Organized by the
European Survey Research Association
Universität Konstanz
University of Economics, W.Churchill Square, Prague 3,
25 - 29 June 2007
Introduction
he 2007 biannual conference of the European Survey Research Association will be organized at the University of Economics, Prague June 25-29th 2007. The conference follows the first EASR 2005 conference in Barcelona.
The European Survey Research Association (ESRA) has been established to provide coordination in the field of survey research in Europe. Through its activities it encourages communication between substantive researchers, methodologists, and statisticians working in the field of survey research. The first conference was held in Barcelona in 2005; more than 300 people from many different countries participated in this event. We are pleased to have the opportunity to announce the second conference of the European Survey Research Association, 25 – 29 June 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic.
The ESRA 2007 conference will be hosted jointly by the University of Economics, Prague and the Czech Statistical Office.
Program (preliminary)
The conference aims to promote interactions between substantive and methodological researchers in the field of survey research. Topics to be treated include data analysis, cross-cultural research, quality of survey measures, sampling and non-response, data collection and data distribution.
A preliminary overview of the sessions in which presentations may be included is now available on ESRA website
Please follow the link to download a Draft version of the time schedule of the different sessions.
Keynote speakers
Three keynote speakers have been invited to the conference:
- Monday 25 June: Jan van Deth, Measuring Social Capital
- Wednesday 27 June: Albert Satorra, The Problems of Testing Structural Equation Models
- Friday 29 June: Vasja Vehovar, Web Surveys: advantages and disadvantages
Timetable
Monday June 25th
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10:00 | Conference registration open | |
12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | |
13:30 - 16:30 | Short course: Hypothesis testing using complex survey data (Peter Lynn) | |
13:30 - 16:30 | Short course: Coping with measurement error in survey research (Willem E. Saris) | |
17:00 | Opening of the conference | |
17:15 | Key note speech by Jan van Deth | |
18:00 | Welcome reception | |
Tuesday June 26th
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9:00 - 17:00 | 4 Sessions of 1:30 hours each | |
Wednesday June 27th
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9:00 - 17:00 | 4 Sessions of 1:30 hours each | |
17:30 | Key note speech by Albert Satorra: Testing Structural Equation models | |
Thursday June 28th
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9:00 - 17:00 | 4 Sessions of 1:30 hours each | |
Friday June 29th
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9:00 - 17:00 | 4 Sessions of 1:30 hours each | |
17:30 | General Assembly of the ESRA | |
17:45 | Key note speech by Vasja Vehovar: Websurveys | |
19:00 | End of the meeting | |
20:00 | Conference dinner on the Moldau |
Conference official web site
Please check the conference official web site for updates and further details.