2010 LED Partnership Workshop

The LED Partnership Workshop is the annual gathering of the Census Bureau, state partners, and LED users. This year's workshop includes expanded offerings and in-depth looks at using LED data to address some of today's most pressing issues.

Registration is now closed. We may still be able to accommodate some additional attendees, please contact Tammy Coxen at tcoxen@skilledwork.org for more information.

Preliminary Agenda (subject to change):

Wednesday, March 10

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Registration open

2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Early Bird Session on Education
•    Moderator:  Andrew Reamer, Brookings Institution
•    Carol B. Jenner, Education Research and Data Center, State of Washington
•    Puerto Rico (invited)
•    Christopher Mullin, American Association of Community Colleges
•    Nancy Smith, National Center for Education Statistics
•    David Stevens, Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Early Bird Session on Emergency Management
•    Moderator: Richard Froeschle, State of Texas
•    Robert Bunge, National Weather Service
•    Allan Ross, Illinois Department of Employment Security
•    (invited), King County, State of Washington
•    Rob Pitts, U.S. Census Bureau
 
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
New LMI Directors Orientation (invitation only)
•    Instructor:  Jeremy Wu, U.S. Census Bureau
•    Instructor:  Greg Weeks, State of Washington

Thursday, March 11

8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Registration open

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Welcoming Remarks
•    Thomas Mesenbourg, Jr.  Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau
•    Greg Weeks, State of Washington
•    Jeremy Wu, U.S. Census Bureau

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Address
•    Ed Montgomery, White House Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers
•    Discussant: Randall W. Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute

10:00 am – 10:45 am
Break/Poster Session

10:45 am – 11:30 am
Measuring the Economic Recovery
•    Scott Bailey, State of Washington
•    Discussant: Mark Doms, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Commerce

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
LED Enhancements
Upcoming enhancements to LED infrastructure, data, and products including OnTheMap
•    Jeremy Wu, U.S. Census Bureau
•    Matt Graham, U.S. Census Bureau
•    Erika McEntarfer, U.S. Census Bureau

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
LED Partnership Award for Innovation
In honor of Eric Moore, State of Oregon, and Tim Smith, State of Missouri

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Keynote Address
•    Mark Doms, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Commerce

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Break

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Breakout sessions (choice of 3)

1.  Economic Indicators
•    Moderator: Rick Waclawek, State of Michigan
•    David Mitchell, Missouri State University - Industrial and Employment Composition and their Impact on Taxable Sales in St. Louis
•    George Putnam, State of Illinois - Measuring Economic Stability at the Local Level

2.  Workforce Planning
•    Moderator: Tim Kestner, State of Virginia
•    Uma Krishnan, City of Portland, Oregon - Impact of land use regulations on workforce demographics: Case of industrial sanctuary workforce from Portland, OR
•    Tayo Fabusuyi, Numeritics - Responding to Demographic Shifts within the Greater Pittsburg Nonprofit Sector 

3.  Transportation Planning
•    Moderator: Greg Weeks, State of Washington
•    Robert McHaney, Goodman Corporation - Using LEHD to Locate Parking Demand in Downtown Austin, TX
•    Theresa Firestine, U.S. Department of Transportation - Job Patterns and Commutes

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Break

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Breakout sessions repeat

Friday, March 12

8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Registration open

8:30 am - 9:00 am
State Partner Business Meeting

9:00 am - 9:30 am
Opening Remarks
•    Harvey Monk, Associate Director, U.S. Census Bureau

Promoting LED use in Your State
•    Nick Beleiciks, State of Oregon
 
9:30 am - 10:45 am
LED Operations
•    U.S. Census Bureau Staff
     o    Walter Kydd, QWI Production
     o    Stephen Tibbets, Quality Assurance
     o    Colleen Flannery, Data Visualization

10:45 am – 11:00 am
Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Planning for the Future of the LED Partnership
•    Facilitator: Robert Brown, State of South Carolina