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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH FOR POLICY MAKING 2010
14 & 15 January 2010, Malta 

The International conference on Qualitative Research for Policy Making 2010
is now open for early-bird registration. This highly interactive,
cross-disciplinary conference will bring together policy researchers and
practitioners to discuss best practices on how to use qualitative research
for underpinning policy making.
 
Who should attend?
This international conference will be conducted in English and participants
who will realise the greatest benefit are qualitative researchers from
think-tanks, NGOs, Universities, National Agencies, Supranational and
European-level Institutions. To see a list of our confirmed attendees,
please visit our event website at:
http://www.merlien.org/upcoming-events/qrpm-eu.html
 
Programme highlights include:
*Engaging in effective dialogues: how can researchers, policymakers and
practitioners talk better to each other? 
*Avoiding pitfalls in communicating qualitative research to stakeholders:
learning from past rejections 
*Applying the concept of 'generalisation' while delivering qualitative
research results for policy making 
*Using systematic reviews and syntheses of qualitative research to inform
policy making *Developing strategies to convince stakeholders of the
validity of qualitative research findings 
*Convincing decision makers to take account of and use of qualitative
evidence to underpin policy decisions *Anticipating 'hot issues' for policy
makers to be in a position to report quickly to new developments *Ensuring
successful inter-professional collaboration when dealing with highly complex
research projects *Maximising the opportunities for qualitative research to
enter into policy environments *Discussing best practices on how to write
and report qualitative research findings to stakeholders and clients

Interactive Panel Discussion:
This conference will include an interactive panel discussion led by Dr
Giuseppe Veltri, Scientific Fellow from the Joint Research Centre of the
European Commission. Giuseppe will be facilitating an interactive panel
discussion on the challenges and opportunities of applying qualitative
research in policy environments. Topics of discussion include: what are the
implications of qualitative research methodologies coming from non-academic
(policy) perspective? How can we incorporate qualitative research in
large-scale policy advisory projects? What are the differences in applying
inter-coder reliability, time management and recursive coding in academic
and non-academic environments?
 
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to discuss best practices with
your peers in an informal and (fun) networking environment. This two-day
conference includes all documentation and lunches on both days. Due to the
nature of this small-group conference, seats are limited. To secure your
seat, please register before 31 October to benefit from the early-bird
discount. To register now, please visit:
http://www.merlien.org/upcoming-events/qrpm-eu.html
 
On behalf of Merlien Institute, I look forward meeting you personally in
Malta. Kindly forward this mail to your colleagues or friends whom you think
might benefit from attending this conference. Thank you!
 
Kind Regards,
Jasper Lim
Conference Director
Merlien Institute (European Liaison Office)
Tel: +31 6 34345901 Fax: +31 10 751 2281