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Call for papers for 2nd MESS Workshop on Measurement and Experimentation with Internet Panels

2008-03-07

CentERdata published a call for submission of papers to be presented at the 2nd MESS Workshop on Measurement and Experimentation with Internet Panels. The workshop will discuss the state of the art of Internet interviewing, in particular focusing on various new and innovative aspects.

The submission deadline is June 1, 2008. The call can be downloaded here. More information are available on the project website.

Call for papers for 19th International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse

2008-03-07

The 19th International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse will focus on five important research areas: Survey costs, Paradata, Mixed-mode data collection, Non-response and measurement error and Nonresponse in cross-national surveys. There will be at least one Special Interest Session (SIS) on each of these subjects.

If you would like to present a paper, e-mail an abstract no longer than 300 words, to Barry Schouten and Fannie Cobben (Statistics Netherlands) at NRworkshop@cbs.nl before April 15th. More information are available on the workshop homepage.

Job Posting - Researcher in webbased data collection

2008-03-02

Research position at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany in the project 'The effects of incentives on data quality in online panels' funded by the German Research Foundation to be filled with a Junior Research Fellow (0.5 salary scale 13 TV-L for 2 years) or Senior Research Fellow with Doctoral Degree (salary scale 13 TV-L for

1.5 years).

A detailed job description can be found at:

http://www.goeritz.net/vacancy.pdf

Contact:

Dr. Anja Goeritz

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Department of Organizational and Social Psychology Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nuremberg (Germany)

www.goeritz.net

Call for Papers for Special Issue of POQ on Internet Surveys

2008-01-23

Public Opinion Quarterly seeks submissions for a special issue of the journal devoted to papers focusing on Internet surveys. The guest editors of this special issue are Mick P. Couper and Peter V. Miller. The issue is scheduled for publication in December, 2008. They welcome full-length articles and research notes on the topic of Internet or Web surveys. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, implications of (non)coverage for inference from Internet surveys; alternative methods of selecting samples for Internet surveys; comparisons of probability-based and self-selected methods; response rates, nonresponse error, and ways to enhance recruitment for Internet surveys; the design of Internet survey instruments; the use of Internet surveys in mixed mode designs; and mode comparisons involving Internet surveys.

The deadline for manuscript submissions is June 2, 2008. To submit a manuscript, follow the manuscript preparation instructions provided at the journal\'s website, http://poq.oupjournals.org. Blinded and unblinded copies of the manuscript should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/poq. Indicate "Special Issue" on the title page of the submission and in your cover letter. Submissions will be peer reviewed in accord with normal journal practice.

Address any questions to the editorial office: poq@northwestern.edu.

7th RC33 Conference Call for papers

2008-01-10

The call for papers for 7th International Conference on Social Science Methodology is now open. The conference will consist of about 100 sessions covering several topics in quantitative and qualitative methods of empirical social research, including applied statistics.

The deadline for abstracts is February 17, 2008. More information on abstract submission are available on the conference website.

2008 JSM Call for papers

2008-01-05

The 2008 Joint Program Committee of the American Statistical Association, the International Biometric Society (ENAR and WNAR), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Statistical Society of Canada invites submission of contributed papers for the program of the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), to be held August 3-7, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. Presentations may be given on any topic of statistical interest. The intent is to broaden the scope of the meetings by covering new developments.

The deadline for the abstract submission is Monday, February 4, 2008. More information and online abstract submission are available on the conference website.

Job opening for a post-doctoral researcher: Improving web survey methodology

2007-12-03

Erasmus Virtual Knowledge Studio and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Erasmus University Rotterdam are looking for a postdoctoral researcher for three years for the project “Improving the web survey methodology for social and cultural research”. The project aims at studying methodological issues concerning web surveys, and in particular at furthering insights into bias in volunteer samples, the possibilities of propensity score weighting using reference samples and the effects of other weighting procedures. In addition, it aims to improve insight into drop-out, item-non-response and optimal questionnaire length, using data of the large, continuous WageIndicator web survey on work and wages on www.wageindicator.org . For more information on the project, see www.eur.nl/erasmusstudio/projects/curren. For more information on the job, see www.academictransfer.org/org/ .

AAPOR 2008 Call for Conference Participation

2007-11-11

The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) will hold its 63rd annual conference May 15-18, 2008, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. AAPOR’s Conference Committee seeks proposals that address important theoretical and methodological research questions, increase the knowledge and skills of AAPOR members, and promote the development of our profession. Proposals on any topic in public opinion and survey research are welcome for consideration.

Further information on proposal submission can be found on the conference homepage.

GOR 2008 - Call for papers

2007-09-26

The call for papers for the 10th International General Online Research Conference is now open. It is available at the GOR 08 conference website. The deadline for abstract submission is 30 September 2007.

The GOR 2008 conference will take place March 10-12, 2008 in Hamburg, Germany. The event aims at documenting the progress of Internet science, innovative developments, and practical experience. Conference topics include theories, methods, and findings pertaining to social and business aspects of the Internet and mobile communication.

Links to websites:

Conference homepage

PHPSurveyor is now LimeSurvey

2007-06-15

A powerful open-source software tool for web surveys, previously known as PHPSurveyor, has a new name: LimeSurvey.

According to the project website, a new stable release of the software is going to be available in the near future. The new version will introduce several new features, including new user interface, user management, multilingual surveys, new question types and question attributes and more.

For more information and download visit the LimeSurvey.org website.