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National Poverty Center - Announces Summer Workshop
Dates: June 23-27, 2008, University of Michigan
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Description: DEADLINE for receipt of applications: February 29, 2008
The National Poverty Center at the University of Michigans Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy invites applications for participants in a five-day workshop that will take place in Ann Arbor during the last week of June, 2008. Participants will be provided with training in the use of the micro-data from the Census Bureaus annual American Community Survey (ACS) to understand social and economic issues affecting low-income populations and carry out their own analyses. The workshop will be directed by Reynolds Farley, the Dudley Duncan Professor Emeritus at the Population Studies Center in the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, in collaboration with his colleagues: Albert Anderson and Lisa Neidert. There will also be presentations by nationally recognized poverty researchers, including some whose research is based upon ACS data. The National Poverty Center will pay the costs of travel, lodging, and meals for participants. Applications will be accepted from faculty, postdoctoral fellows, advanced doctoral students, federal and state-level policy and research analysts, and others who would benefit from this workshop. Preference will be given to applicants who do not have ready access to Census data or this kind of training at their home institution. Successful applicants will be reimbursed for travel, lodging, and meals according to University of Michigan guidelines. Participants will not receive a stipend for their participation. Applications are available at: http://www.npc.umich.edu/news/events/summer08/index.php Deadline for receipt of applications is February 29, 2008. Selected applicants will be notified by Friday March 28, 2008. Funding for this workshop is provided to the National Poverty Center by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and by the University of Michigan.Web Site: http://www.npc.umich.edu/news/events/summer08/index.php
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