TEDA is an informational and educational organization of professionals interested in economic and demographic data and its uses. TEDA's aims are:
To foster cooperation and the exchange of information among those interested in or engaged in the collection, distribution, and analysis of economic and demographic information for the Houston region.
To enhance the calibre of economic and demographic research, analysis, and discussion in the Houston region by providing continuing education and useful information to its members through meetings, a newsletter, and other means.
What TEDA Is and What It Does
TEDA/Houston is a membership organization of
decision makers, data users, and scholars with a shared interest in economic
and demographic trends in the Houston-Gulf Coast Region. Its membership is
drawn from private industry, non-profit organizations, federal, state, and
local government agencies, and area universities.
TEDA sponsors monthly meetings and workshops September-November and January-June
that inform its members and other interested persons about fast-paced changes
in our dynamic region and the analytic tools that we use to understand these changes.
(Click for this year’s calendar of events.)
Thursday evening meetings feature hour-long presentations from experts in business,
government, and academia. Recent topics have included residential real estate, homelessness in Houston, and solutions to traffic congestion. Census Bureau personnel make regular visits to TEDA
meetings to explain ongoing changes in the federal statistical system. A half-hour
reception before each meeting gives members and guests the opportunity to chat
informally and make new contacts in the data-user community.
Thursday morning half-day workshops, held once or twice a year,
offer a more in-depth look at particularly important issues. Recent
workshop topics have included an examination of alternative population forecasting methodologies, an analysis of the impact
of environmental regulation on the Houston economy, and a look at
flooding and flood control in Houston in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison.
Both workshops and meetings offer an opportunity to meet and network with
other data users from the Houston area. TEDA meetings are open to interested
members of the general public for a nominal charge ($10/$5 students). The cost of
workshops varies.
Annual TEDA/Houston dues are $50 ($25 for students), and include free admission
to meetings and reduced admission charges for workshops.
Come join us!