Census release of the first 5-year estimates from the American Community Survey

On December 14, the US Census Bureau plans to release the first-ever five-year estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). As many of you may already now, the ACS is largely taking the place of the Census log form in collecting information other than the most basic demographics.
In years past, ACS estimate have only been available at the state level due to small sample sizes. Last year, the Census Bureau released three-year estimates for geographic areas with 65,000 residetns or more. Not many Montana counties fall into that category! But now it's our turn--with the five-year estimates, all geographic areas down to legislative districts will have avaialble data.
Using values that are averaged over multiple years poses its own set of problems, however. To address some of these issues ahead of the data release, the Census Bureau is inviting data users and the media to attend a webinar on Wednesday Dec. 8, at 1 pm Mountain time. The webinar will be conducted by some heavy hitters within the ACS:

Sharon Stern, assistant division chief, Project Coordination, Communication, and Data User Support, American Community Survey Office
Scott Boggess, chief, American Community Survey Coordination Staff, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division

I have attended presentations by Sharon Stern in the past and she is very appraochable and gives a good overview. To attend, please use the instructions below.


DETAILS
Audio conference — access information
Toll free number: 800-369-6091
Participant passcode: CENSUS
Questions and answers are limited to media

Online presentation ― access information
Please login early, as some setup is required.
URL: <https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/>
Conference/meeting number: PW9639878
Conference/meeting passcode: CENSUS