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Subject: Madison Demographic Analysis Workshops (Aug 12th & 13th)
Madison Demographic
Analysis
Workshop Announcement (One
day workshop - Choose either day)
When: Full
Day
Version: Aug 12th, 2004 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
or
&n
bsp;
Half Day-Fast Track Version: Aug 13th, 2004 - Morning Session: 8:15 am
-
12:15 pm or Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: New Horizons Computer Learning Center, 1255 Deming Way, Madison, Wisconsin
53717
Fee: $225 for credit
card at
the time of sign up, $249 regular price Register Now
Register online at
www.sgtinfo.com or call
us
at 877.241.6576.
The Madison Demographic Analysis Workshop
will
teach you to extract, query, download, analyze, and map Census demographic
data
for Madison and surrounding communities. 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.
This
workshop also provides an overview of 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. See a
detailed description & agenda
Materials include: 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.
This workshop will:
NYU Institute for Education and
Social
Policy, NYC 2003
"This workshop presented a clear and precise
overview.
It was very useful."
Action for Boston Community Development, Boston, MA
2003
"The
materials were excellent and what I liked best about the course was that it
was
hands on. The class was very helpful and useful."
Smartgirl Technologies, Inc. is a social research
company
located in Portland, Oregon. For more information about the workshop, who
we are
and what we do, visit our website at www.sgtinfo.com.
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