In the tradition of past meetings of federal forecasters, the 11th Federal Forecasters Conference (FFC/2000) held on September 14, 2000, in Washington, DC provided a forum where forecasters from different agencies and other organizations could meet and discuss various aspects of forecasting in the United States. The theme was "Forecasting, Policy, and the Internet." A variety of papers were presented by forecasters from the federal government, private sector, and academia. The topics of the papers dealt with agriculture, the economy, health, labor, population, and forecasting software.
