Polls for the Public Good

May 13-15, 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) will hold its annual conference May 13-15, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). This year's conference theme is "Polls for the Public Good."  There is a wide-range of topics to be covered, including:

  • Polls and policy                                                                        

  • Public opinion on social, economic and political issues

  • Citizens and government                    

  • Comparative international research

  • Public opinion theory                          

  • Media and public opinion

  • Internet surveys

  • Research methodology                       

  • Communication research

You can read more about the papers in the preliminary program here.

 

Sheraton New Orleans

The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel is the site of WAPOR's 61st Annual Conference, being held jointly this year with AAPOR.  Located at 500 Canal Street, the Sheraton is ideally located in the heart of New Orleans, providing conference participants with plenty to see, do and experience when paper presentations are over and the city is calling for exploration.  Room rates start at $199/night.  Click here to make your room reservations now. 

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

When it was settled in 1718, La Nouvelle Orleans (New Orleans) was a strategic port city five feet below sea level in the Louisiana Territory.  The city was located where the Mississippi river meets the Gulf of Mexico.  The Louisiana Territory had been claimed half-a-century before by the French, however, ownership of the territory transferred to Spain for a time and eventually back to the French.  Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 for $15 million, a remarkable purchase!

By the mid 1800s, New Orleans was considered "the new Paris" for its couture, cuisine and culture.  The architecture in New Orleans contributes to the 17 historic landmark districts, including a number of large, European-style Catholic cemeteries scattered throughout the city.

The city has seen war and peace, devastation and destruction.  Its proximity to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean have made it ever susceptible to the ravages of Mother Nature as evidenced in the most recent natural disaster there, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.  But the spirit of the people of New Orleans, and the city they call home, carries on.  Come join us!

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