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<P align=left><SPAN><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
size=2><STRONG>Oklahoma City Demographic Analysis Workshop
Announcement-
Still Time to Register!</STRONG><BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><FONT
size=2><EM>When: </EM>September 9th and 10th, 2004 - 9:00
am to
4:00 pm (One Day Workshop. Participants may choose either
day.)<BR></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
size=2><EM>Where</EM>: New Horizons Computer Training Center, 50 Penn
Place, 1900 NW Expressway, Suite R305 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73118<BR><EM>Fee:</EM> $225 w/credit card at
time
of registration, $249 for check or purchase order after workshop
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<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">The Oklahoma
City Demographic Analysis Workshop will teach you to extract, query,
download, analyze, and map Census demographic data for OKC and
surrounding communities. <STRONG>(Note: Participants may substitute their
own community in exercises-all techniques are directly
transferable to other communities)</STRONG>. 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.
<BR><BR>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. </SPAN><SPAN><A
href="http://www.sgtinfo.com/asp/workshop.htm"><SPAN
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description </FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN><STRONG>Materials
include:</STRONG> 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 8.3, 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.
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<P><SPAN
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Arial">This
workshop will:</SPAN><SPAN
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align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">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;<BR><BR></DIV></SPAN>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoListBullet2
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">Teach
you to construct a Local Community Change Profile. The Profile is
comprised of
key demographic variables and customized for OKC and a Census
tract
within OKC (participants may also substitute their own
community);<BR><BR></DIV></SPAN>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoListBullet2
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">Teach
you analytical, demographic and spatial analysis techniques including
commonly
used mathematical formulas to transform raw data into compelling
information;<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoListBullet2
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">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;
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">Provide
you with exceptional materials that you can use immediately to assist
with
social research and analysis.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Former Workshop Participants'
Comments:
<BR></STRONG></FONT><A
href="https://www.smartgirltechnologies.com/asp/whatpeoplearesaying.htm"><FO
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face=Verdana size=2>View Other Participants' Comments</FONT></A><FONT
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<P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><STRONG>Oklahoma University, Research
and
Evaluation Center (2003)<BR></STRONG>"Very helpful update on the new
technology
available from the census bureau and the thematic maps are extremely
important
and very much under utilized."</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><STRONG>Oklahoma
University, Institute
For Public Affairs (2003)</STRONG><BR>"Thanks very much. I wasn't sure this
would be beneficial but it exceeded my expectations in every way. This was
an
excellent use of my time!"</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>City of Edmond, Oklahoma
(2003)<BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>"Very informative.
Every
city planner and grant writer should attend this class." <BR></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Oklahoma Department of Human Services
(2003)<BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>"Beneficial, Enjoyable
and
learned new demographic census processes and the materials were very
helpful."</FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face=Verdana size=2>SmartGirl
Technologies 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 </FONT><A href="http://www.sgtinfo.com"><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>www.sgtinfo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana
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