Nebraska Symposium on Survey Research

 

Past, Present and Internet

Fourth-Annual Symposium

on Survey Research

  

April 13-15, 2000

UNL Gallup Research Center

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

 

 

 

Sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Gallup Research Center and the Gallup Organization

 

Gallup International

Research & Education Center

301 S. 68th Street • Lincoln, Nebraska

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Web surveys are certain to play a significant role in the future of survey and market research. Yet the challenges posed by web surveys are non-trivial. How can we increase the representativeness of web survey samples? How can measurement error in web surveys be assessed and minimized? How can we assess the validity and reliability of web surveys?

The 2000 Nebraska Symposium on Survey Research brings together leading survey and market researchers from business and academia to discuss what we have learned thus far about survey research and how this knowledge can advance our understanding in the future of surveys on the internet.

 

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

Thursday, April 13

12:30-1:15 p.m. Registration  

1:15-2:00 p.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome  

2:00-5:45 p.m. Sessions I, II & III  

Friday, April 14

9:30-12:00 p.m. Sessions IV& V

12:00-2:00 p.m. Break for Lunch  

2:00-5:45 p.m. Sessions VI, VII & VIII

Saturday, April 15

9:30-12:00pm Sessions IX & X

12:30-2:00pm Poster Session

2:00-4:30pm Sessions XI & XII

Saturday Evening, April 15

6:00-9:00pm Cornhusker Hotel, 333 S. 13th Street

 

Invited speakers include:

 George Gallup, Jr. The Gallup Organization

Andy Anderson, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

James Beniger, University of Southern California

Mick Couper, Joint Program on Survey Methodology

Don Dillman, Washington State University

James Fishkin, University of Texas at Austin

Jon Krosnick, Ohio State University

Frank Newport, Editor-in-Chief of the Gallup Poll

Doug Rivers, InterSurvey

George Terhanian, Harris Interactive

Robert Tortora, The Gallup Organization

As well as other leading survey and market researchers.

 

CALL FOR POSTER SUBMISSIONS

 The Gallup Research Center invites poster submissions on the topic of internet-based survey and market research. Submissions should include a brief summary statement regarding the research and a brief discussion of the intended poster setup. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Gallup Research Center with their ideas and questions. Deadline for poster submissions is April 1.

 

NEBRASKA SYMPOSIUM ON SURVEY RESEARCH

  The Nebraska Symposium on Survey Research is an annual two and a half-day seminar (Thursday afternoon through Saturday) held in Lincoln, Nebraska, focusing on issues of survey and market research in contemporary society. The format of the symposium is designed to encourage discussion and interaction among speakers and symposium participants. The intended audience includes survey and market research professionals, media and governmental specialists in the field of polling, academics who focus on survey and market research, as well as interested members of the public. The survey research symposium is organized by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gallup Research Center in conjunction with the Gallup Organization.

 

TIME, LOCATION & ACCOMODATIONS

The symposium is scheduled for Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 15, 1999. It will be held at the Gallup International Research & Education Center at 301 S. 68th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is served by four major airlines (United, TWA, Northwest, US Airways). Downtown Lincoln is a short cab ride from the airport. The building is fully accessible. A shuttle will be available for transport between the GIREC building and selected hotels.

 Lodging is available at the Cornhusker Hotel, 333 S. 13 th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 (402/474-7474), the Downtown Holiday Inn, 141 N. 9th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 (402/475-4011), and the Residence Inn, 200 S. 68th Place, Lincoln, NE 68510 (402/483-4900 ask for Roxanne).

 

For more information contact:

Allan L. McCutcheon, Director

UNL-Gallup Research Center • University of Nebraska-Lincoln

(402)458-2035 • amccutcheon1@unl.edu

Visit our Web page: http://www.unl.edu/unl-grc/

REGISTRATION FORM

Send completed forms to:

Renae Drewel

UNL Gallup Research Center

200 N. 11th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0241

or fax to: (402)477-3983

 

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