NSF Workshop on the Future of Observatories in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
This is an invitation-only event
May 15-16, 2012
Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel
Room F. Scott Fitzgerald B
801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia, 22203
Report
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Day One
8:00 - 9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome from Myron Gutmann, Assistant Director, SBE Directorate |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Report on the results of the February 2012 workshop and discussionsPresenters : Emilio Moran, Sandra Hofferth |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
Presentation of Objective One: 1) Whether to focus on national vs. regional data? Core data would be collected on a set of measures. This could be produced from national administrative data or obtained through intensive local data collection. If the focus is on core data to represent the U.S., what is the relative focus of the design? Would this produce regionally representative information? What is the plan for observatory-specific studies? |
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Comments by Dr. Steven Heeringa | |
10:30 - 12:00 |
Discussion |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 - 2:00 |
Continue Discussion Members of the group continue discussion of Objective One |
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2:00 - 3:00 |
Examining the State of the World through Social MediaPresenter: Dr. William Rand, Director, Center for Complexity in Business, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland |
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3:00 - 3:15 |
Afternoon Break |
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3:15 - 4:30 |
Objective Two Whether to use place or population as the basis of the design. How other types of data fit into the observatory design. How does this choice fit with other programs, NEON, for example, or the redesign of the Health and Retirement Survey (NIA)? |
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4:30 - 5:00 |
Summary of the day's discussions | |
5:00 |
Adjourn | |
6:30 |
Dinner at Willow, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia |
Day Two
8:00 - 9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 - 11:00 |
Objective Three Whether our priority lies with the national core sample or local control and data collection. Would the design maximize the national sample over local priorities? What fraction of resources would go to the national vs. local data structure? What would be the flexibility for local data collection? |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Preparation of specific recommendations regarding the next steps on the design. |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch at Pinzimini Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel |
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1:00 |
Adjourn |