[CTPP] May Conference Poster Call due

Reminder Posters Due Jan. 21 – TRB Census Data for Transportation Planning Conference Proposals are due Jan. 21, 2005. See the Call at http://www.trb.org/conferences/censusdata/..... Posters are sought for a May 11-13, 2005 Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference in Irvine, CA on applications of Census 2000, CTPP2000, and the American Community Survey (ACS) data. The posters will be part of a conference, “Census Data for Transportation Planning: Preparing for the Future” which will (a) assess transportation use of the decennial census and (b) review the potential for ACS as a replacement for the decennial census “long form” for the transportation planning community needs. In preparing posters, authors should explicitly address the following questions: 1 What census data were used 2 How the data were used 3 What value was achieved 4 What problems or issues were encountered with the data The Conference preliminary program can be found at http://www.trb.org/conferences/censusdata/. Should you have any questions please contact Tom Palmerlee, tpalmerlee(a)nas.edu, (202)334-2907 or Brian Canepa, bcanepa(a)nas.edu, (202)334-2966. -- Ed Christopher Resource Center Planning Team Federal Highway Administration 19900 Governors Drive Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) 708-283-3501 (F)