30th Annual Nebraska Data Users Conference
In its 30th year the Nebraska Data Users Conference is a resource to help organizations find and apply data.
The conference was held Wednesday, August 14, 2019, to a sold out audience.
SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEARS CONFERENCE! August 19, 2020.
Last year’s data conference was the largest ever with over 275 attendees.
Schedule
Session Descriptions | List of Presenters or click on a session title or presenter name for more information. View flyer.
| 8:30 | Welcome | Josie Schafer, Ph.D., UNO Center for Public Affairs Research David Drozd, UNO Center for Public Affairs Research |
| 9:00 | 2020 Census and the Bureau’s New Data Portal – data.census.gov | Dennis Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau Denver Regional Office and other national experts from the U.S. Census Bureau in Washington, DC |
| 10:30 | New trends, resources and applications | The future of Nebraska’s data | Jodie Meyer, Nebraska Department of Labor Catherine Brown, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation Emily Nguyen, Omaha Community Foundation Jill Heese, Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Melanie Kiper, UNO Center for Public Affairs Research Moderator, Josie Schafer |
| 12:10 | Nebraska state and local population trends (during lunch) | David Drozd |
| 1:30 | INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS - The same one-hour sessions will run twice so you will have an opportunity to attend two during the afternoon | |
| I. Census Basics and Obtaining Stats from data.census.gov | David Drozd | |
| II. Education Governance, Finance and Outcomes | Senator Tony Vargas, District 7 Nebraska Unicameral and Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance Josie Schafer |
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| III. Nebraska’s Current and Future Workforce | Jodie Meyer Erin Porterfield, Heartland Workforce Solutions |
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| IV. Aging and Its Impacts | Julie Masters, Ph.D., UNO Department of Gerontology Christopher Kelly, Ph.D., UNO Department of Gerontology |
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| V. Economic Data and Tools | David Schuler, U.S. Census Bureau Jerry Deichert, UNO Center for Public Affairs Research |
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| VI. Socio-economic and Health Disparities | Athena Ramos, Ph.D., UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities | |
| 3:50 | Interactive exploration of challenges to completing the 2020 Census in Nebraska and 30th Anniversary Celebration of Nebraska Data Users Conference | |