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*** CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY ***
Census Bureau to Announce Decision on Whether
To Adjust Census 2000 Population Counts
What: The Commerce Department's Census Bureau will hold a news
conference to announce the decision on whether to adjust Census
2000 population data. Census Bureau Acting Director William
Barron's decision will be based on the Executive Steering
Committee for Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Policy's (ESCAP)
detailed report and recommendation.
Who: William Barron, Census Bureau acting director; and
John H. Thompson, principal associate director for programs.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 17; 11 a.m. EDT
Where: National Press Club
529 14th St., N.W.
Holeman Lounge
Washington, D.C.
A live webcast of the briefing will be accessible via the Census
Bureau's Web site http://www.census.gov. Viewing the webcast
requires RealPlayer software, which can be downloaded for free
at http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=download.
available free from Adobe.
