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Workshop Agenda and Participants
AGENDA
Workshop on 2020 Census Data Products:
Data Needs and Privacy Considerations
December 11–12, 2019 • Washington, DC
Auditorium, National Academy of Sciences Building
DAY 1: Wednesday, December 11, 2019
| 9:00am | A. Introduction to the Workshop |
| Welcome from Committee on National Statistics | |
| 5 | BRIAN HARRIT-KOJETIN, Director, Committee on National Statistics |
| Welcome from U.S. Census Bureau | |
| 5 | RON JARMIN, Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Welcome from Planning Committee Cochairs | |
| 5 | V. JOSEPH HOTZ, Duke University |
| JOSEPH SALVO, New York City Department of City Planning | |
| 9:25am | B. Disclosure Avoidance in the 2020 Census |
| Moderator: V. JOSEPH HOTZ, Duke University | |
| The 2020 Decennial Census TopDown Disclosure Limitation Algorithm: A Report on the Current State of the Privacy Loss-Accuracy Tradeoff | |
| 30 | PHIL LECLERC, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Setting the Privacy-Loss Budget for the 2010 Demonstration Products | |
| 30 | MATTHEW SPENCE, U.S. Census Bureau |
| 15 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 10:30am | Working Break |
| 10:45am | C. Geospatial Analyses of Social-Demographic Conditions |
| Moderator: EDDIE HUNSINGER, California Department of Finance | |
| Geographic Review of Differentially Private Demonstration Data | |
| 30 | SETH SPIELMAN, University of Colorado Boulder |
| DAVID VAN RIPER, Minnesota Population Center | |
| Implications for Municipalities and School Enrollment Statistics | |
| 15 | NICHOLAS NAGLE, University of Tennessee |
| 30 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| Lead Questioner: MARK HANSEN, Columbia Journalism School, Columbia University | |
| 12:00pm | Working Lunch |
| 1:00pm | D. Redistricting and Related Legal Uses |
| Moderator: JOSEPH SALVO, New York City Department of City Planning | |
| Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act | |
| 15 | JUSTIN LEVITT, Loyola Law School |
| Impacts on Redistricting: The Case of New Rochelle, New York | |
| 15 | ANDY BEVERIDGE, Queens College and Graduate Center, City University of New York |
| Redistricting and Differential Privacy | |
| 15 | MICHAEL MCDONALD, University of Florida |
| 15 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 2:00pm | E. Delivery of Government Services |
| Moderator: MICHAEL MCDONALD, University of Florida | |
| Privatized Data in City Planning | |
| 15 | CLIFFORD COOK, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Decennial Census, Rural Housing Data, and Differential Privacy | |
| 15 | KEITH WILEY, Housing Assistance Council |
| Importance of Decennial Census for Regional Planning in California | |
| 15 | BETH JAROSZ, Population Reference Bureau |
| Differential Privacy in 2020 Decennial Census: Anticipating Impact on Evidence-Based Public Policy at the State and Local Level | |
| 15 | ABRAHAM FLAXMAN, University of Washington |
| 15 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 3:15pm | Working Break |
| 3:30pm | F. Business and Private Sector Applications |
| Moderator: CATHERINE FITCH, Minnesota Population Center | |
| Effects of Differentially Private Noise Injection on Survey Operations | |
| 15 | QUENTIN BRUMMET, NORC at the University of Chicago1 |
| Census Differential Privacy and Private Sector Data Products | |
| 15 | KEN HODGES, Claritas |
| Calculating Floodplain Weights and Benchmarking Needs | |
| 15 | NADIA EVANGELOU, National Association of Realtors |
| 15 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 4:30pm | G. Identification of Rural and Special Populations (Part 1) |
| Moderator: MATTHEW SNIPP, Stanford University | |
| Population Counts on American Indian Reservations and Alaska Native Villages, With and Without the Application of Differential Privacy | |
| 15 | RANDALL AKEE, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Impact of Differential Privacy on American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes | |
| 15 | NORM DEWEAVER, Independent Consultant, Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 5:00pm | Closing Discussion |
| 5:30pm | Adjourn Day 1 |
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1 Brummet was unable to present due to medical reasons, so an abbreviated version of his talk was delivered by DANIEL CORK, Committee on National Statistics.
DAY 2: Thursday, December 12, 2019
| 9:00am | Welcome from Cochairs |
| H. Use as Denominators for Rates and Baseline for Estimates | |
| Moderator: EDDIE HUNSINGER, California Department of Finance | |
| Census and Differential Privacy: Public Health and Health Equity Questions | |
| 15 | NANCY KRIEGER, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Rates of Cancer Incidence and Mortality | |
| 15 | MANDI YU, National Cancer Institute |
| Differential Privacy and Mortality Rates in the United States | |
| 15 | ALEXIT SANTOS-LOZADA, Pennsylvania State University |
| Housing and Population Counts: Implications for Local Estimates and Projections | |
| 15 | JEFF HARDCASTLE, Nevada Department of Taxation |
| 15 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 10:15am | Working Break |
| 10:30am | I. Identification of Rural and Special Populations (Part 2) |
| Moderator: MATTHEW SNIPP, Stanford University | |
| Privatized Data for Alaska Communities | |
| 15 | ERIC SANDBERG, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
| Assessing 2010 Census Data with Differential Privacy for Young Children | |
| 15 | WILLIAM O’HARE, O’Hare Data and Demographic Services |
| Elementary School Enrollment | |
| 15 | JAN VINK, Cornell Program on Applied Demographics, Cornell University |
| Establishing Priorities for the Privacy Budget: The Case for Good Age Data—Emergency Preparedness and the 2010 Census Demonstration Products | |
| 15 | JOSEPH SALVO, New York City Department of City Planning |
| Child Poverty by Local School District and Allocation of Federal Title I Funds | |
| 15 | AARON SOJOURNER, University of Minnesota |
| 15 | Floor Discussion/Questions and Answers |
| 12:00pm | Working Lunch |
| 1:00pm | J. Panel Discussion on Key Privacy Issues |
| Moderator: DANIEL GOROFF, Sloan Foundation | |
| Opening Statements by Panelists | |
| 12 | DANAH BOYD, Data and Society Research Institute |
| 12 | OMER TENE, International Association of Privacy Professionals |
| 12 | HELEN NISSENBAUM, Cornell Tech |
| 12 | PAUL OHM, Georgetown Law Center |
| 12 | DANIEL BARTH-JONES, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
| 30 | Colloquy |
| 2:30pm | Working Break |
| 2:45pm | K. Census Bureau’s Responses and Own Analyses of 2010 Demonstration Products |
| Moderator: LINDA JACOBSEN, Population Reference Bureau | |
| Demographic Findings of the 2010 Census Demonstration Products | |
| 30 | MATTHEW SPENCE, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Day 2 Follow-up | |
| 30 | WILLIAM SEXTON, U.S. Census Bureau |
| Comments on Next Steps | |
| RON JARMIN, Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau | |
| 3:45pm | L. Capstone/What Have We Learned? |
| 60 | The full set of attendees was divided into three smaller areas (part of the Auditorium, the Board Room, and NAS 250) for more active conversation about managing the privacy-accuracy tradeoffs than is possible in the full Auditorium setting. Members of the workshop planning committee and staff moderated the discussion in each room. |
| 45 | Reconvene in Auditorium; Brief Report of Smaller-Group Discussions, and Floor Discussion |
| 5:30pm | Planned Adjournment |
REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS
John Abowd, U.S. Census Bureau
Seth Amgott, communications consultant
Shonin Anacker, U.S. Census Bureau
David Armstrong, U.S. Census Bureau
Paul Arnsberger, Internal Revenue Service
Matthew Berman, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage
Benjamin Bolender, U.S. Census Bureau
Christine Borman, U.S. Census Bureau
Jonaki Bose, National Center for Health Statistics
Lauren Bowers, U.S. Census Bureau
Kim Brace, Election Data Services, Inc.
Sarah Burgoyne, Claritas
Christine Burton, U.S. Census Bureau
Qian Cai, University of Virginia
Ruth Chan, U.S. Census Bureau
Kim Chu, consultant
D’Vera Cohn, Pew Research Center
Michael Commons, U.S. Census Bureau
John Cromartie, Economic Research Service
John Czajka, Mathematica Policy Research
Molly Dahl, Congressional Budget Office
Donna Daily, U.S. Census Bureau
Gail Denby, U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Devine, Census Bureau
Cheryl Eavey, National Science Foundation
John Eltinge, U.S. Census Bureau
Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva, National Congress of American Indians
Shelley Feuer, U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau
Maria Filippelli, New America
James Fitzsimmons, U.S. Census Bureau
Stephanie Galvin, U.S. Census Bureau
Simson Garfinkel, U.S. Census Bureau
Sonia Garfinkel, Massive Data Institute, Georgetown University
Thesia Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Emily Garrett, Arlington County
Lance George, Housing Assistance Council
Doug Geverdt, National Center for Education Statistics
Jessica Graber, U.S. Census Bureau
Jeri Green, National Urban League
Brady Hamilton, National Center for Health Statistics
Xuemei Han, Fairfax County, Virginia
Tom Hankins, Westat, Inc.
Elizabeth Hardy, Arlington County Government, Virginia
Christine Hartley, U.S. Census Bureau
Laura Hayes, Connecticut Department of Public Health
Michele Hedrick, U.S. Census Bureau
Mary Jo Hoeksema, Population Association of America
Cynthia Hollingsworth, U.S. Census Bureau
Katie Hubbell, Westat, Inc.
Maura Imparato, MAI Consulting
Jane Ingold, U.S. Census Bureau
Eric Jensen, U.S. Census Bureau
Christa Jones, U.S. Census Bureau
Nicholas Jones, U.S. Census Bureau
Kristin Juliar, Montana Office of Rural Health/Area Health Education Center
Jill Kaneff, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Sallie Keller, University of Virginia
Fatima Khaja, Fairfax County, Virginia
Lillian Kilduff, Population Reference Bureau
Alexandra Krause, U.S. Census Bureau
Enrique Lamas, U.S. Census Bureau
Jae June Lee, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
Kerrie Leslie, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Megan Lowry, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Michael Macagnone, Roll Call
Paul Mackun, U.S. Census Bureau
Rachel Marks, U.S. Census Bureau
Mark Mather, Population Reference Bureau
Fred McBride, Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Julia Milton, Consortium of Social Science Associations
Terry Minnis, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Joseph Molnar, Auburn University
Thomas Morton, U.S. Census Bureau
Anthony Nerino, Corporation for National and Community Service
Jeffrey Ocker, U.S. Census Bureau
Jennifer Ortman, U.S. Census Bureau
Paul Overberg, Wall Street Journal
Marc Perry, U.S. Census Bureau
Nidisha Philip, Center for Open Data Enterprise
Steve Pierson, American Statistical Association
Roberto Ramirez, U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Ratcliffe, U.S. Census Bureau
Jennifer Reichert, U.S. Census Bureau
Hannah Rosenblum, U.S. Census Bureau
Yvette Roubideaux, National Congress of American Indians
Letha Rubin, U.S. Census Burea
Nicole Scanniello, U.S. Census Bureau
Zachary Scherer, U.S. Census Bureau
Dakota Schuck, U.S. Census Bureau
Anthony Schulzetenberg, U.S. Census Bureau
Rob Sienkiewicz, U.S. Census Bureau
Lindsay Spell, U.S. Census Bureau
Deborah Stempowski, U.S. Census Bureau
Danielle Taylor, U.S. Census Bureau
Anthony Tersine, U.S. Census Bureau
James Tucker, pro bono voting rights counsel to the Native American Rights Fund
Julie VanEerden, U.S. Census Bureau
Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau
Dave Waddington, U.S. Census Bureau
Hansi Wang, National Public Radio
Sierra Watt, National Congress of American Indians
James Whitehorne, U.S. Census Bureau
Adeline Wilcox, unpaid moderator for https://www.reddit.com/r/USCensus2020/
Izzy Youngs, Massive Data Institute, Georgetown University
Jennifer Zanoni, U.S. Census Bureau
