We are excited to announce that our second annual CenSoc Users Conference will be held on December 4th, 2026. We are now accepting submissions from researchers using CenSoc data or related census and mortality records for original empirical research. Submissions are due by October 31st. [Flyer] [Submission Link] This event will be held virtually, with an option to […]

On December 6th, 2024 the CenSoc team hosted a CenSoc Users Conference. The conference was held at UC Berkeley, with the option for participants to attend remotely. The conference featured a lineup of interdisciplinary researchers from academic institutions including UC Berkeley, University of Wisconsin, Gonzaga University, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Austin Peay […]

We are hosting our first ‘CenSoc Users Conference’ on December 6th. This event will be held remotely, with an option to join in-person at UC Berkeley. Travel funding is available. We welcome submissions from researchers using CenSoc data for any original empirical investigation. Submissions at all stages are welcome:  Deadline: October 31st [Flyer] [Submission link] 

Held on February 10, 2020, 11 AM – 2 PM, held at the Social Science Matrix Conference Room, UC Berkeley..  We had five speed talks: Ran Abramitzky (Stanford University) with Santiago Perez (UC Davis):  Linking Individuals Across Historical Sources: a Fully Automated Approach Casey Breen (UC Berkeley): Race and Ethnic Response Changes: Evidence from the Social Security […]

CenSoc team meetings take place once or twice a month on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Demography Department seminar room. Please contact us at censoc@berkeley.edu if you are interested in attending.