The Pacific Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (PAPOR) has had a successful year so far and is planning its upcoming annual conference for December 14-15 at the Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco. PAPOR’s Conference Chair Mira Norton and Associate Chair Jessica Gollaher are organizing two short courses, five paper sessions, a poster session, and a plenary with dinner. Registration will be announced soon, and the call for participation is underway. Please send paper and poster submissions to Mira at [email protected], and visit our website www.papor.org for more info. We hope to see you there!
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NYAPPOR’s mission is to inform and provide educational opportunities on evolving research methods and techniques to its membership and research community in general. In addition, it is an excellent platform for our diverse research community to network and share learning. We had a great kickoff event this past month, and we are looking forward to an exciting program over the next year.
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It’s time to renew your AAPOR membership for 2018! Please renew your membership today to continue receiving all the benefits you enjoy including: Professional Connections and Networking; Knowledge and Innovations; Professional Development; High Quality Peer Reviewed Journals; Ethics and Transparency; Real-time Communication with Members; and Affordable Membership Rates.
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AAPOR members have the talent to tackle some of the toughest issues in survey research!
What is AGT? Taking inspiration from reality T.V. talent shows, teams (or individuals) will submit pitches for how to address an important survey research problem identified by the AAPOR community. Five abstracts will be selected to present their pitches to a panel of judges in an open session at the 2018 conference. The judges and audience will then vote to decide which team has the biggest talent. The winning team will receive a cash prize to carry out the research!
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As part of the Transparency Initiative, organizations have agreed to train their employees with job responsibilities that include the methodology content of TI Research, press releases and any other forms of research data disclosure, have been properly trained in TI principles and procedures for compliance.
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Greetings AAPOR. Here in New England, the season is changing and fall colors are starting to appear everywhere. As I reflect on the time of year (fall is by far my most favorite season) it reminds me that change can be welcomed and good. And so it is with our annual conference. For AAPOR 2018 we’ve made a few changes too that I hope will be as welcome as the crisp fall breezes and bright radiant colors that remind us that it isn’t summer anymore. One of the most notable changes is that the conference will take place between WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY. Some of the substantive changes I’m most excited about include:
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Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the 36th annual meeting of the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research (SAPOR). Having been a loyal MAPOR member for most of my career, I have to confess that I have seldom stepped out to participate in the activities of other AAPOR chapters (with the exception of one visit to DCAAPOR as part of one of their annual sessions to highlight the contents of a POQ special issue a few years back).
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Congratulations to the winners of RH 3.0! Hackers worked in teams and spent the better part of the first day of the conference in New Orleans working on an app to facilitate using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Planning Database (PDB). The PDB provides selected 2010 Census and American Community Survey demographic and socioeconomic estimates at various levels of geography and includes area-level Low Response Score (LRS) estimates.
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Hoping you have had an opportunity to take some time off to enjoy the beautiful summer we are enjoying (in most places) this year. Here at AAPOR, we’ve also managed some down time but have in addition had a particularly busy several months. Back in June, I outlined the activities of two new ad hoc committees charged with confronting the old problem of sugging & frugging, and the relatively new problem of false accusations of manipulation being made against surveys and public opinion polls. In addition to these efforts, there are two other AAPOR ad hoc committees that have just begun addressing other issues of importance to our community that you should be aware of.
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The cross-cultural and multilingual research affinity group was initiated by AAPOR members in 2016 and has the following mission and vision:
- Mission: Connect AAPOR researchers and leaders to facilitate a regular dialogue about improved methods, measurement, and research & publication opportunities.
- Vision: Cultivate an environment where cross-cultural and multilingual research is visible and important to all survey and public opinion researchers.
In 2017, the affinity group collaborators organized five panels at the annual conference in New Orleans and contributed to the June issue of Survey Practice dedicated to cross-cultural and multilingual research. See more information about the group here.
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