DLI / ACCOLEDS Training 2007

Theme: Data Projections

December 4-6, 2007
Malaspina University-College
900  5th Street
Nanaimo, BC

Introduction

The 2007 DLI / ACCOLEDS Training will be held at Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, B.C.
Theme: Data Projections
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 to Thursday, December 6, 2007
Where: Sessions will be held at the Nanaimo Campus (campus map) in:
  • Arts & Sciences Lecture Theatre, Bldg. 355 Rm. 203
  • Library Instruction Room, Bldg. 305 Rm. 508

Training Program

Date &
Location		 Time Session
Tues. Dec. 4    
Building 355 Room 211 8:30 - 9:00 AM Refreshments and registration
Building 355 Room 203 9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome to ACCOLEDS Participants
Bob Foley, Malaspina University-College Library
Building 355 Room 203 9:15 to 10:30 AM DLI Update
Michel Séguin, Statistics Canada, DLI Unit
PowerPoint presentation
Building 355 Room 211 10:30 - 11:00 AM Refreshment Break
Building 355 Room 203 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM DLI Toolkit: Update and Demos
Marie-Claire Lauzon, Statistics Canada, DLI Unit
PowerPoint presentation
Cafeteria 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
Building 305 Room 508 1:00 - 2:30 PM GeoSuite as a Tool in Creating Custom .csv Files from B2020
Gail Curry, University of Northern British Columbia
Exercise (PDF)
Building 305 Room 507 2:30 - 3:00 PM Refreshment Break
Building 305 Room 508 3:00 - 4:30 PM Telling a Story: Manipulating Thematic Maps with ArcGIS
Peter Peller, Thompson Rivers University and Natalie O'Toole, Mt. Royal College
Exercise (PDF)
Building 305 Room 507 4:30 - 7:00 PM Reception
Wed. Dec. 5
Building 355 Room 203 9:00 to 10:30 AM The Canadian Census and Geo-referenced Data
Chuck Humphrey, University of Alberta
PowerPoint presentation
Building 355 Room 211 10:30 - 11:00 AM Refreshment Break
Building 355 Room 203 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 2006 Census Update
Michel Séguin, DLI, Statistics Canada
PowerPoint presentation - 2006 Census Dissemination
PowerPoint presentation - 2006 PUMFs
Cafeteria 12:00 to 1:00  PM Lunch
Building 305 Room 508 1:00 - 2:30 PM PCensus for MapPoint - Demonstration and Exercises
Rob Batenburg, Tetrad
PowerPoint presentation
PCensus reference document (PDF)
Building 305 Room 507 2:30 - 3:00 PM Refreshment Break
Building 305 Room 508

3:00 - 4:30 PM

PCensus for MapPoint continued
Rob Batenburn, Tetrad

Building 305 Room 507

4:30 - 4:45 PM

Refreshment Break

Building 305 Room 507

4:45 - 6:00 PM

Business Meeting
215 Terminal Ave. 7:00 - 7:30 PM Gather at Ilios for the group dinner
Thurs. Dec. 6
 
 
Building 355 Room 203 9:00 - 10:30 AM International Trade: Finding and Understanding Data and Classification
Sharon Nevins and Nadine Lacroix, International Trade Division, Statistics Canada
PowerPoint presentation
Building 355 Room 211 10:30 - 11:00 AM Refreshment Break
Building 355 Room 203 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Data Archiving
Presenter: Chuck Humphrey, University of Alberta
Discussion Moderator: Gail Curry, University of Northern British Columbia
PowerPoint presentation
Cafeteria 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
Building 305 Room 508 1:00 - 2:30 PM DLI Data in the Classroom: A University of Victoria Case Study
Dr. Lindsay Tedds, University of Victoria
SDA Tutorial (PDF)
Building 305 Room 507 2:30 - 3:00 PM Refreshment Break
Building 305 Room 508 3:00 - 4:30 PM PUMFs and Pivot Tables: Using Excel to Create Cross-Tabulations from Public User Microdata Files
Peter Peller, Thompson Rivers University
Exercise (PDF)
 

Hotel, Transportation, and Parking Information

Recommended Accommodation:
  • Coast Bastion Inn
      Call 1-800-716-6199 for reservations.  Let the reservations clerk know that you are with the ACCOLEDS 2007 group booking to get a reduced rate.
      Rates are $85 per night for Comfort Rooms and $95 per night for Superior Rooms.
      Book by Nov. 3, 2007 to get the special rates!

  • Other downtown Nanaimo accommodations:

Transportation
  • Getting to Nanaimo by Air
    • Air Canada flies to the Nanaimo Airport.  N.B.  In foggy weather, planes often can't land at the Nanaimo Airport.  If this is the case with your flight, you may be flown to Victoria Airport and bussed to Nanaimo.
    • WestJet flies to the Comox and Victoria airports on Vancouver Island.
    • There are several float plane companies flying into the Nanaimo harbour:
      • Harbour Air and West Coast Air fly from downtown Vancouver to downtown Nanaimo, or from Richmond (Vancouver International Airport) to downtown Nanaimo.  
      • Seair flies from the Vancouver International Airport to Nanaimo 10 times daily.
  • Getting to Nanaimo by Ferry
  • Getting to Nanaimo by Bus
  • Getting from downtown Nanaimo to Malaspina:
    • Walk: a 30-45 minute walk from downtown Nanaimo to Malaspina University-College (with hills),
    • Taxi (approx. $8) Nanaimo taxi companies:
      • AC Taxi - (250) 753-1231
      • Swiftsure Taxi - (250) 753-8911 
    • Bus: see the Nanaimo Regional Transit System maps & schedules.  Bus numbers 44, 5 and 6 go from downtown to Malaspina.
Parking:
 
Program Coordinators
Sharon Neary University of Calgary Program Co-chair
Gail Curry University of Northern British Columbia Program Co-chair


Local Arrangements
Jean Blackburn Malaspina University-College Local Arrangements