The Pennsylvania State Data Center invites you to attend our 2005 Annual Data User Conference to be held on September 20 at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey!

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Martin Shields

Director, Center for Economic and Community Development

Associate Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics

The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Shields will discuss Update on PA: The Road to 2005, The Economy, Jobs, Income, Population and Forecasts. This publication, the 17th in an annual series, is intended as a ready reference for business, banks, development groups, public officials, educators, and concerned citizens.

Plenary Speaker

Dr. Linda Jacobsen

Director of Domestic Programs

Population Reference Bureau

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. Dr. Jacobsen will discuss the upcoming release of a PRB bulletin on the American Community Survey.

The day will include multiple breakout sessions with a variety of topics including Agricultural Statistics, Historical Census Data, 2002 Economic Census, Census Bureau: The Other Nine Years, American Community Survey: an Overview, an Economic Development Project, Current Population Survey of Rural PA (CPS), and Migration.

Registration with a continental breakfast will begin at 8:00 a.m. Exhibitors will have informative displays for viewing during registration and all session breaks.

Please take a look at our conference brochure!