FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2002 Paula Wright CB02-CR.01 Partnership & Data Services Program (214) 253-4407 e-mail: paula.k.wright@census.gov **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** Under Secretary of Commerce to Hold Community Briefing on Re-engineering 2010 Census What: Dr. Kathleen B. Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Department of Commerce, along with Census and state officials, will discuss with local officials and community and business leaders the Census Bureau's innovative plan to re-engineer the 2010 census. Through early operational planning, modernizing its address list with state-of-the-art global positioning systems and replacing the census long-form with the American Community Survey (pending congressional funding), the Census Bureau will be able to greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency of the next census while providing data every year, instead of once a decade. When: Thursday, April 4, at 9 a.m. CST Who: Dr. Kathleen B. Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Dept. of Commerce Steve H. Murdock, Texas State Demographer Dr. Nancy M. Gordon, Associate Director for Demographic Programs, Census Bureau Alfonso E. Mirabal, Dallas Regional Director, Census Bureau Where: Census Bureau's Dallas Regional Office 8585 N. Stemmons Freeway, Ste. 800 South Dallas, Texas (214) 253-4400 or (800) 835-9752
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