Census 2020 - We're Counting on You Workshop
Event Information
About this Event
9:00 Registration – Coffee and Baked Goods
10:00 Welcome and Kickoff: Lt. Governor Brent Sanford
10:15 Michelle Kommer, Department of Commerce
10:30 Vicki McIntire & Kristin Hermanson, Federal Census Bureau
- Overview of operations (including Census timeline)
- Group Quarters Outreach (dorms, nursing homes, prisons)
- Special Operations (counting the homeless)
- Recruitment
- Non-Response Follow-Up (NRFU)
11:00 Comments: Louise Dardis & Linda Svihovec, State Task Force Co-Chairs
11:05 Break
11:15 Media Panel – US Census Bureau + North Dakota Marketing Effort
- Nakia Cooper (US Census Bureau)
- Heather LeMoine (Dept of Commerce)
- Q&A
11:45 Luncheon – Provided Buffet Style
12:00 Best Practice Panel
- Will Hutchings with Bismarck – Burleigh County
- Stephanie Halford with City of Grand Forks
- Vawnita Best with Watford City – McKenzie County
- Jennifer Gast with Carrington – Foster County
- Ira Taken – Alive with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
- Q&A
12:45 Kevin Iverson, Census 2020 - What Happens Next
12:50 Community Challenges Update:
- Kevin Iverson: Valley City & Jamestown – Complete Count
- Stephanie Dassinger: ND League of Cities - Census Madness
1:00 Networking Break
1:15 Breakout Sessions – Create-A-Thon
- Northeast, North Dakota: Peggy Jo Archer and Kevin Iverson
- Eastern, North Dakota: Erin Musland and Gabi Proffitt
- Western, North Dakota: Joey Roberson-Kitzman and Louise Dardis
- Tribal Nations: Cheryl Kary, Kenneth Davis, and Linda Svihovec
- Big Cities: Blanca Ramirez-Salazar and Stephanie Dassinger
2:15 Break & Snacks
2:30 Idea Sharing - Session Spokespersons Presents
3:00 Thanks from North Dakota State Task Force
Dress is business casual.