Putting Data to Work for Immigrants and Communities: Tools for the Washington, DC Area and Beyond	Events > Event Announcement

Stanley Rolark, Chief, Customer Liaison Office, U.S Census Bureau Brian Ray, Migration Policy Institute Audrey Singer, The Brookings Institution Randy Capps, The Urban Institute

The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is a new immigrant gateway with a burgeoning but still young organizational infrastructure serving immigrants. It is also home to a number of data providers such as the U.S. Census Bureau and various research institutions and think tanks. The March 11 meeting will explore the challenges and opportunities of “putting data to work” for organizations on the ground in the region. Panelists at the March 11 event will highlight some new information about immigration and immigrants in the Washington, D.C. metro area, discuss the importance of good data, and focus on ways to access and use immigration-related data.

Formal presentations and questions will run until 10:30 followed by a “resource exchange” during which attendees can meet with representatives from think tanks, local State Data Centers, and a number of Census Information Centers to learn more about research, resources, and training.

Putting Data to Work for Immigrants and Communities was written by Suzette Brooks Masters, Kimberly A. Hamilton and Jill Wilson.

It will be available online at www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/ by March 1st.

Speakers:
Audrey Singer, The Brookings Institution
Randy Capps, The Urban Institute
Stanley Rolark, Chief, Customer Liaison Office, U.S Census Bureau
Brian Ray, Migration Policy Institute

When: March 11, 2004
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Presentation
10:30- 11:30 a.m. Resource Exchange

Where: 1400 16th Street NW
Conference Rooms A and B on main floor

RSVP: By March 5 to Ana Claros at MPI at 202/266-1940 or aclaros@migrationpolicy.org Seating is limited.

Location Details:
There are commercial garages on P Street (between 16th and 17th Streets) and at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW, as well as 2-hour metered street parking in the neighborhood.

MPI is a 5- to 10-minute walk from the Dupont Circle South Metro station. The building is located on the corner of P and 16th Streets and can be entered at 1616 P Street or 1400 16th Street.

Please click here to read the report.