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Learn how BEA is making improvements and building partnerships as part of its regional outreach efforts. Discover innovations, research, products, and training opportunities at conferences.
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BEA Regional Outreach: Building New Alliances Robert L. Brown AUBER Annual Conference Bellingham, WA October 12, 2008
BEA’s Strategic Objective with Customers • Make BEA more responsive to the needs of its customers and partners by: • Sustaining and enhancing BEA’s external communications • Providing opportunities for user feedback
Regional Program Outreach Efforts • Provide innovations/future improvements • Present research, products, and training at conferences • Expand on partnerships with customers
Provide Regional Innovations • Accelerated release of estimates • New products produced • More data released • Research results released • Graphics and mapping provided
Provide Future Improvements • Accelerating release of county personal income • Making GDP for metropolitan areas permanent
Present Research, Products, Training at Conferences • Presentations • Current products • Research projects • Participation in Organizations • Special sessions • RIMS II training workshops
Expand Partnerships With Customers • All day workshops on BEA regional accounts • C2ER (ACCRA) and Washington State U. organized • BEA and guest speakers on the regional accounts • More active participation with select organizations • AUBER, NABE, PNREC, C2ER, Brookings • Teleconference with NABE on GDP for metro areas
Expand Partnerships—Cont. • BEA—PNREAP—University economic research bureau workshops • BEA provides overview of regional • PNREAP provides free computer-derived analytics of BEA regional data • University units discuss their value-added • Tailored products for the local communities • Forecasts—Outlook—Impact analyses
Benefits of PNREAP/University BER/BEA Workshops • All sponsors benefit • Reaches new audience • More interactive with audience
Next Step • BEA sponsored day-long workshop • With Central Washington U./PNREAP and other university host