Education Day 2005 took place at the LA Valley Community College on September 17th, and it was a big success! We had one of our Chapter's highest attended Education Day events with more than 40 attendees.

The speakers were senior level experts with varied backgrounds: Meg Ryan from Marketing Systems Group, a telephone sampling company; Ron Clark, Partner of I/H/R Research Group, a telephone data collection company; Carlos Garcia, Owner of Garcia Research, a full service Research company; and Patrick Morianty, the Vice President of OTX's Advanced Analytics Group, an Online Research company.

Click here to view our Speaker's Profiles:

 

The sessions were both interactive and insightful. The session topics included: Telephone Sampling, Questionnaire Design, Interviewer Training, Challenges in Internet Panels, Incidence Calculations, as well as Basic Statistics. All levels of research professionals were able to take something new from each of the sessions and got credit towards the MRA's Professional Researcher Certification (PRC) program.
The cost of the event was only $35 and included a fabulous breakfast including delicious coffee and pastry goodies, as well as a healthy yet colorful lunch, with cookies that rival the world's best! Most importantly, the event helped local Southern CA chapter members meet their peers, establish new relationships, and exchange their opinions and ideas, which is what our industry is based upon!

 

Click here to access our Speaker's Power Point Presentations:
(Files are large Power Point Slides and may take awhile to download).

Addressing Research Challenges Online
Incidence: Calculating, Understanding, Managing
Privacy: Review of Current Issues

A special thanks to our culinary organizer, Frannie Glassenberg of Schlesinger Associates, who was responsible for ensuring everyone was well fed!