Program Information
2005 AUBER Fall Conference

Our 59th annual AUBER fall conference in Missoula, Montana, promises to be a memorable event offering something for everyone. The conference kicks off Saturday, October 8, with preliminary events including optional, hands-on skills workshops (on topics such as economic impact modeling and the latest publishing and web software) and the AUBER Board of Directors meeting.

The regular program gets underway Sunday morning and runs through mid-day Tuesday (October 11). The program will feature plenary and concurrent sessions on a wide range of subjects. A list of session topics has been proposed to the planning committee, which is working on organizing the sessions. Some sessions will be of broad interest to all AUBER members, while others focus on interests of various constituencies such as editors and web designers; information systems staff, directors, and administrators; researchers and analysts; small centers; and so on.

We’re planning presentations on the latest statistical programs and data from federal agencies, the macroeconomic outlook, the changing funding environment for research bureaus, applied research conducted by AUBER members, and a range of other topics. If you haven’t already, you soon will receive an invitation to indicate your interest in a number of conference topics via a web survey that will help the planning committee firm up the program.

There’s still plenty of opportunity to take part in the program, so if you’d like to be a presenter or moderator, or if there’s someone you’d like to recommend, please contact committee chair Jerry Conover (conover@indiana.edu).

Paul Polzin has planned an outstanding venue and activities for the conference. Fall in the northern Rockies is hard to beat as a relaxing setting for a professional conference, and a special field trip will give you a real taste of the local culture and environment. For more information about the fall conference, visit the AUBER web site at www.auber.org.

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