u.s. census bureau

Sponsored by the Baruch College School of Public Affairs (SPA), Newman Library, and the New York Census Research Data Center (NYCRDC), the 2nd Annual Census Workshop Series focus on mapping and spatial analysis.

This is the third workshop of the series. Glenn Deane, Department of Sociology, SUNY, Albany, gives a non-technical overview of geospatial statistical methods.

Robin Leichenko, Department of Geography, Rutgers University, describes a completed Census RDC project that used spatial data.

Javier Miranda, Census Bureau, discusses spatial software in the Census RDCs including plans for use of ARC/GIS and other software.

Rosemary Hyson, Administrator, New York Census Research Data Center talks about how to write proposals to get access to Census research data.

Sanders Korenman, Executive Director of the NYCRDC and Professor at SPA, gives the opening remarks and moderates the workshop.

The event takes place on May 8, 2008, at 135 E. 22nd Street, Room 301.

"The New York Census Research Data Center (NYCRDC) provides academic researchers with a unique opportunity to access selected confidential Census microdata in physically secure facilities at Cornell University and Baruch College. The NYCRDC is a consortium of 15 universities and research institutions in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

This is the first workshop of a series sponsored by the NYCRDC. The workshop is conducted by Rosemarie Fogarty, Information Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau. Ms. Fogarty provides an overview of the Census Bureau data, using the Census’s website as the starting point.

Sanders Korenman, Executive Director of the NYCRDC and Professor at School of Public Affairs (SPA), gives a brief introduction to the NYCRDC. David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, makes the opening remarks.

The event takes place on April 17, 2007, at the Skylight Room (room 306), 17 Lexington Ave."