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Seminars at the Census Bureau

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The Census Bureau hosts numerous seminars throughout the year on topics that inform the work we do. We often invite outside researchers to share their work. They can bring expertise and perspectives that challenge our researchers in their own work, but their views do not necessarily represent those of the Census Bureau.

Interested persons may attend seminars in person at Census Bureau Headquarters in suburban Maryland if space is available. To attend a seminar, you must register at least 5 days prior to the event. Note, non-citizens, must register at least 7 days prior. Note that space is limited, and seminars are subject to cancellation on short notice.

Ongoing Seminar Series

Recent seminars from our various research areas have included the following:

• "Unpacking and Tracking the Mean Center of Population and the Hoover Index." (Dr. David A. Plane, University of Arizona, Tucson, and Visiting Researcher, Population Distribution Branch, Population Division)
• "Some Evidence on the Importance of Sticky Wages." (Peter Gottschalk, Boston College)
• "Trade Exposure and Volatility at the Plant Level." (Chris Kurz, Federal Reserve Board and Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University)
• "The Census, the Origins of Data Processing, and the Challenge of Big Data." (Steven Ruggles, Regents Professor and the Director of Minnesota Population Center)
• "Hybrid and Model-Assisted Predictors under Poststratifications of Unknown Size." (Yves Thibaudeau & Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau)
• "Bayes and Empirical Bayes Benchmarking for Small Area Estimation." (Rebecca Steorts, U.S. Census Bureau Dissertation Fellow, University of Florida)

"Summer at Census" Program

The "Summer at Census" program brings in recognized scholars in statistics, social and behavioral survey methodology, statistical computing, or closely related areas for short-term visits. Scholars engage in collaborative research with Census Bureau researchers and staff on problems of data collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination, and present a seminar based on their work.

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