**Understanding Federal Statistics**

**February 11-14, 2008**

Graduate School, USDA

Room 36

Washington, DC

#### Monday, February 11, 2008

## "Laying the Foundation"

9:00--9:30 Welcome/Introductions Ti-Anna M. May

<ti.anna.m.may@census.gov>

301-763-2132

9:30--10:00 Finding Census Bureau Data Greg Pewett

[gregory.r.pewett@census.gov]{.underline}

301-763-5114

**10:00--10:10 Break**

10:10--10:40 Data Basics Troy King

[william.t.king@census.gov]{.underline}

301-763-5404

10:40-11:20 American FactFinder Data Greg Pewett

Access Tool <gregory.r.pewett@census.gov>

301-763-5114

**11:20-11:30 Break**

11:30-12:00 American FactFinder Data Greg Pewett

Access Tool

**12:00--1:30 Lunch**

1:30--2:35 Geographic Entities and Michael Ratcliffe

Concepts <michael.r.ratcliffe@census.gov>

301-763-8977

**2:35--2:45 Break**

2:45--4:00 American Community Survey Nicole Bouchet

> <nicole.bouchet@census.gov>
>
> 301-763-4796

**4:00-4:10 Break**

4:10--4:30 Census 2010 Franklin Ambrose

[franklin.j.ambrose@census.gov](mailto:gregory.r.pewett@census.gov)

301-763-4003

**4:30 Adjourn**

**Understanding Federal Statistics**

**February 12, 2008**

Graduate School, USDA

Room 36

Washington, DC

## Tuesday, February 12, 2008

**"Economic Data"**

9:00--9:45 Introduction to the Economic John Medina

Census and NAICS <john.a.medina@census.gov>

301-763-2557

Laurie Torene

<laurie.griffin.torene@census.gov>

301-763-6721

**9:45-9:55 Break**

9:55--10:55 Economic Census Products John Medina

*continued below* Laurie Torene

**10:55--11:05 Break**

11:05--12:00 Economic Census Products John Medina

Laurie Torene

**12:00--1:15 Lunch**

1:15-- 2:15 Local Employment Dynamics P. Heath Hayward

*continued-* [patrick.h.hayward@census.gov]{.underline}

301-763-5280

Matthew Graham

[matthew.r.graham@census.gov]{.underline} 301-763-5289

**2:15-2:25 Break**

2:25--2:55 Local Employment Dynamics P. Heath Hayward

Matthew Graham

2:55-4:20 County Business Patterns Jon Youngman

> <jon.a.youngman@census.gov>

301-763-2597

**4:20 Adjourn**

**Understanding Federal Statistics**

**February 13, 2008**

Graduate School, USDA

Room 36

Washington, DC

## 

## Wednesday, February 13, 2008

## "Demographic Data and Tools"

9:00--10:00 Housing Data Amy B. Ohara

<amy.b.ohara@census.gov>

301-763-5757

10:00--10:45 Census Bureau's Government Data Christopher Pece

<christopher.pece@census.gov>

301-763-7330

**10:45--11:00 Break**

11:00--11:50 Current Demographic Data Rose Kreider

<rose.kreider@census.gov>

301-763-6059

11:50- 12:30 Population Estimates Winifred Colon

and Projections [winifred.colon@census.gov](../emma.r.ernst@census.gov)

301-763-6067

**12:30--1:45 LUNCH**

1:45--3:00 The DataWeb and DataFerrett Bill Hazard

*continued below* [william.g.hazard@census.gov]{.underline}

301-763-3778

**3:00- 3:15 Break**

3:15--4:15 The DataWeb and DataFerrett Bill Hazard

**4:15 Adjourn**

**Understanding Federal Statistics**

**February 14, 2008**

Graduate School, USDA

Room 36

Washington, DC

## Thursday, February 14, 2008

## "Other Federal Agencies"

9:00-10:00 National Center for Health Statistics Mary Burgess

<mburgess@cdc.gov>

301-458-4377

**10:00--10:10 Break**

10:10--11:10 Bureau of Economic Analysis Andrew Hodge

<andrew.hodge@bea.gov>

> 202-606-9761

11:10- 12:00 Bureau of Labor Statistics Tom Krolik

*continued below* [krolik.thomas@bls.gov]{.underline}

202-691-6417

**12:00--1:15 LUNCH**

1:15--2:15 Bureau of Labor Statistics Tom Krolik

**2:15- 2:20 Break**

2:20-3:20 National Center for Education Bill Hussar

Statistics <william.hussar@ed.gov>

> 202-502-7359

**3:20** **Evaluations, Wrap-up, Adjourn**