Expanded AAPOR History section (5/13/2009):

Heritage Interview Series videos

"A Meeting Place" (1992 AAPOR history book)

Full list of past AAPOR presidents

Full list of past AAPOR conferences

Guide to AAPOR social media outlets (5/10/2009)

Links to and info on using AAPOR presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. 

Highlights of April 17 AAPOR Executive Council teleconference (4/22/09)  For AAPOR members only -- via the Member Log-In

2009-2010 Executive Council election results  -- Frank Newport is president-elect (4/13/09)

AAPOR Spring Newsletter (4/6/09) 

The AAPOR Spring Newsletter is now available.

AAPOR Supports Nomination of Groves to Direct the U.S. Census Bureau (4/3/09)                                AAPOR joins other scientific and statistical organizations in applauding nomination. Read statement.

AAPOR "Three Presidents" write letter of support on behalf of the organization for the nomination. Read letter.

More on Groves nomination (4/2/09)

Read the official White House announcement

News stories: Numerous via Google News

Bob Groves was AAPOR's president 1995-96 and has won several honors from the organization, including the AAPOR Award in 2001. 

Report of the AAPOR Ad Hoc Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling

View the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling. (4/14/09)

View the press release (3/30/2009)

View the Roper Archive of Ad Hoc Committee Data  

Federal court upholds respondent confidentiality

AAPOR and CASRO jointly submitted an Amicus (“friend of the court”) Brief in support of Research Respondent Confidentiality. View press release (3/18/09).

AAPOR releases additional detail on Burnham Standards violation (posted 3/10/09)

Also view the initial AAPOR press release (2/4/09) on the Standards determination.

Related information:

POQ: Methodological review of Burnham study (3/26/08)

News articles on Standards action: ABC, BBC (2/4/09) 

Cell Phone Task Force report (April 2008)

In May 2007 AAPOR Council established a volunteer Task Force to prepare a report on surveys of cell phone users in the United States. See full report or highlights

• Is survey research covered by Do Not Call rules?
• Do response rates matter?
• What is a random sample?
• What is the margin of sampling error?
• Why do election polls vary? (PDF)
• Election polling resources
• What is a "push" poll?
• Can leaked polls be trusted?