www.bls.govJuly17‐19,2013PostalSquareBuilding,Washington,DC
CALLFORPRESENTERS:
2013ConsumerExpenditureSurveyMicrodataUsers'
Worksho
ContacttheCEWorkshopTeam •CE_Symposium_Workshop_2013@bls.gov•
http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxannualworkshop.htm•(202)691‐6900
Have you used the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) in your work?More specifically, have you used the
public‐usemicrodatafilesfromtheCEin researchyouhaveconducted?Ifso,wewouldliketoinviteyouto
present your work at the upcoming 8
th
annual CE Microdata Users’ Workshop, to be held July 17‐19, 2013,
followingthehalf‐dayCESurveyMethodsSymposiumonJuly16.
We are seeking presentations of up to 30 minutes by users of the CE data for the workshop.There are no
limitstotheareasofresearchordegreeofsophisticationofthepapersweseek.Theycanbedescriptiveor
applied.They can present simple hypothesis testing or elegant model building.Work in progress is as
welcome as finished research.However, when preparing the presentation, please note that the emphasis
shouldbeonhowthedatawereused,questionsorproblemsencountered,andsimilardiscussion.Resultsof
theresearcharean important, and perhaps necessary,component ofthesepresentations; nevertheless, the
emphasissoughtisonapplication.
While we cannot offer any honoraria to presenters, the workshop is free of charge to all who come.Past
workshops have averaged about 50 attendees, so you can anticipate a significant audience for your
presentation.In addition, previous workshop attendees have cited these sessions consistently among their
favorites,especiallythepresentationsgivingpracticalexamplesofhowthedatacanbeusedinresearch.
Ifyou would liketopresent at theworkshop, please completetheattached submission form,and senditto
theproposalreviewteam(CE_Symposium_Workshop_2013@bls.gov).Ifforanyreasonyouareunabletofill
intheform,orifyourequireadditionalspace,youmayalsosendyoursubmissionintheformofane‐mail,as
longasthetopicsrequestedinthesubmissionformareclearlyidentifiedandaddressed.
Ifyouhaveacolleaguewhomightbeinterestedinpresenting,please forwardthisinvitation.Alsopleasenote
thatthe workshopisanexcellentforumforgraduatestudents togainexperiencepresentingtheirwork,and
togethelpfulcommentsonresearchindevelopment,includingdissertationproposalsorthesesinprogress.
Ifyouwouldliketobepartofthe2013CEMicrodataUsers’Workshopprogramorhaveanyquestionsabout
theworkshop,pleasecontactusbyMay15,2013.