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Media Contact: Steve Carr (505) 277-1821
scarr@unm.edu

October 11, 2007

UNM's BBER Organizes Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference

The 9th annual New Mexico Data Users Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 a.m. at the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center, 1634 University Blvd., N.E. The annual event is presented by UNM’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER).

This year’s speakers are from a variety of organizations, including BBER, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Mid-Region Council of Governments. The conference will feature a plenary session, nine breakout sessions and a luncheon presentation.

Included are various topics related to Census Bureau data and programs—Census 2010, the American Community Survey, the American FactFinder web site, and use of census data to describe the State’s racial and ethnic diversity. The Census Bureau’s DataFerret data mining and extraction tool will also be covered.

Additional sessions will address research and data applications, including analysis and impacts of the Santa Fe Living Wage, planning and implementation of the Rail Runner Express, trade area analysis in small New Mexico towns, and geocoding challenges facing the BBER Population Estimates Program. Availability of annual socioeconomic data for sub-state areas such as counties, cities and school districts will also be covered.

Larry Waldman, BBER senior economist, will be the luncheon speaker, presenting a review of New Mexico’s recent economic performance and a short-term economic outlook.

The conference will provide information about complex socioeconomic databases and a sense of how these data are applied in practical situations. Over the years, the conference has become a valued learning experience for businesses, government agencies, service organizations, information providers, and students.

Registration is $50 per person and includes all conference materials, continental breakfast, beverage breaks and a luncheon buffet. For more information and a registration form visit BBER’s Web site at: http://www.unm.edu/~bber/conference.htm or call 277-3038 or 277-8300.

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