Hi everyone – Thought you’d like to see the program for the Association of Public Data Users conference. Please consider attending the conference! Of particular note, the session on integrating administrative records with the ACS. Deb Stempowski, Chief, American Community Survey is scheduled to speak. As you know, the Census Bureau needs to do all it can to reduce costs for the ACS and the next decennial census. This topic is very important! Some items like age and at least some questions about income (e.g. Social Security) seem very reliable from administrative records, does this mean that there will be MORE IMPUTATION of the journey-to-work and vehicle ownership questions if the field follow-up rate is reduced and replaced with use of administrative records? Assuming there is more imputation, how much will this increase in imputation “cost” in terms of reliability and usability for small area transportation zones? Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning 206-220-4460 (in Seattle) From: Association of Public Data Users (APDU) [mailto:info@apdu.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 12:25 PM To: Murakami, Elaine (FHWA) Subject: 2015 APDU Annual Conference: Keynote Speakers & Featured Session [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/1fce840720ab1eed… 2015 Annual Conference September 1 - 2, 2015 [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/13cca34aa9e84c3a… DoubleTree By Hilton Washington, DC - Crystal City 300 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AUGUST 1, 2015 [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/dc4919fcaac1918c… [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/7f7a0a981f0e24f9… [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/affeb0ebc6bd396d… [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/10da6c5b69684357… The Association of Public Data Users 2015 Annual Conference will be held in Arlington, VA on September 1-2. Attendees will have the opportunity to see how APDU and its’ members are “Innovating With Public Data.” Join us at the APDU conference where experts and novices alike come together to learn more about how Federal agencies and their stakeholders are creating new data products, developing new methods for sharing data, and identifying creative ways to collect data while reducing response burden. Keynotes/Plenary Sessions: Finding New Ways to Answer Old Questions: The Case of Workforce Training and Credentials [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/b20ac92ae85da512…] Sharon Boivin, Chair, Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment and Attainment, National Center for Education Statistics Making the Case for Public Data in a “Big Data” World [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/364653/d06ab79d46120a2a…] Scott Orr, Federal Legislative Affairs Manager, Georgia Power Company Featured Session: Reducing Respondent Burden: Integrating Administrative Records with the American Community Survey There are tremendous concerns in political circles about ACS. Are there other ways to collect the data required for ACS that does not require a survey? As the Census explores design options for ACS, what nontraditional data collection strategies might Census employ? What are the challenges and opportunities? What administrative data sources might prove most fruitful to supplement and strengthen the ACS? Speakers: Deb Stempowski, Chief, American Community Survey Amy O’Hara, Chief, Center for Administrative Records Research & Applications, Census Bureau Sharon Ennis, Researcher, Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, Census Bureau Registration is open! Take a look at the agenda<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=1058…ference_Agenda.pdf>. We look forward to seeing you there. The Association of Public Data Users<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&msgid=10583… (APDU) is a national membership network that links users, producers, and disseminators of government statistical data. APDU is managed by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=72024747&m… (CREC). This message was sent to elaine.murakami@dot.gov<mailto:elaine.murakami@dot.gov> from: Association of Public Data Users (APDU) | info@apdu.org<mailto:info@apdu.org> | CREC | P.O. Box 100127 | Arlington, VA 22210 Email Marketing by [iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=72024747&l=138968&s=ATR8&m=1058388&c=364653>