October 2018

AAPOR Executive Council just wrapped up its September meeting. The September meeting is largely dedicated to a full financial review of the Association, and as it has been for a few years now, AAPOR is in excellent financial health.

The AAPOR Executive Council Call for Nominations are open! Do you know someone whose expertise and values should be represented on the AAPOR Council? Would you personally like to play a leadership role in AAPOR and have a voice at the table? Each year we ask the AAPOR community to nominate qualified candidates for service on AAPOR’s Executive Council. Council members represent the general membership and provide leadership and oversight for AAPOR’s policies, finances and activities.

It’s time to renew your AAPOR membership for 2019! Please renew your membership by January to continue receiving all the benefits you enjoy.

We have three important conference-related updates for you:

• The conference abstract submission site is open! 
• We need volunteers to review abstracts. 
• AAPOR’s first ever conference sneak peek video is available.

AAPOR’s Got Talent (AGT) is back for the 2019 Conference, and we are looking for topics for AGT 2019! 

NYAAPOR is honored to be featured in this issue of AAPOR. Let us tell you a little bit about our chapter.

The AAPOR Education Committee’s Diversity Subcommittee is excited to announce our first-ever AAPOR SurveyFest! SurveyFest is a one-day conference aimed at encouraging undergraduate and graduate students from diverse social and demographic characteristics (e.g., sex, gender, gender identity, age, race, religion, ethnic background, nationality, sexual orientation, or disability status) to consider graduate studies and careers in the fields of public opinion and survey research. It will be held Nov. 3 at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Help us spread the word!

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