Pennsylvania Data User Conference

September 14, 2006

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
                                        How Safe is Pennsylvania?
                                                Gerald Mcateer, 
                                                Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

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

9:45 to 10:45 a.m.       Concurrent Session I 
                                        Transitioning to the ACS:  Geographies, Sampling, and Other Issues
                                                Pamela Klein and Maria Olmedo, Census Bureau
                                        PA Homeland Security/Public Safety Geospatial Portal Applications
                                                Jim Knudson and Stacey White, Governor's Office of Administration, 
                                                Office for Information Technology
                                        Pennsylvania Highways and Roads
                                                Bill Crawford and Doug Tomlinson, 
                                                Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
                                        Pennsylvania Quality of Life Study:  Public Concerns about Preparedness
                                                Dr. Alice Hausman, Temple University

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

11:00 to 12:00 p.m.     Concurrent Session II
                                        Are Your Ready for the 2010 Census? Get Your Community Involved
                                                Greg Brivic and Phil Lutz, U.S. Census Bureau
                                        Immigration to Rural and Small Town America
                                                 Dr. Leif Jensen, The Pennsylvania State University
                                        School Violence Data
                                                Michael Kozup, Pennsylvania Department of Education
                                        Public Health Preparedness
                                               Meghan Treber, Pennsylvania Department of Health

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

1:00 to 1:45 p.m.         Keynote:  
                                       Networks and Resiliency, 
                                              Dr. Sam Stebbins,
                                              Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of Pittsburgh

1:45 to 2:45 p.m.         Concurrent Session III
                                        Economic and Workforce Development Data 
                                               Dennis Pickeral, PaSDC                                       
                                        Using the ACS for Disaster Management
                                                Pamela Klein and Maria Olmedo, U.S. Census Bureau 
                                        Crime Statistics
                                               Doug Hoffman/Diane Shoop, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime 
                                               and Delinquency
                                        Rail Security and Homeland Security
                                               Dr. Jeremy Plant, Penn State Harrisburg                                                                     

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

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.         Concurrent Session IV
                                        Using American FactFinder for Census, American Community 
                                               Dennis Pickeral, PaSDC
                                        PaSDC Affiliate Roundtable
                                                Sue Copella, PaSDC
                                        Hate Crimes/Discrimination
                                               Raymond Cartwright and Ann Van Dyke, 
                                               Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
                                         The Food Supply
                                               Bobby McLean, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

4:00 p.m.                     Collect Evaluation form