About Us

The Pennsylvania State Data Center serves as Pennsylvania's official source of population and economic statistics. In addition to acting as Pennsylvania's liaison to the Census Bureau, the PaSDC is the state's representative to the Federal-State Cooperative Programs for Population Estimates and for Population Projections.

 

Each year, the PaSDC serves businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and individuals, answering more than 15,000 requests for information.

 

PaSDC is part of the Institute for State and Regional Affairs, a unit of Penn State Harrisburg.

Schedule

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THE 2010 PaSDC DATA USER CONFERENCE
 
September 15, 2010
 
Holiday Inn, Harrisburg/Hershey
 
 Schedules are still being finalized! Check back soon for more details.

 

Morning Sessions

 
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 9:45 a.m.           Plenary Speaker:  2010 Census Update and

                                   What is Next for the Census Bureau

                                    Thomas Mesenbourg, Jr., Deputy Director and

                                    Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Census Bureau

 

9:45 to 10:15 a.m.          Break and Poster Sessions

 

10:15 to 11:00 a.m.        Concurrent Session I

            Royale I              PA Magic – Update on LIDAR Data in Pennsylvania

                                       Brady Stroh, GIS Director, Institute of State

                                       and Regional Affairs

            Royale II             How to Design a Survey Instrument

                                       Auden D. Thomas, Director, Center for Survey Research

                                       Stephanie L. Wehnau, Assistant Director,

                                       Center for Survey Research

            Royale III            DADII

                                       Marian Brady, U.S. Census Bureau

            Congressional     Redistricting

                                       Cathy McCully, Census Bureau

 

11:00 to 11:15 a.m.        Break and Exhibit Booths                                              

 

11:15 to 12:00 a.m.        Concurrent Session II

             Royale I             Political Outlook Polling

                                       Berwood Yost, Franklin & Marshall

             Royale II            USDA Agricultural Statistics

                                       Gail Wade, USDA

             Royale III           Population Estimates

                                       Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau

            Congressional     Census Data Product Release

                                        Louisa Miller, U.S. Census Bureau

Afternoon Sessions

 

12:10 to 1:10 p.m.          Lunch

 

1:15 to 2:15 p.m.           Keynote Speaker:  Workforce Development

                                    Robert Garraty,PhD., Deputy Secretary for Workforce

                                    Development, Pennsylvania Labor and industry

                                     

2:15 to 2:30 p.m.           Break and Poster Sessions

 

2:30 to 3:15 p.m.           Concurrent Session III

            Royale I              Marcellus Shale in PA

                                       Kathryn Braiser, Penn State

            Royale II             American Community Survey

                                       Barbara LaFleur, U.S. Census Bureau

                           Kevin McCullough, Pennsylvania State Data Center

            Royale III             LED

                                       Patrick Hayward, U.S. Census Bureau

 

3:15 to 3:30 p.m.           Break and Poster Sessions

 

3:30 to 4:15 p.m.           Concurrent Session IV

            Royale I              Marcellus Shale in PA

                                       Kathryn Braiser, Penn State

            Royale II             American Community Survey

                                       Barbara LaFleur, U.S. Census Bureau

                           Kevin McCullough, Pennsylvania State Data Center

            Royale III            Philadelphia Regional Office Update

                                       Lanette Swopes, U.S. Census Bureau

 

4:15 p.m.                      Collect Evaluation form