Chapter Spotlight: DCAAPOR
DCAAPOR is fortunate to have a large and active membership. We currently stand at 427 members. Having such a large and diverse membership allows us to host a number of events throughout the year.
Transparency Initiative Update
Over the past year, six new organizations joined the Transparency Initiative (TI), bringing total membership to 87 organizations and 63 organizations have passed their biennial review, which has been coordinated by TICC co-chair Tim Triplett. The TICC continues efforts for member recruitment and education including several presentations by the TICC co-chairs including a PAPOR short course.
Conference: Recap and Look Ahead
Thanks to everyone for making the 73rd Annual Conference a huge success! The conference featured a record number of sessions (112) and near-record number of attendees (over 1,200). Our indefatigable Denver conference chair, Trent Buskirk, made a number of innovations to the program – all with an eye toward helping members update their skills for this new era of survey research and data analytics. Denver attendees saw the first ever Public Opinion Research Training and Learning (PORTAL) sessions, AAPOR’s Got Talent, multi-vendor demonstration sessions, and a new conference app.
Off and Running!
The 2018-19 Council year is off and running! Council met in June with a very proactive agenda. One area we are focusing on in particular riffs off of Past President Tim Johnson’s Presidential Address and the ongoing work of the Committee on Attacks on Surveys.
AAPOR Member Spotlight: Besheer Mohamed
Besheer Mohamed, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center, is an expert in religious beliefs and practices in the United States, with a special focus on religious minorities – especially Muslim Americans. Most recently, Besheer was a lead author and key spokesperson for the Center’s 2017 report “U.S. Muslims Concerned About Their Place in Society, but Continue to Believe in the American Dream,” based on the third national survey of U.S. Muslims conducted by the Center over the past decade.
Chapter Spotlight: NEAAPOR
The New England AAPOR executive council is happy to report continued growth and engagement across the chapter’s region.
Empower the Leader and Influencer Within! Inspiration from Advanced Career AAPORites
Leadership is the ability to influence, through action, role, or passion. What can early career researchers do to make a successful transition to become leaders and influencers in the survey and public opinion research community? I asked nine advanced career AAPORites about what propelled their own transition. Based on these conversations, I present three recommendations. Early career colleagues, use them to empower yourself to join the leadership pipeline!
Transparency Initiative Spotlight: Eva Aizpurua, Mitch Avery, Andrew Stephenson University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Social and Behavioral Research
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All organizations involved in AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative have agreed to train their employees in TI principles and procedures for compliance. As a charter member of AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative, the staff at University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Social and Behavioral Research (CSBR) are strong advocates of research transparency, and even push their clients to be more transparent.
Calling All Students!
Greetings from the Student & Early Career (SEC) Subcommittee of the Membership and Chapter Relations Committee. We’re so excited about meeting all student, early career or new(er) APPORites this May in Denver!
AAPOR’s Got Talent Finalists
After a rigorous review process, we are excited to announce the finalists for AAPOR’s Got Talent!