The European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will hold its 8th Biennial Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, 15th-19th July 2019.



The scientific committee is now inviting researchers who are active in the field of survey research, survey methodology and data analysis to submit proposals to organise sessions at the conference. For your session to be considered, please submit an abstract (max. 400 words) introducing the theme of the session, its relevance and the topics it will address, together with 3-5 keywords via the ESRA website (www.europeansurveyresearch.org) by 8th July 2018 (midnight BST).



The conference theme is ‘Highlighting the contribution of survey research in the changing data environment.’  We welcome submissions related to this theme or in any other area of survey methodology or substantive area of survey research. Further details are available on the ESRA website – www.europeansurveyresearch.org.



We encourage proposals from researchers with a variety of backgrounds, including academic research, official statistics, commercial research, and government social research. 



The following are examples of topics that are of particular interest:



·      Questionnaire development, testing and piloting; measurement issues

·      Online survey methods and surveys on mobile devices

·      Mixing modes and mode effects

·      Fieldwork processes, including responsive and adaptive designs

·      Collecting biomarkers and other specimen data within surveys

·      Innovations and emerging methods: life-tracking and sensor data; blue-tooth and near field technology; web scraping for data collection

·      Analysing, monitoring and reducing Total Survey Error; using paradata to evaluate survey quality

·      Sample designs, coverage, and sampling (probability and nonprobability); hard-to-reach populations

·      Linking survey data to auxiliary data sources (administrative and big data sources)

·      Privacy and confidentiality; consent; data security and access

·      Weighting and imputation methods

·      Developments in survey analysis techniques: longitudinal; multi-level; comparative methods and equivalence testing; social network analysis

·      Substantive applications of survey research



 

To submit a proposal you must login to your ESRA account (or create a new account if you do not already have one) and then follow the instructions provided.



As a session organiser you are expected to encourage paper submissions to your session, review paper proposals with regards to their suitability in terms of focus and quality, liaise with presenters and the conference organisers and chair your session during the conference. If the conference committee accepts your proposal, your session will be advertised in an open call for papers that will be issued in September 2018.



Play a part in shaping the conference programme, and join us in Zagreb, 2019!

 

The organizing committee - Caroline Roberts, Alexandru Cernat, Annelies Blom, Marieke Haan, Ivan Čipin, Šime Smolić, Petra Međimurec, Sanja Klempić Bogadi, Ivan Rimac, Jelena Ogresta



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