10:00               Welcome and Introductions– Linda Jacobsen, COPAFS Chair

10:15               Program Implications of 2015 Appropriations and the 2016 President’s Budget

                       Nancy Potok, Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau

                       Charles Rothwell, Director, National Center for Health Statistics

                       Gerard Ramker, Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics

                       Erica Groshen, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics

                       Brad Summa, Chief of Staff, National Agricultural Statistics Service

                       Rolf Schmitt, Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

12:15-1:15       Networking Lunch

1:15-2:15         The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Transparency Initiative – Timothy Triplett, Senior Survey Methodologist, Statistical Methods Group, Urban Institute

2:15-3:15         Research Progress and Other Preparations for the 2020 Decennial Census – Lisa Blumerman, Deputy Chief, Decennial Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau 

3:15-3:40        COPAFS Updates – Linda Jacobsen, Chair, COPAFS Board of Directors, and  Katherine Smith, COPAFS Executive Director 

3:40-4:00         Feedback and Input from COPAFS Members 

4:00                 Adjourn

Summary of Meeting:  Here

 Presentations from the March 6, 2015 Quarterly Meeting:

Charles Rothwell, Director, National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS Budget Update  (pdf, 313 KB)

Brad Summa, Chief of Staff, National Agricultural Statistics Service
NASS Budget Initiatives  (pdf, 330 KB)

Timothy Triplett, Senior Survey Methodologist, Statistical Methods Group, Urban Institute
AAPOR Transparency Initiative  (pdf, 333 KB)

Lisa Blumerman, Deputy Chief, Decennial Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presenting on behalf of Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop, Chief, Decennial Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau
2020 Census Program Update  (pdf, 618 KB)