Federal Forecasters Conference (10th). Papers and Proceedings and Selected Papers (19th International Symposium on Forecasting). Held in Washington, DC on June 24, 1999

摘要

In the tradition of past meetings of federal forecasters, the 10th Federal Forecasters Conference (FFC/99) held on June 24, 1999, in Washington, DC, provided a forum where forecasters from different federal agencies and other organizations could meet and discuss various aspects of forecasting in the United States. The theme was 'Forecasting In the New Millennium'. One hundred and seventy-seven forecasters attended the day-long conference. Ten concurrent sessions in two time slots were held featuring three panels and 20 papers presented by forecasters from the Federal Government, private sector, and academia. A variety of papers were presented dealing with topics related to agriculture, budget, the economy, health, labor, population, and forecasting techniques. These papers are included in these proceedings.