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2020 FCSM Research and Policy Conference

Registration Now Open

Date:          Tuesday April 14^th – Thursday April 16^th, 2020

Location:  Walter E. Washington Convention Center

                       801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW

                       Washington DC, 20001

Program: Preliminary Program

The Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) and the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) are pleased to announce that the 2020 FCSM Research and Policy Conference is now open for registration! 

Take advantage of early bird pricing ($250.00)!  The registration fee increases to $315.00 on March 1^st, 2020. 

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**Note that session chairs and presenters are required to register for this year's conference. **

The 2020 FCSM Research and Policy Conference will focus on the Federal Statistical System's role in equipping agencies and the public to leverage data resources for evidence-based policymaking.  The conference will include sessions on cutting-edge research topics and emerging policy issues.  The conference is an excellent forum to bring together federal and non-federal researchers and policy members. 

This year's keynote speaker is Dr. John Friedman, Brown University.  Dr. Friedman will be addressing the question: "How Can We Increase Upward Mobility in the United States? Turning Data to Evidence"  Dr. Friedman is a professor of economics, international affairs and public policy, and is the founding co-director of Opportunity Insights at Harvard University. His body of work demonstrates the valuable research that he and his team have conducted by leveraging secure access to a broad set of federal data. Dr. Brown's research informs a vision for the role of statistical agencies and units as pivotal actors in the broader Federal evidence building ecosystem. This ecosystem has the opportunity to make the creation of new insights to drive better policy and outcomes a routine part of government activity. Many of the subsequent conference sessions will dive into different aspects of this vision. 

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