The Center for Public Information on Population Research at the Population Reference Bureau explains and publicizes the findings of population research and their implications. The Center serves the entire field of population sciences by translating research into information that can be used by decisionmakers in the public and private sectors, individuals, and families.

Center activities include:

• Writing background materials and research summaries to put new research into context for policy and media audiences.
• Organizing seminars, symposia, and professional development seminars on population topics with policy implications, and posting webcasts of seminars on the CPIPR website.
• Writing and disseminating Web articles and news releases about recent demographic research highlighted in CPIPR seminars and symposia.
• Hosting online discussions and blogs to raise awareness of population issues and research findings in a global public audience.
• Hosting online communities to provide a longer-term forum for discussions of population issues and research findings.
• Providing information services for the media.

The Center's director is William P. Butz, who also is the president and CEO of PRB. CPIPR is connected to the research community through its Science Advisory Group drawn from universities and other institutions engaged in population research as well as through the PRB staff. The Center's dissemination activities are also guided by its Media Advisory Group and Decisionmakers/Users Advisory Group.

The Center is funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.

For more information, please see our brochure (PDF: 255KB) or contact:

William P. Butz
Director, Center for Public Information on Population Research
Population Reference Bureau
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-483-1100
Fax: 202-328-3937