DC-AAPOR Annual Public Opinion Quarterly Special Issue
Conference:
The Past, Present, and
Future of Public Opinion Research
September 27, 2012 (8:30 AM
– 4:30 PM)
USDA Jefferson Auditorium
The Washington DC / Baltimore Chapter of the American Association
of Public Opinion Research is proud to host the sixth
annual Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ)
Special Issue Conference. This year's conference highlights the 75th
anniversary issue of POQ titled
"The Past, Present, and Future of Survey Methodology and Public Opinion
Research." Our local chapter will
host many current and past editors of POQ
as well as leading survey methodologists from across the country.
Conference Schedule:
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8:30
AM |
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8:45
AM |
Jennifer Romano Bergstrom (DC-AAPOR
President Elect 2013) & Mark Harris (NASS Research &
Development Division Director) - Welcoming Remarks |
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8:45 AM |
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8:55 AM |
Nancy A. Mathiowetz (POQ Co-Editor)
- Reflections and Speculations on the 75th Anniversary of Public Opinion
Quarterly (co-authored w/ James N. Druckman) |
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9:00 AM |
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9:20 AM |
Vincent Price - Public Opinion Research in the New Century:
Reflections of a Former POQ Editor |
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9:25 AM |
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9:45 AM |
Eleanor Singer – Editing Public Opinion Quarterly, 1972–1986 |
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9:50 AM |
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10:10 AM |
Peter V. Miller - Public Opinion Quarterly, 2002–2008: The
Disciplines, Technology, and the Publishing Business |
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10:15
AM |
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10:30
AM |
Morning Break |
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10:30 AM |
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10:50 AM |
Stanley Presser – Substance and Method in Public Opinion
Quarterly, 1937–2010 |
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10:55 AM |
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11:15 AM |
Robert Y. Shapiro - Public Opinion and American Democracy |
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11:20 AM |
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11:40 AM |
Robert M. Groves - Three Eras of Survey Research |
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11:45
PM |
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1:15
PM |
Lunch |
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1:15 PM |
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1:35 PM |
J. Michael Brick - The Future of Survey Sampling |
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1:40 PM |
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2:00 PM |
Mick P. Couper - The Future of
Modes of Data Collection |
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2:05 PM |
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2:25 PM |
Nora Cate Schaeffer - Questions for Surveys: Current
Trends and Future Directions (co-authored w/Jennifer Dykema) |
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2:30
PM |
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2:45
PM |
Afternoon Break |
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2:45 PM |
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3:05 PM |
D. Sunshine Hillygus - The Evolution
of Election Polling in the United States |
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3:10 PM |
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3:30 PM |
Lori Young - Communication and Public Opinion: Plus Ça Change (co-authored w/Diana C. Mutz) |
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3:35 PM |
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3:55 PM |
Rob Santos (AAPOR Vice President - President Elect 2012-2013)
- Keynote Speaker |
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4:00 PM |
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4:15 PM |
Audience Question & Answer Session |
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4:15 PM |
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4:20PM |
Stephen Blumberg (DC-AAPOR President 2012) - Closing
Remarks |
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4:30
PM |
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6:30
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DC-AAPOR Complimentary Social Hour
w/ Food and Drinks on the Whitten Patio |
The conference will be held on September 27th at the USDA's Jefferson
Auditorium from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with a complimentary social hour
provided by DC-AAPOR to follow from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM on the Whitten
Patio.
Registration is closed. Please
note that there will not be any on-site registration the day of the conference!
We would
like to thank our three Gold Sponsors: American Institutes for Research (AIR),
IPSOS Public Affairs, and Westat; as well as our three Silver sponsors: Survey
Technology & Research, Social Science Research Solutions, and Arbitron. We would
also like to thank the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) for
hosting the conference facility and obtaining the use of the Whitten Patio for
the DC-AAPOR social hour.
If you have any other questions regarding this event, please
email Morgan Earp the DC-AAPOR Program Chair at earp.morgan@bls.gov.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
The DC-AAPOR 2012 – 2013 Council
