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Sunday, May 17, 2009
6:00pm-7:30pm * Small Shop Roundtable * LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom-Salon A,B,C
Monday, May 18, 2009
8:30am-10:00am
Keynote Speaker, Lawrence
Bobo, Harvard University *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salons
D,E,F
10:30am-12:00pm
The Strength and Value of
Being a Small Shop * LOCATION:
Ocean Breeze
American Community Survey
* LOCATION:
Palm Breeze
Sprechen Sie Survey?
Working with Special Populations *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salons B & C
Lewis Shepherd, Microsoft
Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon D
1:30pm-2:30pm
Internet, Mail, and
Mixed-Mode Surveys, Don Dillman, Washington State University *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon E
Cell Phone Advantages and
Disadvantages * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon F
Scanning/Imaging vs. Data
Entry * LOCATION:
Ocean Breeze
3:00pm-4:15pm
Internet, Mail, and
Mixed-Mode Surveys * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon E
Serious Learning Games *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon A,B, & C
GIS and Digital Mapping
(View From Above) * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon F
4:30pm
Business Meeting * LOCATION:
Coral Reef Salon 1 & 2
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
8:30am-9:45am
Is This Job for You?
Interviewer Recruitment and Hiring *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon B & C
You Can Run But You Can't
Hide: Respondent Locating *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
F
Does Size Matter?
Prenotification, Incentives, and Demographic Effects on Response Rates *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon D
Managing Survey Research
Projects * LOCATION:
Palm Breeze
Call Center Grammar
School * LOCATION:
Ocean Breeze
How The Web Was Won (The
Great Web Shootout), Part 1 *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
E
10:15am-11:30am
Are You Sure You Want to
be an Interviewer? Interviewer Training and Certification *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon D
Do's and Don'ts of
Locating Respondents * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon B & C
Bang for the Buck: Use of
Incentives * LOCATION:
Ocean Breeze
Multi-mode: The Way to
Go!? * LOCATION:
Palm Breeze
Training Remote Employees
* LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon F
How The Web Was Won (The
Great Web Shootout), Part 2 *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
E
1:30pm-2:45pm
No, Really, Is This Job
For You? Interviewer Retention *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
E
Coping with Tough Economic
Times * LOCATION:
Palm Breeze
Get Into My Face(Book):
Use of Social Networking Sites *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
B & C
Tech Tackles Multi-Mode
* LOCATION:
Ocean Breeze
Emerging Technologies (Now
and the Future) * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon D
3:15pm-4:30pm
Budgets and Finance: The
Core of Our Existence * LOCATION:
Ocean Breeze
What Are We Delivering to
Our Clients? Issues in Data Quality *
LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon B & C
Is It Possible to Maintain
High Response Rates? * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon E
Total Body Workout: Small
Shop Interviewer Skill Enhancement *
LOCATION:
Palm Breeze
Mobile Devices In Action
* LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon D
Telephone Survey and
Tracing Technologies * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon F
4:45pm-6:00pm
Tech
Talk * LOCATION:
Island Breeze, Room #240
* Wednesday, May 20, 2009
8:30am-9:45am
Halfway There: Paradata
Uses * LOCATION:
Coral Reef Salon 1 & 2
Spitting In Public:
Collecting Biomarkers * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon B
Does Mixed Mode Help Us
Increase Response Rates? *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
D
Where Have All the (Great)
Interviewers Gone? * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon C
Digital Recording of
Interviews * LOCATION:
Palm Breeze
Who's There? Adventures in
Sampling * LOCATION:
Seacrest Ballroom, Salon A
10:15am-11:30am
A
Flashback of the Conference *
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom, Salon
E & F
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SUNDAY, May 17, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 1 (6:00pm-7:30pm) Sunday |
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1A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom-Salon A,B,C
Small Shop Roundtable
Facilitator: Darren Hearn,
Cornell University
Session focus: Are you from a small or medium size shop? You'll
not want to miss this informal session where you will meet your
colleagues. The goal is to network and share ideas and
experiences. It's a great way to network.
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MONDAY, May 18, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 2
(8:30am-10:00am) Monday |
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2A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salons D,E,F
Keynote
Speaker, Lawrence Bobo, Harvard University
Facilitator: Bob Lee,
University of California, Berkeley
Session focus: We are delighted to have the 2009 Keynote address
presented by Professor Lawrence D. Bobo. Dr. Bobo is the W. E. B. Du
Bois Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University. He has
published widely on race and ethnicity, social inequality, and
political psychology. His book "Racial Attitudes in America: Trends
and Interpretations" was the recipient of the 2005 American
Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Outstanding Book of
the Year award, and his most recent book, "Prejudice in Politics:
Group Position, Public Opinion, and the Wisconsin Treaty Rights
Dispute" (2006) was a C. Wright Mills Book Award finalist.
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MONDAY, May 18, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 3
(10:30am-12:00pm) Monday |
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3A |
LOCATION: Ocean Breeze
Roundtable
Discussion
The Strength and Value of Being a Small Shop
Facilitator: Yasamin Miller,
Cornell University and Bob Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Session focus: Please join this brainstorming session, with
seasoned Directors of Small Shops, to demonstrate your shop's
strengths and value to those making decisions about the future as we
all face more scrutiny.
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3B |
LOCATION: Palm Breeze
Presentations and Discussion
American Community Survey
Facilitator: Rick Garvey,
RAND
Session focus: The American Community Survey is an important and
influential data source. From this study, we can learn about
address-based sampling, recruiting non-English speaking respondents
and more.
Recruiting Survey Respondents
with Limited or No English Competency ?Lessons Learned from the
American Community Survey (ACS): Erica
Saleska, RTI International
American Community Survey:
Weighted Response Rates by Mode Over Time:
Steven P. Hefter, U.S. Census Bureau
The American Community
Survey: Initial Disposition of the 2005-2007 Housing Unit Address
Samples:
The American Community
Survey: Initial Disposition of the 2005-2007 Housing Unit Address
Samples: Andre Williams, U.S. Census
Bureau
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3C |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salons B & C
Presentations and Discussion
Sprechen Sie Survey? Working with Special Populations
Facilitator: Eva Leissou,
University of Michigan
Session focus: Have you ever had a hard time finding your
respondents? Our experts will share their experiences and knowledge
about how they have dealt with special populations.
Gaining Access to
Incarcerated Respondents on a Longitudinal Study: Lessons Learned:
Elizabeth Gichumbi, RTI International
Conducting Cognitive Interviews with Linguistically Isolated Asian
Populations: Virginia Yelei, U.S. Census
Bureau
Lessons for Reaching Hard-To-Count Populations from the Census
Barriers, Attitudes and Motivator Survey (CBAMS):
Lessons for Reaching Hard-To-Count Populations from the Census
Barriers, Attitudes and Motivator Survey (CBAMS):
Timothy Olson, Nancy Bates, U.S. Census Bureau
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3D |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon D
Presentation
and Discussion
Lewis Shepherd, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Institute for
Advanced Technology in Governments
Facilitator: Tim Gabel, RTI
International
Session focus: The 2009 Technology Keynote address will be
presented by Lewis Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd is the Chief Technology
Officer for Microsoft's Institute for Advanced Technology in
Governments, based in Washington D.C. The Institute focuses on
innovative solutions to major enterprise-wide problems of national,
state, and local governments, leveraging Microsoft's $7 billion
annual R&D budget. Mr. Shepherd's career includes work in government
at the federal, state, and local levels, and fifteen years in the
private sector in Silicon Valley. For four years (2004-2007),
Shepherd was Senior Technology Officer at the Defense Intelligence
Agency. Mr. Shepherd will speak on the topic of emerging
technologies.
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MONDAY, May 18, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 4 (1:30pm-2:30pm)
Monday |
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4A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon E
Training
Session
Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys, Don Dillman, Washington
State University
Trainer: Don Dillman,
Washington State University
Session focus: Don Dillman, the pre-eminent expert in survey
methodology will offer us a not-to-be missed training session based
on his new book Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored
Design Method (2008). Come and learn the latest in internet, mail,
and mixed-mode surveys from the master himself.
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4B |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon F
Panel
Discussion
Cell Phone Advantages and Disadvantages
Facilitator: Nancy Bates, US
Census Bureau
Session focus: Cell phones are not going away, so we better learn
all we can about how to deal with them. This panel of experts will
discuss the most current research on cell phone surveys.
Panelists:
Nadia Paoli, RTI International
Robin Bebel, University of Virginia
Molly Longstreth, University of Arkansas
Hugh Gladwin, Florida International
University
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4C |
LOCATION: Ocean Breeze
Presentations and Discussion
Scanning/Imaging vs. Data Entry
Facilitator: Laural Hill,
RAND Corporation
Session focus: While computer-assisted interviewing has become the
standard in our field, processing of paper-based forms and
questionnaires is still very important for most survey shops. In
this session, presenters will discuss their use of scanning
technologies in the processing of survey data.
Human Based v. Optical
Scanning Modes of Data Entry: Lisa Klein,
Chris Huard, University of Wisconsin
Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About Imaging and Automated Data Entry:
Louis Boutet, Statistics Canada
Capturing Graphic Images and
Text Data in a Large Volume (SAQ) Study ?Lessons Learned:
Capturing Graphic Images and
Text Data in a Large Volume (SAQ) Study ?Lessons Learned:
Phillip Collins, Battelle Memorial Institute
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MONDAY, May 18, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 5 (3:00pm-4:15pm)
Monday |
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5A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon E
Training
Session, Continued
Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys
Trainer: Don Dillman,
Washington State University
Session focus: Don Dillman, the pre-eminent
expert in survey methodology will offer us a not-to-be missed
training session based on his new book Internet, Mail, and
Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method (2008). Come and
learn the latest in internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys from the
master himself.
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5B |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon A,B, & C
Training
Session
Serious Learning Games
Trainer: Linda Raudenbush,
USDA/NASS
Session focus: Over the last 20 years, there has
been an increasing interest in games as an instructional method for
adult learners. This session presents games as a valid instructional
methodology, and provides some of the theory and techniques that are
critical to design and implement effective instructional games.
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5C |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon F
Presentations and Discussion
GIS and Digital Mapping (View From Above)
Facilitator: Terry O'Connor,
USDA/NASS
Session focus: Explore the possibilities of using various on-line
mapping tools (MapQuest, Google Maps, Microsoft Maps,...). GIS -
come see the detail of satellite imagery and how it can determine
crops grown as well as what happens to the land when mother nature
strikes.
Lessons Learned in Using
Online Mapping Tools on Field Studies:
David Bergeron, RTI International
Geospatial (GIS)
technologies: What we can see from above?:
Geospatial (GIS)
technologies: What we can see from above?:
Claire Boryan, USDA/NASS
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TUESDAY, May 19, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 6 (8:30am-9:45am)
Tuesday |
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6A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon B & C
Presentations and Discussion
Is This Job for You? Interviewer Recruitment and Hiring
Facilitator: Wayne Hatcher,
U.S. Census Bureau
Session focus: Recruiting and retaining high quality interviewing
staff is the key to the success of any survey organization. These
presenters will share how they find high quality interviewers.
How to Find High Quality
Interviewers in Defined Geographical Areas in a Site Based National
Study: Results of Interviewer Recruiting Outreach Techniques:
Shara Godiwalla, NORC
Recruiting, Training and Motivating Highly Skilled Field Teams for
Challenging Data Collection Activities:
Margaret Hudson, University of Michigan
Guidelines for Creating and Presenting Effective Computer Learning
Content: Lawrence Malakhoff, U.S. Census
Bureau
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6B |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon F
Panel
Discussion
You Can Run But You Can't Hide: Respondent Locating
Facilitator: Lekha
Venkataraman, NORC
Session focus: As our data collection methods continue to evolve,
so must our methods for locating respondents. Join this panel of
experts as they discuss methods for locating respondents and
evaluating the success of each method.
Panelists:
Erin Raasch, NORC
Gretchen Caspary, NORC
Jeff Lyons, RTI International
Stephanie Sullivan,
University of Michigan
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|
6C |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon D
Presentations and Discussion
Does Size Matter? Prenotification, Incentives, and Demographic
Effects on Response Rates
Facilitator: John Stevenson,
University of Wisconsin
Session focus: This session will share the results of recent
experiments on the impact of the use of prenotification letters,
interviewer demographics, the use of incentives, and follow-up
letters on overall response rates.
Prenotification: Does Size
Matter?: Amanda Richardson, University of
Nebraska, Lincoln
Follow-up Letters and Their
Potential Impact on Gaining Respondent Cooperation:
Mark Clausen, NORC
Mixed-mode Interviewing: the
Challenges and Tradeoffs of Using Best-of-Breed Interviewing
Systems: Chris Samp, NORC
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6D |
LOCATION: Palm Breeze
Panel
Discussion
Managing Survey Research Projects
Facilitator: John Tarnai,
Washington State University
Session focus: Overview to managing projects of all types in your
organization. Bring your questions and ideas for this panel of
leaders in our field to discuss.
Panelists:
John Kennedy, Indiana
University
Yasamin Miller, Cornell University
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6E |
LOCATION: Ocean Breeze
Roundtable
Discussion
Call Center Grammar School
Facilitator: Reveille Isgrig,
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Session focus: Come and learn about what is "good" grammar and what
is not when training your interviewing staff. We encourage audience
participation.
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6F |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon E
Presentations and Discussion
How The Web Was Won (The Great Web Shootout), Part 1
Facilitator: Tim Gabel, RTI
International and Michael Gerling, USDA/NASS
Session focus: TECH TUESDAY is here - this is a session by
technologists, for technologists! See the latest in-house and
off-the-shelf data collection software used in Web data collection.
Just how do the current software packages stack up against the
custom - made systems? From data security to the actual
programming of the questionnaire to data retrieval, we tackle it
all! So much interesting information we had to extend it! General
Web survey issues will be discussed during Part 1, and tool-specific
information will be covered in Part 2.
.Net Web Survey Tool:
Kevin Tharp, Indiana University
Hatteras Web Survey Tool:
R. Suresh, Stuart Allen, RTI International
Illume Web Survey Tool:
Grant Benson, University of Michigan
EDR Web Survey Tool:
Ramonia Davis, USDA/NASS
Survey Monkey Web Survey
Tool: Thom Allen, Washington State
University
CASES Web - Web Survey Tool: Vince Parker,
University of Illinois, Chicago |
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TUESDAY, May 19, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 7
(10:15am-11:30am) Tuesday |
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7A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon D
Panel
Discussion
Are You Sure You Want to be an Interviewer? Interviewer Training and
Certification
Facilitator: Kelleigh
Trepainer, Kennesaw State University
Session focus: It takes a unique set of qualifications to become a
great interviewer, some of which can be learned and some of which
cannot. This panel of experts will discuss the methods they use to
assess, train, and certify their interviewing staff.
Panelists:
Jaki Brown, RTI International
Linda Raudenbush, USDA/NASS
Angel Griffin, RTI
International
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|
7B |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon B & C
Panel
Discussion
Do's and Don'ts of Locating Respondents
Facilitator: Nancy Gebler,
University of Michigan
Session focus: This session will discuss how best to track
difficult populations, difficult to locate or living with chronic
illnesses.
Panelists:
Richard Garvey, RAND
Corporation
Ashley Frear Cooper,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Rob Schofield, Penn State
University
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7C |
LOCATION: Ocean Breeze
Presentations and Discussion
Bang for the Buck: Use of Incentives
Facilitator: Maria
DiGregorio, RTI International
Session focus: Should we be using incentives, and if so, in what
context? These experts will discuss what they have learned through
experimenting with the use of incentives.
Using Monetary Interviewer
Incentives: Is it all About timing?:
Jennifer Wallin, RTI International
SIPP 2008 Wave 1 Incentive
Analysis: Stephen Clark, U.S. Census
Bureau
Incentive Conditioning in the National Survey of College Graduates:
Gianna Dusch, U.S. Census Bureau
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|
7D |
LOCATION: Palm Breeze
Panel
Discussion
Multi-mode: The Way to Go!?
Facilitator: Steve Coombs,
University of Wisconsin
Session focus: One potential benefit of a multi-mode approach is to
increase participation rates. This panel will discuss strategies and
considerations for implementation of a mixed-mode design.
Panelists:
Timothy Gilbert, U. S. Census
Bureau
Joëlle Poulin, Institut de la statistique du
Québec
Lauran McNamara, NORC
Lynda McVarish, Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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7E |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon F
Roundtable
Discussion
Training Remote Employees
Facilitator: Janet Baker,
Penn State University
Session focus: Do you have field staff that is
not located near you? How do you train them? Our expert will
discuss what has worked for her. Come and share your ideas and
experiences.
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7F |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon E
Presentations and Discussion
How The Web Was Won (The Great Web Shootout), Part 2
Facilitator: Tim Gabel, RTI
International and Michael Gerling, USDA/NASS
Session focus: The showdown between custom-built
and off-the-shelf Web survey tools continues......
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TUESDAY, May 19, 2009 |
|
Sessions |
Session 8 (1:30pm-2:45pm)
Tuesday |
|
8A |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon E
Panel
Discussion
No, Really, Is This Job For You? Interviewer Retention
Facilitator: Amy Kowalski,
RTI International
Session focus: How do we know if someone is a good interviewer?
These experts have developed successful strategies to train, manage,
and identify successful field interviewers.
Panelists:
Ilona Johnson, RTI
International
Kathy LaDronka, University of
Michigan
Nicole Tate, RTI
International
Dianne Casey, University of
Michigan
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8B |
LOCATION: Palm Breeze
Roundtable
Discussion
Coping with Tough Economic Times
Facilitators: Marion Schultz,
Washington State University and Betsy Blunsdon, Deakin University
Session focus: The difficult economic times are impacting all of
us. Please come and share your ideas of how to get through this
difficult period, or come and learn how others are coping.
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8C |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon B & C
Presentations and Discussion
Get Into My Face(Book): Use of Social Networking Sites
Facilitator: Eric Peele, RTI
International
Session focus: Do you have any experience with using social network
sites? How did you deal with confidentiality issues or obtaining IRB
approval? What best practices have you developed? We look forward to
a lively discussion on the use of this growing source for locating
and identifying respondents.
Data Security Considerations
when using Social Networking Websites for Locating and Contacting
Sample Members: Janelle Perkins, RTI
International
Title Out of This World:
Doing Survey Research in the Virtual World Second Life:
Sara Cook, RTI International
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8D |
LOCATION: Ocean Breeze
Presentations and Discussion
Tech Tackles Multi-Mode
Facilitator: Nancy Dickey,
USDA/NASS
Session focus: Experts will discuss the technologies used in a
mixed mode environment and how to employ and obtain the best overall
response rate.
Improving Online Response
Rates in a Mixed-mode Survey: Jeff
Pittman, RTI International
Speech Enabled IVR
Performance in a Multi-Mode Survey: Chris
Corey, RAND Corporation
System Design and Integration: The Flexibility of ABS in a
Multi-Mode Survey:
System Design and Integration: The Flexibility of ABS in a
Multi-Mode Survey: Ashley Amaya, NORC
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8E |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon D
Presentations and Discussion
Emerging Technologies (Now and the Future)
Facilitator: Bill Connett,
University of Michigan
Session focus: Come on in and hear what technological advancements
are here and are coming. Two of the topics discussed are Web 2.0
(What is it? What is its impact?) as well as how Windows Server
2008 is being utilized.
Client Collaboration and
Instrument Testing Using Windows Server 2008:
Eric White, University of Wisconsin
Emerging Technology:
Bill Connett, University of Michigan
Advanced Technology and Future Directions for NHANES:
Advanced Technology and Future Directions for NHANES:
Lew Berman, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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TUESDAY, May 19, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 9 (3:15pm-4:30pm)
Tuesday |
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9A |
LOCATION: Ocean Breeze
Panel
Discussion
Budgets and Finance: The Core of Our Existence
Facilitator: Rita Koontz,
Washington State University
Session focus: Need to build a budget, track costs or hear creative
ways to reduce costs, the budgeting session is for you? Our panel
of experts will help with all of this and more, so bring your
questions and plan to participate.
Panelists:
Rolfe Carlson, University of
Michigan
Betsy Blunsdon, Adam Zammit,
Deakin University
John Tarnai, Washington State
University
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|
9B |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon B & C
Presentations and Discussion
What Are We Delivering to Our Clients? Issues in Data Quality
Facilitator: Grant Benson,
University of Michigan
Session focus: Error can occur at all steps of the survey process,
but the greatest threat to data quality is perhaps at the data
collection phase. In this session, presenters share their findings
on data collection errors and means for addressing them.
Data Quality Issues in Mixed
Mode Self-Administered Surveys: Lisa
Klein, University of Wisconsin
Coverage Rates and Coverage
Bias When Interviewers Make Frames:
Stephanie Eckman, University of Maryland
2007 Classification Error
Survey for the United State Census of Agriculture: Nancy Dickey, USDA/NASS
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|
9C |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon E
Panel
Discussion
Is It Possible to Maintain High Response Rates?
Facilitator: Terry O'Connor,
USDA/NASS
Session focus: Achieving "high" response rates is
becoming an elusive goal. What can we do about it? Our panel of
experts will share their approach to non-response, refusals, and
changing the screening questions.
Panelists:
Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Enyinnaya Adighibe, NORC
Rosa Avila, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
Norm Bennett, USDA/NASS
Duncan Wrighte, Statistics
Canada
Shannon TenBroeck, NORC
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|
9D |
LOCATION: Palm Breeze
Roundtable
Discussion
Total Body Workout: Small Shop Interviewer Skill Enhancement
Facilitator: Kim Gillow,
University of Arkansas
Session focus: The small shop doesn't have the resources available
to it that the larger shops do, so how do we little guys ensure our
interviewers are as skilled as their colleagues from the big shop
world? There are ways. This round table discussion encourages the
small shops to share and learn how best to enhance interviewer
skills.
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9E |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon D
Presentations and Discussion
Mobile Devices In Action
Facilitator: Cheryl Landman,
U.S. Census Bureau
Session focus: You heard about them and now it is time to see the
latest PDA's, i-Phone, compact pc, and a custom built mobile device
in data collection action. The session will cover the pros and cons
of each device as well as what had to be done to make this data
collection method viable.
Small Device Survey Demos-iPhone:
Tom Schnetlage, University of California,
Berkeley
Technological Innovations in
Data Collection Using a Mobile Computing Device:
Nathan Sikes, RTI International
Ultra Compact PCs:
Eric White, University of Wisconsin
Custom-built Mobile Device: Linda Pike,
U.S. Census Bureau
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|
9F |
LOCATION: Seacrest
Ballroom, Salon F
Presentations and Discussion
Telephone Survey and Tracing Technologies
Facilitator: Bill Mockovak,
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Session focus: This is a soft-tech session that will cover a
variety of issues related
to telephone-based interviewing and/or tracing and locating
respondents. Both technological and operational topics will be
addressed.
Finding Waldo: Tracing Module
Design and Use for Systematic Tracking Data Collection & Tracing
Effort Evaluation: Wes Taylor, University
of Wisconsin
Internet Usage and Preference
of Internet Among Cell-only and Cell-Mostly Households:
Nancy Bates, U.S. Census Bureau
Implementing a Virtual Call
Center: Richard Heman-Ackah, RTI
International
Tracking 1-2-3-4: Streamlining a Process for Locating Multiple
Family Members: Lisa Wood, University of
Michigan |
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TUESDAY, May 19, 2009 |
|
Sessions |
Session 10
(4:45pm-6:00pm) Tuesday |
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10A |
LOCATION: Island Breeze,
Room #240 (Hospitality Suite, 2nd Floor)
Roundtable
Discussion
Tech Talk
Facilitator: Tim Gabel,
RTI International and Michael Gerling, USDA/NASS
Session focus: Tech Tuesday continues with an all out no holds
barred discussion and sharing of ideas and where to find the
necessary resources and just a great way to network with your fellow
IFDTC members.
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WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2009 |
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Session 11 (8:30am-9:45am)
Wednesday |
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11B |
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom,
Salon B
Panel
Discussion
Spitting In Public: Collecting Biomarkers
Facilitator: Heidi Guyer,
University of Michigan
Session focus: This session will discuss the challenges of collecting
biomarker samples and how best to train the field staff.
Panelists:
Nancy Gebler, University of
Michigan
KerryAnn DiLoreto, University of
Wisconsin
Katie Lundeen, NORC
Frank Mierzwa, RTI International
Casey Tischner, RTI International
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11C |
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom,
Salon D
Panel
Discussion
Does Mixed Mode Help Us Increase Response Rates?
Facilitator: Steve Woodland,
Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
Session focus: This second session on multi-mode design and
implementation will continue the discussion on how a multi-mode design
may be used to increase participation rates as well as exploring
potential pitfalls to multi-mode strategies.
Panelists:
Sharnia Lashley, NORC
Bryan Rhodes, RTI International
Lisa Carn, University of Michigan
Lars Kaczmirek, GESIS-Leibniz
Institute for the Social Sciences
Sharon Parker, University of
Michigan
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11D |
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom,
Salon C
Roundtable
Discussion
Where Have All the (Great) Interviewers Gone?
Facilitator: Catherine Cohan,
Penn State University
Session focus: Even in these difficult economic times, with high
unemployment levels, it is still difficult to find good interviewers?
This round table discussion is an opportunity to share ideas and learn
from each other.
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11E |
LOCATION: Palm Breeze
Presentations
and Discussion
Digital Recording of Interviews
Facilitator: Rita Thissen, RTI
International
Session focus: As digital technology continues to advance,
computer-audio recorded interviewing (CARI) is being utilized by more
and more organizations for use as a quality control technique, and to
better understand interactions between interviewers and respondents. In
this session, presenters will describe how this important technology is
being incorporated in social science survey research.
Accountability for Data Quality
Excellence: Barbara Watt, NORC
Digital Recording on the Moving
To Opportunity Study: Barbara Ward, University
of Michigan
Advancements in Monitoring CAPI Interviewers:
Gary Dillon, Statistics Canada
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11F
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LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom,
Salon A
Presentations
and Discussion
Who's There? Adventures in Sampling
Facilitator: Tom Clark, Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Session Focus: This session will explore innovative ways of
designing sampling frames, adjusting probabilities of selection, and
reconciling frame overlap. Join this important session for a peek at the
future direction of survey sampling and its implications.
Effects of Sampling and Screening
Strategies in an RDD Survey: Becky Crow,
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Identifying and Correcting Frame
Duplicates in the Field: Katherine Dekker,
NORC
Survey Operations: Phone and Mail
Components of an ABS Survey: Lauren McNamara,
NORC
Creating an ABS Sampling Frame for REACH U.S:
Ned English, NORC
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WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2009 |
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Sessions |
Session 12 (10:15am-11:30am)
Wednesday |
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12A |
LOCATION: Seacrest Ballroom,
Salon E & F
Presentation
A Flashback of the Conference
Facilitator: Michael Gerling,
USDA/NASS and Grant Benson, University of Michigan
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