Agenda for the Spring Meeting of the
American Statistical Association (ASA)
Committee on Energy Statistics

April 22 and 23, 2004

with the Energy Information Administration
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089 (unless otherwise noted)

Time	Name of Session	Word	PDF
8:30 a.m.	Open Meeting
8:35 a.m.	EIA Administrator's Remarks Presentation Slides
8:55 a.m.	ASA Committee Chair's Opening Remarks Presentation Slides
9:05 a.m.	An Introduction to EIA’s Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System
9:10 a.m.	Background on EIA’s Short-Term Forecasting Presentation Slides
9:20 a.m.    Begin Break-Out Sessions
	Issues in Short-Term Energy Modeling: Adding Regional Components to EIA’s Short-Term Energy Model Room 8E-089 Presentation Slides
	Measuring the Quality of EIA Analysis: A Revised Approach Room 5E-069 Presentation Slides	yes	yes
10:25 a.m.	Break
10:40 a.m.	Summaries of the Break-Out Sessions (Return to Room 8E-089)
10:55 a.m.    Begin Break-Out Sessions
	Natural Gas Prices and Industrial Sector Responses: An Experimental Module for STIFS Room 8E-089 Presentation Slides	yes	yes
	EIA’s Frames: How Do We Know if They Are Sufficient? Room 5E-069	EIA’s Frames Attachments	EIA’s Frames Attachments
12:00 p.m.	Summaries of the Break-Out Sessions (Return to Room 8E-089)
12:10 p.m.	Public Questions and Comments
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
Electricity Transmission
1:15 p.m.	Electricity Transmission Data Needs Focus Group Results Presentation Slides	yes	yes
1:40 p.m.	Electricity 2005 Presentation Slides
2:05 p.m.	Transmission Data for Public Policy	Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6	Summary Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
2:15 p.m.    Begin Break-Out Sessions
	Estimating Weekly Other Oils Stock Room 8E-089 Excel Spreadsheet	yes	yes
	EIA Survey Testing Methods Room 5E-069 Presentation Slides
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Summaries of the Break-Out Sessions (Return to Room 8E-089)
3:45 p.m.	Natural Gas Production Monthly Survey Presentation Slides	yes	yes
4:45 p.m.	Public Questions and Comments
4:50 p.m.	Close the Meeting

Friday, April 23, 2004 Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089 (unless otherwise noted)

Time	Name of Session	Word	PDF
8:30 a.m.	Open the Meeting
8:40 a.m.	Improving EIA’s Website: Creating a Vision for the Future Presentation Slides
9:05 a.m.	Public Questions and Comments
9:15 a.m.    Begin Break-Out Sessions
	Revising Data Together Across EIA: Issues and Opportunities Room 8E-089 Presentation Slides	yes	yes
	Survey Quality Assessments at EIA Room 5E-069	yes	yes
10:20 a.m.	Summaries of the Break-Out Sessions (Return to Room 8E-089)
10:35 a.m.	Public Questions and Comments
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	ASA Committee Suggestions for the Next Meeting
11:30 a.m.	Adjourn the Spring Meeting

N/A = Not Available