Census Scientific Advisory Committee – 2023 Fall Meeting: September 21-22, 2023

Meeting Information

Date and Time

Thursday, September 21, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Friday, September 22, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (ET) 

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CSAC Meeting Group Photo

Bottom left to right: Lance Waller, Barbara Entwisle, Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva, Ronald Prevost, Claire Bowen, Kunal Talwar, and Deputy Director Ron Jarmin. Top left to right: Designated Federal Officer Tommy Wright, Thomas Brunell, Seth Spielman, John Czajka, Rogelio Saenz, and Chair Jay Breidt

Agenda

Agenda - NAC Special Session Meeting September 21-22, 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Executive Remarks

Presenters:
Robert L. Santos, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
Ron Jarmin, Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau

Introducing the Statistical Product First Approach

Presenter:
Sallie Ann Keller, Associate Director for Research and Methodology

CSAC Discussant:
Lance Waller and Committee Discussion

Index of Economic Activity (IDEA)

Presenters: 
Rebecca Hutchinson, Economic Indicators Division
Rebecca Weaver, Economic Indicators Division
Jose Asturias, Center for Economic Studies

CSAC Discussant:
Seth Spielman and Committee Discussion

American Community Survey (ACS) Content Test

Presenter:
Joan Marie Hill, Decennial Statistical Studies Division

CSAC Discussant:
Barbara Entwisle and Committee Discussion

National Experimental Wellbeing Statistics (NEWS)

Presenter:
Jonathan Rothbaum, Social, Economic & Housing Statistics

CSAC Discussant:
John Czajka and Committee Discussion

CSAC Committee Discussion and Formulation of Recommendations

Moderator: 
F. Jay Breidt, Chair, Census Scientific Advisory Committee

Friday, September 22, 2023

Introducing the Continuous Count Study

Presenter: 
Thomas Mule, Decennial Statistical Studies Division

CSAC Discussant:
Thomas Brunell and Committee Discussion

Update on the Base Evaluation and Research Team (BERT)

Presenters:
Christine Hartley, Population Division
Luke Rogers, Population Division

CSAC Discussant:
Kunal Talwar and Committee Discussion

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Submission Instructions/Process:      

  • Public comments may be emailed with the subject entitled “2023 CSAC Fall Meeting Public Comment”
  • Electronically send public comments to shana.j.banks@census.gov
  • The Designated Federal Officer, Tommy Wright, will read all submissions provided they are received before September 21, at noon and do not exceed two-minutes.
  • Public comments received after the deadline will not be read but will be posted to the (CSAC Website).

CSAC Committee Discussion and Formulation of Recommendations / Working Lunch

Moderator:
F. Jay Breidt, Chair, Census Scientific Advisory Committee

Presentation of 2023 CSAC Fall Meeting Recommendations

Presenter: 
F. Jay Breidt, Chair, Census Scientific Advisory Committee

Census Bureau Responses to Committee Recommendations

Page Last Revised - June 27, 2024