Pennsylvania State Data Center Data User Conference

September 20, 2005

Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey

8:00 to 8:30 a.m.         Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 to 8:45 a.m.         Welcome and Introduction
                                                Sue Copella, Pennsylvania State Data Center

8:45 to 9:30 a.m.         Plenary Speaker: American Community Survey
                                                Dr. Linda Jacobsen, Population Reference Bureau  

9:30 to 9:45 a.m.         Break and Exhibitor Booth Viewing 

9:45 to 10:45 a.m.       Concurrent Session I 
                                        USDA Agricultural Statistics - Counties, States & National
                                                Marc Tosiano, USDA  National Agricultural Statistics Service
                                        The Current Population Survey of Rural Pennsylvania
                                                Amy Gimbel, Center for Rural PA
                                               Jonathan Johnson, Center for Rural PA
                                        The American Community Survey 
                                               Barb LaFleur, U.S. Census Bureau and PaSDC Staff
                                        Historical Census Data, Finding the Past
                                                Kathy Hale, State Library of Pennsylvania

10:45 to 11:00 a.m.        Break and Exhibitor Booth Viewing

11:00 to 12:00 p.m.       Concurrent Session II
                                        2002 Economic Census 
                                                Bob Marske, U.S. Census Bureau 
                                        Using American FactFinder  for Census, American Community 
                                        Survey and Estimate Data
                                                PaSDC Staff
                                         Census Bureau, the Other 9 years
                                                Barb LaFleur, U.S. Census Bureau 
                                         Do it Yourself Market Studies: Pennsylvania's Older Urban Communities 
                                               Jeri E. Stumpf, Governor's Office of Housing and Community Revitalization

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.         Lunch 

1:00 to 1:45 p.m.          Keynote: Road to 2005, The Economy, Jobs, Income, 
                                         Population and  Forecasts
                                                Dr. Martin Shields, The Pennsylvania State University  

1:45 to 2:45 p.m.         Concurrent Session III
                                        2002 Economic Census 
                                                Bob Marske, U.S. Census Bureau 
                                        GIS Applications and Technologies, Level 1
                                                Brady Stroh, Center for GIS, Penn State Harrisburg
                                        The American Community Survey 
                                               Barb LaFleur, U.S. Census Bureau and PaSDC Staff
                                        Affiliate Roundtable
                                               Sue Copella, PaSDC                                 

2:45 to 3:00 p.m.         Break and Exhibitor Booth Viewing

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.         Concurrent Session IV
                                        The Comings and Goings of Pennsylvanians, Who is Moving 
                                        and Why 
                                                Amy Gimbel, Center for Rural PA
                                                Jonathan Johnson, Center for Rural PA
                                                Jenn Shultz, PaSDC
                                         GIS Applications and Technologies, Level 2
                                                Brady Stroh, Center for GIS, Penn State Harrisburg
                                         Using American FactFinder for Census, American Community 
                                         Survey and Estimate Data
                                               PaSDC

4:00 p.m.                     Collect Evaluation form