Census Bureau Media Advisory: Census Bureau Director to Provide Update on Status of 2010 Census Operations

What:

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves will brief media on the status of 2010 Census operations, including an overview of when the public should expect to receive its 2010 Census forms. Beginning March 1, census takers will start hand-delivering census questionnaires to about 12 million households in rural and other parts of the country. Groves will also provide an update on upcoming census operations and events, as well as census promotional and outreach activities. The briefing will include a media question-and-answer session.

When:

Monday, March 1, 8 - 9 a.m. (PST)

Who:

Robert M. Groves, director, U.S. Census Bureau

Where:

Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center

Community Development Department, Computer Lab

City of Los Angeles

1600 E. 4th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90033

Online Press Kit:

Event materials will be posted online shortly after the event begins and can be accessed by clicking on the 2010 Census Operational Press Briefing icon in the top left corner of the Census Bureau's home page www.census.gov.

Webcast:

There will be a live webcast of the briefing, accessible via the Census

Bureau's online press kit available at

http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/operational-press-briefing/march-1-2010.html after 8 a.m. (PST) on event day.

Members of the media may also participate by telephone. (Please dial-in early to allow time for the operator to place you in the call.)

Dial-in number:  800-619-4415

Passcode: 2010 CENSUS

Please RSVP to Cynthia Endo at 818-510-5639.      

Contact:

Cynthia R. Endo

Los Angeles Regional Census Center

818-510-5639

e-mail: [email protected]