<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="Street"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="country-region"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="place"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="address"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
 /* Font Definitions */
 @font-face
        {font-family:Wingdings;
        panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
 /* Style Definitions */
 p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p
        {mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle17
        {mso-style-type:personal-compose;
        font-family:Arial;
        color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
        {page:Section1;}
 /* List Definitions */
 @list l0
        {mso-list-id:1443839227;
        mso-list-template-ids:905351034;}
@list l0:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
ol
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
 <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
 <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
  <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
 </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>

<div class=Section1>

<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>The State Library will be hosting two <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> Census
workshops on Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Employment Auditorium. We invite you to
attend and to share this information with others in your agency.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Workshop: <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Census Update <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
In preparation for the 2010 U.S. Census, Linda Clark, Information Specialist, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Seattle</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Regional</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Census</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> will present a
web-based update on U.S. Census key programs as well as provide information on
specific issues surrounding data collection and sampling methodologies, release
dates, and reliability estimates. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Program Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<ul type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
     style='font-size:12.0pt'>Decennial Census - What can you expect in the
     2010 Census: generally & highlights, including comparisons between
     data collected and tabulated for the 1990, 2000, and 2010 census. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
     style='font-size:12.0pt'>American Community Survey - A look at survey
     questions, data release schedule, sample size, and reliability estimates. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
     style='font-size:12.0pt'>Population Estimates: <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>
     Census estimates overview and a comparison with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
      w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Data</st1:PlaceName>
      <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> methodologies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Date/Time:  </span></font></b><!-- TEMPLATE FOR  NEW CLASSES HERE 
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                <p>
                                                                  <input type="checkbox" name="Handson_Date1" value="Bus_Res_May_16">
                                                                  <b>Business Resources</b> Tuesday, May 16, 9-11 am | <a href="business.php">Info</a> 
                                                                </p>
                                                                
                                                                <p>
                                                                 <input type="checkbox" name="Handson_Date2" value="Law_Leg_May_16">
                                                                 <b>Law & Legislation</b> Tuesday, May 16, 2-4 pm
                                                                </p>
                                                                
                                                END OF TEMPLATE FOR NEW CLASSES --><!-- BEGIN CURRENT CLASSES     -->Thursday,
October 1, <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Morning session: 10:00 am
– 12:00 pm <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Afternoon session: 1:00
pm – 3:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Location:</span></font></b></strong>
Employment Auditorium, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">875 Union
  St.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:address> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To
register for one of these sessions, click here: <a
href="http://library.state.or.us/services/training/hands-on/Census.php">http://library.state.or.us/services/training/hands-on/Census.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For more
information please contact Kate McGann, 503-378-5010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

</div>

</body>

</html>