FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDY, APRIL 20, 2004
Media Advisory -- U.S. Census Bureau Replaces Clipboards
CB04-CT.12
Contact:
Dave McMahon
Public Information Office
301-763-3691/763-6340 (fax)
301-457-1037 (TDD)
e-mail: <pio@census.gov>
Contact:
Dave McMahon
Public Information Office
301-763-3691/763-6340 (fax)
301-457-1037 (TDD)
e-mail: <pio@census.gov>
Release Information
What:
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold
a news conference to discuss and demonstrate handheld computers now being
used by census workers in the 2004 Census Test, underway in northwest Queens
neighborhoods. During the test, census workers will use handheld computers
instead of clipboards and pencils, to collect information from respondents
at households not returning their questionnaires by mail.
Who:
Tony Farthing, U.S. Census Bureau's
New York regional director
When:
Friday, April 23, 10 a.m. EDT
Where:
LaGuardia Airport Marriott Hotel
Jackson Heights/ Ridgewood Room
102-05 Ditmars Blvd.
East Elmhurst, N.Y.
