Held Tuesday, March 17th to Thursday, March 19th, 2009 at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by The Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Opening Keynote Plenary: Envisioning the Survey Interview of the Future.

• Envisioning the Survey Interview of the Future (, 1.8mb)
  - Frederick Conrad, University of Michigan.

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Plenary Panel: The Impact of the Economy on Statistical Agencies.

• The Impact of Budget Limitations on the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Health Interview Survey (, 108kb)
  - Jane Gentleman, U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.

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Recent Innovations and Lessons Learned at Participating Organizations.

• Survey Master Control System (SMCS) (, 425kb)
  - Annie Côté Steski <annie.cote-steski@statcan.gc.ca>, Statistics Canada.


• Recent Innovations at RTI International (, 488kb)
  - Karen Davis <kdavis@rti.org> and David Uglow <duglow@rti.org>, RTI International.

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Session 1. Accessibility in CASIC Surveys.

• Achieving Section 508 Compliance (, 104kb)
  - Lisa Lawler <lisa.a.lawler@census.gov>, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Session 2. Web-Based Surveys.

• The Joy of Developing a Web-based Survey System! (, 943kb)
  - Stuart Allen, Brandon Peele, Chris Rasmussen, Sridevi Sattaluri, R. Suresh <suresh@rti.org>, and Emily Warmoth, RTI International.


• Gauging User Preference for the Display of Sampling Error in the American Community Survey: Methodology and Findings from a Web-based User Survey (, 325kb)
  - Kathleen T. Ashenfelter <kathleen.t.ashenfelter@census.gov> and Lynn Weidman, U.S. Census Bureau.


• Exploring Web Survey Design Features with Eye Tracking (, 2.1mb)
  - Jennifer Edgar <edgar.jennifer@bls.gov>, Bureau of Labor Statistics.


• Web Survey Pilot (, 162kb)
  - Jo Edwards, ONS.


• From Web Surveys to Online Platforms (, 4mb)
  - Renee Petrie <renee@datstat.com>, DatStat.

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Session 3. Using Paradata to Monitor and Control Survey Quality.

• Overview of CATI Data Collection Research Focussed on Developing Operational Strategies for Process Improvement (, 244kb)
  - François LaFlamme <francois.laflamme@statcan.gc.ca>, Statistics Canada.


• Using Paradata to Monitor Survey Quality in Statistics Canada’s Regional Data Collection MIS Reports (, 491kb)
  - Mike Maydan <mike.maydan@statcan.gc.ca>, Statistics Canada.


• Using Paradata to Track the Incidence of Respondent Substitution and its Effect on Survey Quality (, 113kb)
  - Carl Ramirez <ramirezc@gao.gov>, U.S. Government Accountability Office.


• PANDA – Using Paradata to Improve Survey Quality (, 470kb)
  - Ariel Teichman <ariel.l.teichman@census.gov>, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Session 4. Field Defect Detection, Classification, and Management.

• Characterizing Cyclical Software Error Patterns in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (, 2.1mb)
  - Allan Fisher <alf4@cdc.gov>, Harris Corporation.


• Developing Standards for Defect Detection: Establishing a Top Ten List (, 361kb)
  - Lizza Miller, Ph.D. <lizza@datstat.com>, DatStat.


• Learning from Our Mistakes: Analysis of Defects Discovered in Client Side Paradata, and Its Effects on Future Iterations of Software Design (, 617kb)
  - Alex Miroff and Kareem Brown, Booz-Allen Hamilton.


• Lessons Learned from Process Data Defects (, 257kb)
  - Rick Rogers <rick@fenestra.com>, Fenestra Technologies Corporation.

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Session 6. Managing Generalized Systems for Establishment Surveys: Approaches and Best Practices.

• Implementing and Managing EIA’s Enterprise-Wide Data Collection System (, 185kb)
  - Stan Freedman <stanley.freedman@eia.doe.gov>, Betty Barlow, and Paula Mason, Energy Information Administration.


• The Agricultural Census Is Not Just A Big Survey (, 2.3mb)
  - David McDonell, National Agricultural Statistics Service.


• Use of Generalized Ssystem for Processing Annual Business Surveys at Statistics Canada (, 848kb)
  - Daniela Ravindra, Statistics Canada.


• Standard Economic Processing System (StEPS) (, 1.4mb)
  - Anne S. Russell, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Session 7. New Technologies for Surveys.

• Technology Innovation for the 2010 Decennial Census (, 1.8mb)
  - Brenda Damario, Jerome Garrett, and Arunkumar Iyer, U.S. Census Bureau.


• Virtual Survey Research: Collecting Data in Second Life (, 1.2mb)
  - Elizabeth Dean and Craig Hill, RTI International.


• International Passenger Survey and New Technology (, 110kb)
  - Jo Edwards, ONS.


• Technological Innovations in Data Collection for the American National Election Study (, 1.1mb)
  - Nathan Sikes, RTI International.


• Incorporating Dynamically-Generated Calendars in a Blaise Questionnaire (, 998kb)
  - Vorapranee (Mai) Wickelgren <mvp@rti.org>, Gilbert Rodriguez, Patricia LeBaron, Tennyson Chen, and Chuchun Chien, RTI International.

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Session 10. Audio Recording within Survey Instruments.

• Audio Recording at Statistics Canada (, 1mb)
  - Lecily Hunter, Statistics Canada.


• CARI Monitoring: Issues and Responses (, 388kb)
  - Kristin F. Miller <kristinf@rti.org>, Susan Kinsey, Orin Day, and Courtney Gainey, RTI International.

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Session 12. Multimode Data Collection.

• What it Means to Specify for Multiple Modes (, 627kb)
  - Mark Pierzchala, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.


• Recent Developments in Address-Based Sampling (ABS) (, 1.5mb)
  - Mansour Fahimi, Dale Kulp and David Malarek, Marketing Systems Group.

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