The U.S. Census Bureau will host technology industry and university teams to showcase 20+ new innovative tech tools at an interagency demonstration day created through a federal initiative called The Opportunity Project (TOP). These new tools address challenges such as using artificial intelligence to connect veterans with apprenticeships, promoting access to and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), using geospatial data to prepare for disasters, combating the opioid crisis, and improving access to and management of federal grants. Check out the Newsroom of the Census Bureau to learn more about this unveiling.
When: Friday, March 1, 2019 12-5 p.m. EST
Where: U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium 4600 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746
Who: Patrick Pizzella (Deputy Secretary, Department of Labor), Ed Simcox (Chief Technology Officer, Department of Health and Human Services), Alex Amparo (Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Preparedness Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Administration), as well as other Census Bureau leadership and external organizations including Cisco, IBM, MIT and more.
RSVP: To RSVP for the event, please contact the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office at <pio@census.gov> or call 301-763-3030 by Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.