United States Census Bureau

Visit the U.S. Census Bureau at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits. Staff will be on hand in the exposition hall to answer questions and discuss the American Community Survey.

Dates: Friday, January 24th to Monday, January 27th

Location: Philadelphia Convention Center-Philadelphia, PA

Attendees: Gretchen Gooding and Tim Gilbert, American Community Survey Office

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Visit the Census Bureau at the Esri Federal GIS Conference. American Community Survey staff and geography staff will be on hand at in the Exposition Hall to answer questions.

Dates: Monday, February 10th and Tuesday, February 11th

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center-Washington, DC

Attendees: Gretchen Gooding and Anna Owens, American Community Survey Office

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Visit Census Bureau staff at the Federal Resource Center for the 2014 NACo Legislative Conference. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the American Community Survey (ACS).

Date: Monday, March 3rd from 8:00AM-12:00PM

Location: Washington Hilton-Washington, DC

Attendees: Anna Owens and Cheryl Chambers, American Community Survey Office

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Visit Census Bureau staff at the federal agency round robin. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the ACS.

Date: Monday, March 10th from 1:45PM-3:15PM

Location: Marriott Wardman Park-Washington, DC

Attendees: Gretchen Gooding and Tim Gilbert, American Community Survey Office

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Advanced users learn about the ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) and how to work with dual vintages of variables included in the ACS PUMS files. This presentation will give a background of the ACS PUMS files before explaining how to work specifically with dual vintage variables in the 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS files, including Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA), Occupation, and Industry variables.

Date and Time: Thursday, March 13th from 1:00-2:00 PM

Presenter: Tim Gilbert, American Community Survey Office

Learn how to log-in by visiting the Census Bureau's Educational Resources page

Visit the Census Bureau at the American College of Health Care Administrators annual meeting. American Community Survey staff will be on hand in the exhibit space to answer questions.

Dates: Monday, April 7th to Tuesday, April 8th

Location: The M Resort-Las Vegas, NV

Booth: 105

Attendees: Terri Long and Denise Smith, American Community Survey Office

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Visit the Census Bureau at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting. American Community Survey staff and geography staff will be on hand at in the exhibit hall to answer questions.

Dates: Tuesday, April 8th to Friday, April 11th

Location: Tampa Convention Center-Tampa, FL

Booth: 401

Attendee: Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

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Presentation-The American Community Survey: An Update

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 9th at 4:40 PM

Presenter: Nancy Torrieri

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Presentation-Finding Census Data for Your Community: Joining ACS Block Group Data with TIGER/Line Shapefiles

Date & Time: Friday, April 11th at 5:20 PM

Presenter: Gretchen Gooding

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The Census Bureau is in the process of reviewing each question on the ACS to make sure the survey includes only those questions federal agencies need to accomplish their missions. We also want to minimize the reporting burden on the 3.5 million households that respond to the survey each year. Gary Chappell, project lead for the ACS Content Review process, will discuss the goals, approach, outreach to data users, and next steps during 2014. His presentation will be followed by 10-15 minutes of questions and answers. Joining the online webinar is free. Participants who choose to listen to the audio via telephone are responsible for their own standard long-distance rates.

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 9th from 1:00-2:00 PM ET

Presenter: Gary Chappell, American Community Survey Office

Learn how to register by visiting the ACS Data Users Group webinar registration

Visit the Census Bureau at the American Planning Association's (APA) National Planning Conference. American Community Survey staff and geography staff will be on hand in the exhibit hall to answer questions.

Dates: Saturday, April 26th to Tuesday, April 29th

Location: Georgia World Congress Center-Atlanta, GA

Booth: 529

Attendees: Terrina Long and Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

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Visit the Census Bureau at the Population Association of America's (PAA) annual meeting. American Community Survey staff will be on hand in the exhibit space to answer questions.

Dates: Wednesday, April 30th to Saturday, May 3rd

Location: Marriott Copley Place Hotel-Boston, MA

Booth: 324

Attendees: Tim Gilbert and Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

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Presentation-Using the American Community Survey for Social Science Research

Date & Time: Thursday, May 1st from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Presenter: Tim Gilbert

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Visit the Census Bureau at Commerce Day on the Hill. American Community Survey staff will be on hand in the exhibit space to answer questions.

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 20th from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building-Washington, DC

Attendees: Terri Long and Shannon O'Brien, American Community Survey Office

Register now for the inaugural ACS Data Users Conference. A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved at a special conference rate of $224 so please book by April 14th to ensure your reservation. The ACS Data Users Conference is being organized by Sabre Systems and the Population Reference Bureau in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. The final deadline for registration is Thursday, May 22, 2014.

Dates: Thursday, May 29th and Friday, May 30th

Location: Holiday Inn Capitol-Washington, DC

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The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that generates estimates on social, economic, housing, and demographic topics. Data users can access these estimates down to our smallest level of geography, block groups, using the ACS Summary File. This presentation will cover background information about the ACS, an explanation of the ACS Summary File, and a demonstration of accessing block group data using the Summary File Retrieval Tool, DataFerrett, and FTP site.

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24th from 1:00-2:00 PM

Presenter: Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

Learn how to log-in by visiting the Census Bureau's Educational Resources page

Visit the Census Bureau at the Esri International User Conference. American Community Survey staff will be on hand in the exhibit space to answer questions.

Dates: Tuesday, July 15th to Thursday, July 17th

Location: San Diego Convention Center-San Diego, CA

Booth: F105

Attendees: Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

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Presentation-Using the American Community Survey for Social Science Research

Date & Time: Saturday, August 16th from 6:30 PM-8:15 PM

Location: Union Square 5-6, Fourth Floor | Hilton San Francisco Union Square

Presenter: Tim Gilbert, American Community Survey Office

Learn More: ASA annual meeting

Visit the Census Bureau at the American Correctional Association (ACA) 144th Congress of Correction. American Community Survey staff will be on hand in the exhibit space to answer questions.

Dates: Sunday, August 17th to Tuesday, August 19th

Location: Salt Palace Convention Center-Salt Lake City, UT

Booth: 1304

Attendees: Cheryl Chambers and James Butz, American Community Survey Office

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Visit the Census Bureau at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit. The Census Bureau Respondent Advocate will be on hand in the exhibit space to answer questions.

Dates: Tuesday, August 19th to Friday, August 22nd

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center-Minneapolis, MN

Booth: 120

Attendees: Timothy Olson, Respondent Advocate

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Discover the detailed social, economic, and housing statistics that the American Community Survey (ACS) provides for every community every year. You will learn about basics of the yearly estimates and datasets produced from the ACS, resources available on our website (census.gov/acs), and how to access our statistical products via American FactFinder.

Date and Time: Wednesday, August 27th from 1:00-2:00 PM

Presenter: Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

Learn how to log-in by visiting the Census Bureau's Educational Resources page

Discover the detailed social, economic, and housing statistics that the American Community Survey (ACS) provides for every community every year. You will learn about basics of the yearly estimates and datasets produced from the ACS, resources available on our website (census.gov/acs), and how to access our statistical products via American FactFinder.

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 10th from 1:00-2:00 PM

Presenter: TBD, American Community Survey Office

Learn how to log-in by visiting the Census Bureau's Educational Resources page