The U.S. Census Bureau

Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA)
Prime Systems Integrators Symposium & Exhibition

February 28, 2005

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All Morning Sessions will be held in the Hansen Auditorium

9:30-9:40am Welcome Mike Palensky powerpoint gif
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9:40 - 10:00am Keynote Address Jay Waite

10:00 - 10:30 am Acquisition Strategy and Timeline Mike Palensky

10:30 - 11:30 am FDCA Scope and High Level Requirements
Questions and Answers
Ed Wagner

Question and Answer Session
(38 mb)

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:00 - 3:30 pm Demonstration Room - Gannett/Hollerith Conf. Rm

12:30 - 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions: (see details below)
   - Session I/Hansen Auditorium- Field Data Collection Environment
   - Session II/Kallek Conf. Rm - Infrastructure, Integration, and Implementation
   - Session III/Taeuber Conf. Rm - Data Collection Software Applications
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2:00 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 - 3:30 pm Questions and Answers and Wrap Up
  - Hansen Auditorium
Mike Palensky



Break Out Sessions

Track 1 - Field Data Collection Environment    (511 mb)
Session Moderator - Tim Olson
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Hansen Auditorium

  • Introduction and Breakout Overview - Tim Olson   powerpoint gif (8.84 mb)
  • Critical Success Factors for Decennial Data Collection - Gail Leithauser
  • Regional Decennial Management - Jim Holmes
  • Local Census Office Management - Gabe Sanchez
  • Crew Leader Responsibilities - Linda Clark

Track 2 - Infrastructure, Integration, and Implementation    (110 mb)
Session Moderator - Jack Marshall   powerpoint gif (75 kb)
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Kallek Conference Room

  • Telecommunications System/Security - Ken Walker   powerpoint gif (627 kb)
  • Hardware Integration and Deployment - Jane Polzer   powerpoint gif (74 kb)

Track 3 - Data Collection Software Applications
Session Moderator - Leah Arnold   powerpoint gif (76 kb) / (58 mb)
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Taeuber Conference Room

  • 2004 Operations Control Systems - Lucy Baird   powerpoint gif (976 kb)
  • 2004 Handheld Software: Assignment Management & Short Form Questionnaire - Jean Seabold   powerpoint gif (490 kb) / (66 mb)
  • 2006 Census Test; Listing & Mapping Software - Beverly Davis   powerpoint gif (19.6 mb) / (67 mb)
  • / (continued)  (8.6 mb)

Demonstration Room
12:00 - 3:30 pm - Gannett/Hollerith Conference Room

  • Handheld Equipment/Kit (Display available)
  • 2004 Handheld Software - Jean Sebold

  •    - Assignment Management
       - Short Form Instrument
  • 2004 Operations Control System - Nicole Seamands

  •    - Paper Based Enumeration
       - Electronic Based Enumeration
  • 2006 Mapping & listing software - Sonya DeSha-Hill


Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Acquisition Division

Created: 2/22/2005
Last Revised: April 13, 2005