need your input for the elimination of tables in the CTPP, we are leery of eliminating tables critical to analysis. We have employed a methodology to suggest tables for elimination, however, a key feature of the methodology (google analytics for number of times a data table is accessed at any geography) does not take into account any users who have accessed the data by any means other than through the software. All "power users" who have downloaded data by FTP take note. Your use is not captured, and we need to hear from you!
CTPP is hosting a series of "town hall" meetings to present our findings and get your input and feedback.
Please consider attending one:
Monday, November 9 at 10:00 am EST
Tuesday, November 10 at 1:00 pm EST, or
Thursday, November 12 at Noon EST
By logging into: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/ctpp_town_hall/ and dialing: 1-888-585-9008 passcode/room: 433-083-926
The same information will be presented at all three meetings, so you need only attend one. Registration is not required, but space is limited. If you would like the materials and methodology to review ahead, please email pweinberger(a)aashto.org<mailto:pweinberger@aashto.org> and I will send the materials.
I look forward to seeing many of you in the coming week,
Thank you
Penelope Z. Weinberger
CTPP Program Manager
AASHTO
202-624-3556
ctpp.transportation.org
Thanks to everyone who attended today's webinar, "MDCD Tools to Find the Census Data You Need." A recording of the webinar can be accessed using the following link.
https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/p645zaneyrh/
This webinar included a live demonstration of the Missouri State Data Center's Dexter (data extraction) tool, which unfortunately cannot be downloaded in a standard presentation format (PPT, PDF, etc.). However, many of the same functions demonstrated during the webinar are available as a series of video tutorials on the MCDC website using the link below.
http://mcdc.missouri.edu/tutorials/dexter_quickstart_video2/
Good morning,
Just wanted to give a heads up that the new county commuting flows, based on the 5-year 2009-2013 ACS were released today. The tables include the typical worker flow counts as well as a means of transportation component (4 categories: drove alone, carpool, transit, other). The tables also include a metropolitan area indicator, so it is possible to sort and organize by metro area.
Enjoy,
Brian
Brian McKenzie, Ph.D.
Analyst, Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Branch
U.S. Census Bureau
Email: brian.mcKenzie(a)census.gov<mailto:brian.mcKenzie@census.gov>
Mark your calendars! The CTPP Program and TRB Census Subcommittee will jointly sponsor a webinar on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from 1-2 pm Central.
Looking for historical census data? Can't find the current census data you are looking for? Then this webinar is for you!
John Blodgett of the University of Missouri Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) will offer a presentation and demonstration of tools available through the Missouri State Data Center (MCDC)<http://census.missouri.edu/>. The MCDC is a premier site in the country for accessing census and other public, machine-readable demographic and geographic data. Topics will include:
* An overview of the MCDC's Uexplore/Dexter software
* Live examples of using Uexplore/Dexter to locate and extract data with special emphasis on data from the 2010 Census and the American Community Survey
* Using MCDC custom web applications to look at profile and trend reports, and to do custom extracts from 2010 Census and latest 5-year ACS data
* Accessing ACS base/summary tables and metadata using Uexplore/Dexter
* A brief introduction to the MABLE/Geocorr (geographic correlation) web applications
As a bonus, Penelope Weinberger (AASHTO) will provide an update on the next CTPP special tabulation, which will be based on 2011-2015 ACS 5-Year data.
To join the webinar, click on the following link**
https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/CTPP
(This link will be active 5 minutes before the webinar begins. Please do not try to access the online webinar before that time.)
To connect to the audio portion by phone, dial the following number.
1-877-336-1274
Passcode 7786853
**Registration is not required to attend this webinar. However, please note that participation will be limited to 100 participants, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, agencies with multiple participants are strongly encouraged to join from a single computer.
Questions? Please contact Jim Hubbell (jhubbell(a)marc.org<mailto:jhubbell@marc.org>).