Agenda from the March 6, 2015 Quarterly Meeting
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)