Appendix A
Workshop Agenda and Participants
AGENDA
Goals for the Workshop:
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Review proposed confidentiality criteria for the Survey of Earned Doctorates
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Consider the findings of a series of data user and stakeholder meetings
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Address the appropriate content of the public-release tables
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Consider disclosure policies and practices in other federal agencies
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Consider options for access to the survey data through a secure enclave arrangement
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Open Session
8:00–8:30 am |
Call to Order and Introductions |
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Barbara Bailar, Chair |
8:30–10:00 |
Session 1: Context for Protection of Confidential Data |
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Moderator: Mark Schneider |
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Disclosure Policies Pertaining to the Federal Statistical System (CIPSEA) |
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Brian Harris-Kojetin, Office of Management and Budget |
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Overview of Disclosure Policies and Practices: FCSM Working Paper 22, American Statistical Association Guidelines NCHS Experience |
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Alvan Zarate, consultant |
10:00–10:15 |
Break |
10:15–11:30 |
Session 2: Overview of NSF Options, Decision and Impact |
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Moderator: Robert Santos |
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Mark Fiegener, SED Survey Manager, National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics Steve Cohen, Chief Statistician, National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics |
11:30–12:15 pm |
Session 3: User Requirements for the Survey of Earned Doctorates Data |
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Moderator: Anne Petersen |
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Findings of the QEM Outreach Meetings |
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Shirley McBay, Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network |
12:15–1:00 |
Working Lunch (Roundtable Discussions of User Needs) |
1:00–2:00 |
Session 4: Models for Assuring Access and Confidentiality |
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Moderator: Scott Holan |
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Emerging Models for Access and Confidentiality |
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Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information Administration |
2:00–2:15 |
Break |
2:15–3:00 |
Session 5: Future Options for Assuring Access and Protecting Confidentiality |
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Moderator: Willie Pearson, Jr. |
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Issues in Disclosure Risk Assessments |
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Jerome P. Reiter, Duke University |
3:00–5:00 pm |
“Open Mike” Discussion and Summary |
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Moderator: Barbara Bailar, Chair |
PARTICIPANTS
Barbara A. Bailar, Independent consultant
Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information Agency
Joan Burrelli, National Science Foundation
Lynda Carlson, National Science Foundation
Chanda Chhay, Caset Associates, Ltd.
Constance Citro, National Research Council
Stephen Cohen, National Science Foundation
Mark Fiegener, National Science Foundation
Mary Frase, National Science Foundation
Brian Harris-Kojetin, Office of Management and Budget
Scott Holan, University of Missouri-Columbia
Howard Kurtzman, American Psychological Association
Shirley McBay, QEM Network
William Pate, Center for Workforce Studies (APA)
Willie Pearson, Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology
Anne C. Petersen, Stanford University
Thomas Plewes, National Research Council
D. Matthew Powell, National Science Foundation
Jerome Reiter, Duke University
Robert Santos, Urban Institute
Mark S. Schneider, American Institutes for Research
Michael Siri, National Research Council
Roberta Spalter-Roth, American Sociological Association
Vincent Welch, National Opinion Research Center
Alvan Zarate, Independent consultant