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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM U.S. Census Bureau director at 2020 Census kick-off news conference in Alaska - U.S. Census Bureau kicks off the 2020 Census via news conference in Alaska, with Director Steven Dillingham giving an update on the first enumeration - which will begin in Toksook Bay, AK, 21 Jan - alongside Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, Alaskan Native Heritage Center Executive Director Emily Edenshaw, Eklutna Tribe Traditional Chief Aaron Leggett, and Cook Inlet Housing Authority COO Gabe Layman. Alaska's Complete Count Committee and other local 2020 Census partners also participate, discussing efforts to improve response rates to, spread awareness of, and promote participation in the next decennial census

Location: Alaska Native Heritage Center, 8800 Heritage Center Dr, Anchorage, AK

Weblinks: http://www.census.gov/, https://twitter.com/uscensusbureau

Contacts: U.S. Census Bureau press inquiries, pio@census.gov, 1 301 763 3030

9:30 a.m. (A.K.S.T.) Media Check-In