The European Survey Research Association (ESRA) conference is taking place for the eleventh time this year. ESRA holds its main conference every two years to bring together survey researchers, methodologists and statisticians from Europe and beyond. The conference is a key event for the industry and offers the latest survey research findings as well as a range of training opportunities. This year’s host is the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. infas is once again represented at the conference with various contributions.
The following presentations will be given by infas employees:
- “Interviewers as touchpoint – their efforts and success during recruitment over the last 10 years”
Speakers: Birgit Jesske, Michael Ruland. Tuesday, July 15, 2:00 p.m., Room Ruppert 111 - “Do Multilingual Communication Strategies Enhance the Survey Participation Among Migrants?”
Speaker: Katharina Sandbrink. Wednesday, July 16, 4:00 p.m., Room Ruppert paars – 0.44
- “Introducing Mixed-Mode in a Refugee Household Panel – An Initial Evaluation”
Speaker: Theresa Büchner. Wednesday, July 16, 11:00 a.m., Room Ruppert 042 - “Effective Prerecruitment Strategies in Face-to-Face Surveys and Their Impact on the Selection Bias”
Speaker: Theresa Büchner. Wednesday, July 16, 4:00 p.m., Room Ruppert 042 - “Surveying people with disabilities in institutional settings: Lessons from the ‘German Participation Survey'”
Speaker: Julia Harand. Friday, July 18, 11:00 a.m., Room Ruppert C-0.23
In addition, Dr. Johannes Eggs from infas is organizing two sessions on “Current Developments in Mobility Survey Methods” together with Dr. Stefan Hubrich and Dr. Rico Wittwer (both TU Dresden). They will take place on Friday, July 18, at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. in room Ruppert 114.
All information about the conference and the individual presentations can be found on the ESRA website.