From: The US Census Bureau
To: All local government officials working with address data
The Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program is your one and only opportunity to
review and update the Census Bureau’s address list that will be used to conduct the 2010
Census for your jurisdiction. Your participation in LUCA directly impacts the accuracy of the
2010 census for your community.
Your government was recently invited to participate in the LUCA program. Your jurisdiction
already has received everything necessary to register for LUCA, including the registration form,
product format choice, and a CD-ROM with a computer-based version of the technical training
workshop. This computer-based training CD-ROM includes the same information that will be
covered in the classroom technical workshops. However, if you would like further instruction or
clarification on participating in LUCA, we invite you attend one of the classroom technical
workshops. These classroom workshops will:
- Include a detailed review of all major program components
- Provide necessary knowledge to make an informed decision on your city/town’s level of participation
- Include specific examples and exercises to provide the skills necessary to review and update the census address list for your city/town
- Allow for questions and answers with Census Bureau staff
The classroom workshop is approximately five hours in length.
The current schedule of workshops in your state is included with this letter. If you or someone from
your jurisdiction would like to attend a technical workshop, please complete the enclosed LUCA
Workshop registration form. To ensure that we have adequate space and materials available, we are
requesting that workshop participants register in advance. You may also check our website at
http://www.census.gov/rochi/www/resource.html or click on the link below for the
LUCA workshop schedule and the registration form.
Should you have any questions regarding LUCA, please do not hesitate to contact our Geography
staff at our toll-free LUCA number (866) 511-LUCA (5822) or (630) 288-9245. We look forward
to working with you as we approach Census 2010.
Sincerely,
Stanley D. Moore
Regional Director
Registration Form