Showing posts with label workshops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label workshops. Show all posts

Friday, June 4, 2010

2007 Economic Census Workshops in Albany, Syracuse, NYC

The Census Bureau is conducting a half-day workshop for data users on the 2007 Economic Census.
• New users learn about the range of data about businesses available from the Census Bureau, including both the Economic Census and more frequent data sets.
• Experienced users learn about new features of the data, comparability issues, and qualifications of the data.
• Attendees gain skills in accessing Economic Census data in American FactFinder.
• Attendees have the opportunity to tell others about their own practical applications of the data and learn what others are doing.

Albany, NY
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Cost: FREE

Location:
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany
CESTM Auditorium, Building 251
257 Fuller Road
Albany, NY 12203

Register HERE
Directions

Additional Workshops in New York State:
Additional workshops are planned for New York City (June 10 and 11, 2010) and Syracuse (June 24, 2010). For details about these workshops see HERE.

For more information contact:
Melissa Preston, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, (518) 437-8680 or mpreston@uamail.albany.edu

Co-Sponsors
• College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany
• New York State Department of Economic Development
• New York State Small Business Development Center

Monday, April 26, 2010

2007 ECONOMIC CENSUS WORKSHOPS

The Census Bureau is conducting two half-day workshops for data users on the 2007 Economic Census.

•New users learn about the range of data about businesses available from the Census Bureau, including both the Economic Census and more frequent data sets.
•Experienced users learn about new features of the data, comparability issues, and qualifications of the data.
•Attendees gain skills in accessing Economic Census data in American FactFinder.
•Attendees have the opportunity to tell others about their own practical applications of the data and learn what others are doing.

New York, NY
Thursday, June 10, 2010, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, June 11, 2010, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

Cost: FREE
Location: New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
One Seaport Plaza
199 Water Street
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10038

Register:
For June 10, 1:30 pm.
For June 11, 9:30 am.

Public transportation directions:
NYC Subway: A, C, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Fulton Street/Broadway Nassau Station
PATH: World Trade Center
Additional Workshops in New York State: Planned for Albany (June 23, 2010) and Syracuse (June 24, 2010). Details about these workshops will be announced soon.
For more information contact: Leonard Gaines, New York State Data Center, (518) 292-5300 ext. 3, lgaines@empire.state.ny.us

Monday, July 20, 2009

Presentations from American Community Survey Workshop

The Population Association of America's (PAA) Committee on Population Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau sponsored a special ACS workshop during the PAA meetings on April 29, 2009.

The presentations focused on the basics of the ACS and specific case studies.
Welcome and ACS Fundamentals
Case Study 1 – How to Deal with Estimates with Low Reliability
Case Study 2 – Choosing Between 1, 3, and 5-year Data
Case Study 3 – Making Comparisons
Case Study 4 – Introduction to Demographic Research Using the ACS PUMS
Case Study 5 – Introduction to Demographic Research Using Aggregated ACS Data for Ecological Regression

Links to most presentations are available on the PAA website.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Spring 2008 Local Government Workshop – May 9, 2008

For Brochure and Information Visit here.

In most cases the Local Government Workshop fulfills NYS law requiring training for local planning officials. Some sessions include Continuing Legal Education and Code Enforcement credit.