AAPOR Pollsters to Meet in Nashville.Business Editors/Political Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 Ever wondered where pollsters learn their craft, polish their skills - and even counter a critic's shot now and again? Many of the nation's leading polling experts will be gathering in Nashville, TN, May 15-18, for the 58th Annual Conference of the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
AAPOR is the nation's premier association of public opinion, public policy and social research professionals. The organization's almost 1,800 members include academic, commercial, media, and government researchers. The conference, at the Nashville Sheraton Music City Hotel, will address major issues facing the profession, including: -- How did the pre-election polls really do in 2002? Are falling response rates, cell phones, telezappers and the like really threatening their accuracy? What's in store for us in 2004? -- How does the Bush presidency compare to others? -- What's the impact of the Internet on American life? -- How does the American public respond to military actions abroad? -- And, as Ross Perot H. Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930) is an American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1962 and later sold the company to General Motors and founded Perot and Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos (Greek: Αριάννα Στασινόπουλου) on July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece) is an author and nationally syndicated columnist in the preach, should Americans really lie to or hang up on pollsters? The conference will feature a plenary session with Dr. Richard Petty, distinguished university professor of psychology at the Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. , one of the world's leading authorities on attitude formation. A second session will feature Arianna Huffington, nationally syndicated columnist and TV commentator known for her criticism of surveys and their effect on public policy-making pol·i·cy·mak·ing or pol·i·cy-mak·ing n. High-level development of policy, especially official government policy. adj. Of, relating to, or involving the making of high-level policy: . AAPOR's experts, Robert Shapiro (Columbia University, expert on politicians' uses of surveys), Roger Tourangeau (University of Michigan/ University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
All sessions, meals, and activities will be at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. Conference accommodations are available at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville Marriot, and Nashville Hilton Garden Hotel. Visit the AAPOR web site, www.aapor.org, for conference information, on-line registration, and program. |
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