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

What:

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves will brief media on the door-to-door follow-up phase of the 2010 Census. On May 1, the first of about 635,000 temporary census takers will fan across America to begin conducting personal interviews with roughly 48 million households that did not send back a completed census form in mail census areas or who did not receive a form at their home.

When:

Monday, May 3, noon to 1 p.m. (EDT)

Who:

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

Pauline Medrano, deputy mayor pro tem, City of Dallas vice chair, 2010 Census Advisory Committee

Where:

National Press Club, 13th floor

Holeman Lounge

529 14th Street, NW  

Washington, DC 20045

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: 888-603-8938

Passcode: 2010 CENSUS

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 at http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/operational-press-briefing/may-3-2010.html.

Webcast:

There will be a live Webcast of the briefing, accessible at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=68872 noon (EDT) on event day.