From: "ACS Data Users Group" <ACS_Data_Users_Group(a)mail.vresp.com> Date: January 7, 2014 at 3:53:04 PM CST To: edc(a)berwyned.com Subject: Call for Abstracts: ACS Data Users Conference Reply-To: "ACS Data Users Group" <reply-dfbb101a21-4181e321af-08e8(a)u.cts.vresp.com> Reminder: Deadline for Abstracts Is January 15! ACS Data Users Conference May 29-30, 2014 Holiday Inn Capitol, Washington D.C. This is a reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract for the upcoming ACS Data Users Conference is January 15. We are inviting abstract submissions on the following topics (submissions on other applications of ACS data are also welcome): Using the ACS to look at trends over time, including multiyear estimates Issues and limitations in using small-area ACS data How data users have dealt with changes in ACS survey questions Aggregating ACS estimates and calculating margins of error Using ACS in GIS and other mapping applications How to access ACS from different sources Applications of ACS data in different topical areas: Health insurance and disability; Income and poverty; employment and workforce development; Migration patterns and trends; or other areas The American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Conference will bring together ACS data users and staff from the U.S. Census Bureau to improve understanding of the value and utility of ACS data and to promote information sharing among data users about key ACS data issues and applications. The conference will include a mix of invited and contributed presentations by ACS data users and an invited plenary session by Census Bureau staff. To submit an abstract, visit www.acsdatausers.org. The $200 conference registration fee will be waived for persons presenting at the meeting. Please forward this announcement to others who may be interested. More information about the conference, including registration information, will be available in the coming weeks. Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Click here to forward this email to a friend Population Reference Bureau 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 520 Washington, District of Columbia 20009 USA Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.