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American Statistical Association Meeting
Meeting of the American Statistical Association (ASA) Committee on Energy Statistics with the
Energy Information Administration (EIA) October 23 and 24, 2008 Washington, D.C.
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All sessions are in Room 6E-069 unless posted in the break-out box.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time Topic
9:00 a.m. Open Meeting, Nagaraj Neerchal, Chair, ASA Committee on Energy Statistics
9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks, Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration (EIA)
9:30 a.m. Updates for the Committee Since the Spring 2008 Meeting, Stephanie Brown, Director, Statistics and Methods Group, (SMG), EIA
9:45 a.m. Break and Proceed Directly to Break-Out Sessions
10:00 a.m.    Begin Break-Out Sessions
  • Room 6E-089 Preliminary Results of the Energy Consumer Price Index Research,
    Janice Lent, SMG, EIA
    ASA: S. Brown, E. Blair, C. Cleveland, M. Feder, N. Neerchal, T. Rutherford, M. Toman
    Presentation Slides
  • Room 5E-069 Estimating Monthly Ethanol Consumption in the U.S.,
    Carol Blumberg, Office of Oil and Gas, EIA
    ASA: D. Bingham, B. Forsyth, W. Hill, V. Iannachione, E. Kokkelenberg, J. Weyant
    Presentation Slides
11:10 a.m. Return to 6E-069
11:15 a.m. ASA Summary of Comments on Estimating Monthly Ethanol Consumption in the U.S.: Derek Bingham
11:25 a.m. ASA Summary of Comments on Preliminary Results of the Energy Consumer Price Index Research: Cutler Cleveland
11:35 a.m. Additional Committee Discussion
11:45 a.m. Invitation for Public Comments, Nagaraj Neerchal, Chair, ASA
11:50 a.m. Lunch for the Committee members and invited guests
1:30 p.m. Proceed Directly to Break-Out Sessions
1:30 p.m.    Begin Break-Out Sessions
  • Room 5E-069 Presentations By New Staff--Biofuel and Renewable Electricity Forecasting,
    Brian Murphy, Emre Yucel, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting
    ASA: S. Brown, C. Cleveland, M. Feder, V. Iannachione, E. Kokkelenberg, M. Toman, J. Weyant
    Presentation Slides: Murphy
    Presentation Slides: Yucel
2:30 p.m. Return to 6E-069
2:35 p.m. ASA Summary of Comments on Time Limits on Confidential Data: Ed Blair
2:45 p.m. ASA Summary of Comments on Presentations By New Staff--Biofuel and Renewable Electricity Forecasting: Stephen Brown
2:55 p.m. Additional Committee Discussion
3:05 p.m. Invitation for Public Comments, Nagaraj Neerchal, Chair, ASA
3:10 p.m. Break
3:25 p.m. ASA Subcommittee Meeting (Closed Session)
4:45 p.m. ASA Subcommittee Meeting Summary: Ed Kokkelenberg
4:55 p.m. Adjourn the Thursday meeting, Nagaraj Neerchal, ASA Chair
Friday, October 24, 2008
Time Topic
8:30 a.m. Open Meeting, Nagaraj Neerchal, Chair, ASA Committee on Energy Statistics
8:35 a.m. Sensitivity Analysis of EIA Forecasting Systems, Preston McDowney, SMG, EIA and George Lady, Consultant to SMG, EIA
Presentation Slides
8:55 a.m. ASA Discussant: Tom Rutherford
9:05 a.m. ASA Discussant: Moshe Feder
9:15 a.m. Additional Committee Discussion
9:25 a.m. Assessment of the Regional Short Term Energy Model (RSTEM) Forecasts, Andrew Buck, Consultant to SMG, EIA
Presentation Slides
9:45 a.m. ASA Discussant: Stephen Brown
9:55 a.m. ASA Discussant: Cutler Cleveland
10:05 a.m. Additional Committee Discussion
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Building a Useful Statistical Database From the Surface Transportation Board's Carload Waybill Sample, Vlad DorJets, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, EIA
Presentation Slides
10:50 a.m. ASA Discussant: Derek Bingham
11:00 a.m. Additional Committee Discussion
11:10 a.m. Energy Conference Survey Results, Howard Bradsher-Fredrick, SMG, EIA
Presentation Slides
11:30 a.m. ASA Discussant: Barbara Forsyth
11:40 a.m. ASA Discussant: Walter Hill
11:50 a.m. Additional Committee Discussion
12:00 p.m. Committee Suggestions for topics at the Spring 2009 meeting
12:10 p.m. Invitation for Public Comments
12:20 p.m. Adjourn the ASA Fall 2008 meeting with EIA, Nagaraj Neerchal, ASA Chair
12:30 p.m. Committee Lunch in 2E-081
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