Indianapolis Demographic Analysis Workshop Announcement (12/10/04)

[Gina Clemmer (SGT, Inc.)]

Indianapolis Demographic Analysis Workshop Announcement

When:  
December 10th, 2004 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)

Where:   
New Horizons Computer Learning Center - 11611 N. Meridian Street, STE 200 Carmel, IN 46032

Fee:       
$249 Checks, Credit Cards and Purchase Orders Accepted

How To Register? Visit www.sgtinfo.com or call us toll free at 877-241-6576.

The Indianapolis Demographic Analysis Workshop will teach you to extract, query, download, analyze, and map Census demographic data for Indianapolis and surrounding communities. (Note: Participants may substitute their own community in exercises-all techniques are directly transferable to other communities). Such data can provide grant writers, social researchers and community planners with powerful tools for analyzing community changes. This is a streamlined, “hands on” workshop where each participant works on their own computer throughout the day.

This workshop also provides an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which includes a discussion of GIS trends and common uses, where to easily obtain mapping files, a demonstration of the map browser ArcExplorer (included with your materials), hands on practice making basic maps online and suggestions for making effective maps. See a detailed description

Materials include: A comprehensive workbook that includes the workshop presentation, exercises, reference materials and a valuable Demographic Data Resource CD. This CD includes useful GIS tools such as ArcExplorer and several shapefiles for all communities in the United States. Materials also include a 60 day trial version of ArcView 9.0, a leading GIS software. Also included is the 2003 US Statistical Abstract which includes an extensive selection of statistics for the United States, with selected data for states, metropolitan areas and cities.

This workshop will:

• Teach you to extract, query, download, analyze, map and present 2000-1990 Census of Population and Housing and 2003 American Community Survey data that includes Poverty, Race/Ethnicity, Age, Housing, Language and Transportation;
  
  
• Teach you to construct an Indianapolis Community Change Profile. The Profile is comprised of key demographic variables and customized for Indianapolis and a Census tract within Indianapolis (participants may also substitute their own community);
  
  
• Teach you analytical, demographic and spatial analysis techniques including commonly used mathematical formulas to transform raw data into compelling information;
  
  
• Teach you about Census geography including common problems such as working with non-Census boundaries, analyzing change over time despite boundary changes and how to use new mapping functionality recently built in to American Factfinder;
  
  
• Provide you with exceptional materials that you can use immediately to assist with social research and analysis.

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View Workshop Participants' Comments:

Oklahoma University, Research and Evaluation Center
"Very helpful update on the new technology available from the census bureau and the thematic maps are extremely important and very much under utilized."

NYU Institute for Education and Social Policy
"This workshop presented a clear and precise overview. It was very useful!"

Action for Boston Community Development
"The materials were excellent and what I liked best about the course was that it was hands on.  The class was very helpful and useful."
  
SmartGirl Technologies, Inc. is a social research company located in Portland, Oregon.  For more information about the workshop, who we are and what we do, check out our website at www.sgtinfo.com.

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