Cyberinfrastructure and National Election Studies

The Wivenhoe House Conference

Participants

Papers/Presentations

The Conference Programme (download as a Word doc)

Friday June 8, 2007

1.00 pm

Welcome

David Sanders (Head, Department of Government, and Principal Investigator, BES)

1:15 - 2:45 pm

Internet Political Surveys: History & State of Play

Chair:         Marianne Stewart (BES)

Presenters: Joe Twyman (YouGov), Doug Rivers (Polimetrix), George Terhanian (Harris Interactive)

Discussants: David Sanders (BES), Arthur Lupia (ANES)

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Coffee and Tea
3:15 - 4:45 pm

Making Internet Surveys Representative

Chair:         Chris Wlezien (Temple University)

Presenters: Willem Saris (University of Amsterdam), Laura Davies (YouGov),

                   Lynn Vavreck (Polimetrix), George Terhanian (Harris Interactive)

Discussant: Chris Wlezien (Temple University), Paul Whiteley (BES & PSB)

5:00 - 6:30 pm

Mode Effects & Models of Electoral Choice

Chair:         Mark Franklin (European University, Florence)

Presenters: Jon Krosnick (ANES), Harold Clarke (BES)

Discussants: Mark Franklin (European University, Florence), Rachel Gibson (University of Leicester)

6:30 - 7:00 pm Cocktail Reception Hosted by BES & University of Essex
7:30 pm Dinner - The Crown, Stoke-by-Nayland
Saturday June 9, 2007
9:00 - 10:45 am

Modeling Campaign Dynamics with Internet Surveys

Chair:         David Denver (University of Lancaster)

Presenters: Jon Krosnick (ANES), Paul Whiteley (BES & PSB), Richard Johnston (NAES),

                   Simon Jackman (Stanford)

Discussant: Chris Wlezien (Temple University)

10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee and Tea
11:00 - 12:30 pm

Survey Experiments by Internet

Chair:         Geoff Evans (Nuffield College, Oxford University)

Presenters: Arthur Lupia (ANES), David Sanders (BES), Lynn Vavreck (CCES), Walt Borges (PSA)

Discussants: Richard  Johnston (NAES), Rob Johns (University of Strathclyde)

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch  - Wivenhoe House
1:45 - 3:15 pm

Internet Surveys for Comparative Electoral Research

Chair:         Andre Blais (CNES)

Presenters: Peter Kellner (YouGov), Dave Howell (CSES), George Terhanian (Harris Interactive),

Discussants: Andre Blais (CNES), Aida Paskeviciute (University of Essex)

3:15 - 3:45 pm Coffee and Tea
3:45 - 5:45 pm

Roundtable on Internet User Communities and National Election Studies

Chair:         Justin Fisher (Brunel University)

Presenters: Marianne Stewart (BES), Arthur Lupia, (ANES), Craig Hill (ANES)

                   Andre Blais (CNES), Richard Johnston (NAES)

6:00 - 8:30 pm Happy Hour - Wivenhoe House Bar
9:00 pm Dinner - The Sun, Dedham