1. Decennial Census Lifecycle Leonard Gaines, NY SDC

2. Very Early Planning Early to Mid 1990s Evaluations of the 1990 Census Testing of ACS concept 1998 – Funding provided for 2010 Census Planning Office 1998 – 1999 – Determine ideas to test during Census 2000 experiments

3. 2000 to 2004 – Designing the Train Experiment with limited concepts as part of Census 2000 Evaluation of Census 2000 Experiments Develop 2010 Tests Methods Technology Questionnaire Design Question wording

4. 2003 to 2006 – Building the Train 2010 Census Field tests Evaluations Planning for dress rehearsal

5. 2007 to 2008 – The train leaves the station April 1, 2007 – Report 2010 Census subjects to Congress April 1, 2008 – Report 2010 Census Questions to Congress Dress Rehearsal LUCA Start developing advertising campaign

6. 2009 – Picking up speed Open Early Local Census Offices Address Canvassing Start partnership programs Print questionnaires Open Local Census Offices (LCOs) Verify Group Quarters Identify “homeless” locations LUCA feedback & appeals

7. Early 2010 – Full Speed Ahead Identify QAC & Be Counted sites Count Review Part 1 Recruit enumerators Publicity Blitz Address Questionnaires Deliver questionnaires (mid- to late March) April 1, 2010 – Census Day Monitor Returns Hire enumerators where needed Non-response Follow-up (NRFU)

8. Late 2010 – Continuing the Journey Count Review Part 2 Coverage Evaluation Survey Shut down LCOs and ELCOs Thank you campaign Data tabulation December 31, 2010 – Report State Total Populations and Congressional Apportionment

9. 2011 to 2012 – Stops along the way April 1, 2011 – Redistricting data provided to states Count Resolution Program Additional data products released States define PUMAs Various evaluation products produced

10. 2013 – The End of the Line Final data products released Evaluation Products finished