WELCOME TO THE BLS LMI ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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WELCOME TO THE BLS LMI ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND
WELCOME TO HISTORIC RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
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The Research Community Depends on You
Christine Chmura Update on BLS Fed/State
Cooperative Programs Jack Galvin
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Workforce Information Council Developments Roger
Therrien, Moderator New Skills-based projections
capability Bob Murdock, and Henry Jackson State
Benefits Survey Consortium Chris Miller
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Moderator Janet Rankin The U.S. Labor Market
The Big Picture Tom Nardone
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Moderator George Werking Business
Employment Dynamics Extensions Shail
Butani Rick Clayton, Dave Talan

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Moderator Jim Spletzer What Leads to
Productivity Booms Evidence from U.S. Economic
History William Wascher
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BLS Commissioners Comments The Best-Laid
Plans A Few Reflections on Making Statistical
Program Changes in Contemporary
Washington Kathleen P. Utgoff
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BLS State Honor Awards Commissioner Kathleen
P. Utgoff Associate Commissioner Robert A.
Gaddie
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BLS State Honor Awards Notable Service Award
Edna Ayuso, Director Puerto Rico Department of
Labor and Human Resources, Bureau of Labor
Statistics Citation In recognition of 30
years of dedicated public service and leadership
of the Puerto Rico Bureau of Labor Statistics,
particularly your professional commitment to
achieve modernization and the highest quality
labor statistics for Puerto Rico working in
cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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BLS State Honor Awards Notable Service Award
Phil George, Labor Market Information Director,
for the State of South Dakota Citation In
recognition of outstanding contributions to the
BLS programs, and the LAUS program in particular
and exemplifying the best public service and work
in the true spirit of the Federal/State
cooperative programs.
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BLS State Honor Awards Notable Service Award
Chris Miller, Chief Research and Analysis
Section, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, Division of Administrative
Services Citation In recognition of 30
years of meritorious service to the Labor Market
Information programs in the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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Moderator Denis McSweeney Local Area
Unemployment Statistics, Post-Redesign Sharon
Brown Rae Rosen
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Moderator Richard Holden The Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 John Filemyr Roger Therrien
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Moderator Jay Mousa High Technology
Employment A NAICS-based Update Dan Hecker
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Conference Summary Jack Galvin Don
Lillywhite