2012 LED Partnership Workshop

The 2012 LED Partnership Workshop will be held March 6-8, 2012, in the Washington DC area. Registration will begin in January, so please save the date and look for an email notifying you that registration has begun.

At this time we are seeking submissions of proposals to present at the workshop, as well as poster session submissions.

The LED Partnership is a collaborative partnership between state data agencies and the Census Bureau to leverage existing data in the development of new sources of economic and demographic information for policy makers and data users.  The workshop provides professional development and networking for Labor Market Information directors, data analysts and data providers at state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other data users.  The focus of presentations at the workshop is useful and new applications of new data made possible through the LED State/Federal partnership, The Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) and OnTheMap.

Presentations selected for the workshop will be featured on plenary panels or in targeted breakout sessions during this popular learning event. Posters, provided by the submitter, will be displayed for attendees to read at their leisure during the meeting and a scheduled "poster session" will allow poster authors and attendees to discuss the work in person.  Topics should fit within our theme of “Local Data for Local Decisions” and could be from a wide variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to: workforce development, economic development, transportation planning, and emergency management. We are particularly interested in examples from our state partners and strongly encourage LMI shops to apply.