The Evolving Landscape of Election Polls: Challenges, Biases, and Innovations in a Polarized World
WAPOR 78th Annual Conference Program
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Day | Time | Room | Sessions |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 08:00-09:00 | Registration Depot | Registration desk is open |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 09:00-12:00 | Station Master Room Conductor Room | Training workshops: morning session Web Development for Researchers with WordPressRoom: Station Master Room, First Floor Developing Distress Protocols for Survey Research RespondentsRoom: Conductor Room, First Floor |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 09:00-12:00 | Frisco | Council meeting (by invitation) |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 12:00-13:00 | Regency C | Coffee break |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 12:00-13:00 | Registration Depot | Registration desk is open |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 13:00-16:00 | Station Master Room Conductor Room | Training workshops: afternoon session Data Analysis After Record LinkageRoom: Station Master Room, First Floor Considering Questionnaire Design through Multiple Theoretical LensesRoom: Conductor Room, First Floor |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 13:00-15:00 | Frisco | WAPOR and regional chapters meeting (by invitation) |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 15:00-17:00 | Registration Depot | Registration desk is open |
Monday, May 12 – Day 1 | 17:00-19:30 | Hotel bar | Evening Cocktail (optional, extra cost) |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 08:00-16:00 | Registration Depot | Registration desk is open |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 09:00-09:30 | Regency B | Conference Opening and Presidential Address |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 09:30-10:30 | Regency B | Key-note lecture “The Emergence of the “Illiberal” Voter? Comparative Analysis of American and Global Elections 2016–2024” |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 10:30-11:00 | Regency C | Coffee break |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 11:00-12:30 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball | Concurrent sessions I Session Name: The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP): Comparative Public Opinion Research and Survey Methods in a Polarized WorldSession ID: 2 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Egle Butkeviciene Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Survey Frames from Gridded Population Datasets - Recent Advances & ExperiencesSession ID: 1 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Dale Rhoda Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Global Perspectives on DemocracySession ID: 12 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Timothy Johnson Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
Session Name: Measurement Challenges in Survey ResearchSession ID: 26 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Michael Elasmar Room: Burlington Route, Second Floor Papers:
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Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 12:30-13:30 | Break | |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 13:30-15:00 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball | Concurrent sessions II Session Name: The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP): Historical Perspective and Methodological Opportunities for the Evolving Landscape of Comparative Social ResearchSession ID: 3 Time: 13:30-15:00 Session Chair: Rene Bautista Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Ioannis Andreadis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) - Greece Yashwant Deshmukh (CVoter Foundation) - India Gaura Shukla (CVoter Foundation) - India Abdul Mannan (CVoter Foundation) - India Neelabh Tyagi (CVoter Foundation) - India Session Name: Public Opinion in Cross-National PerspectiveSession ID: 23 Time: 13:30-15:00 Session Chair: Claire Durand Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Getting to Know Interviewers - Methodological Innovations in Interviewer-Administered SettingsSession ID: 10 Time: 13:30-15:00 Session Chair: Sharan Sharma Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
Session Name: Social Media and Public Opinion ResearchSession ID: 17 Time: 13:30-15:00 Session Chair: Nathaniel Stone Room: Burlington Route, Second Floor Papers:
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Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 15:00-15:30 | Regency C | Coffee break |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 15:30-17:00 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball | Concurrent sessions III Session Name: Electoral Polls Around the WorldSession ID: 15 Time: 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Ioannis Andreadis Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Social and Political Attitudes in the Middle East and the GulfSession ID: 19 Time: 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Christian Haerpfer Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Media Effects on Public BehaviorSession ID: 32 Time: 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Olga Kamenchuk Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
Session Name: Artificial Intelligence in Public Opinion ResearchSession ID: 14 Time: 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Luis Herrero Corona Room: Burlington Route, Second Floor Papers:
Adam Stefkovics (Századvég Foundation) - Hungary András Pavalacs (Századvég Foundation) - Hungary Jana Peters (University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf) - Germany Hella de Haas (University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf) - Germany Olaf Jandura (University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf) - Germany Lauren Elreda (ORB International) - United States Yuliya Dudaronak (ORB International) - United States |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 17:00-18:00 | Regency B | Key-note roundtable “Elections Worldwide: Challenges and Innovations” |
Tuesday, May 13 – Day 2 | 19:30-22:00 | Regency C | Awards banquet Please join your peers for a delicious sit-down dinner and to celebrate this year's amazing award winners. |
Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 08:00-16:00 | Registration Depot | Registration desk is open |
Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 09:00-10:30 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball Regency B (joint) | Concurrent sessions IV Session Name: Pre-Election Polls Around the WorldSession ID: 5 AAPOR-WAPOR Joint Track Time: 09:00-10:30 Session Chair: Christian Haerpfer Room: Regency B Papers:
Carsten Broich (Sample Solutions BV) - Netherlands Nadica Stankovikj (Lifepanel) - North Macedonia Yasuyuki Saito (The Asahi Shimbun) - Japan Session Name: Understanding Public Attitudes in AsiaSession ID: 21 Time: 09:00-10:30 Session Chair: Satoko Yasuno Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Satoko Yasuno (Chuo University) - Japan Josephine Neulen (D3 Systems Inc.) - United States Lausanne Miller (D3 Systems Inc.) - United States Jirada Prasartpornsirichoke (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok) - Thailand Pornpan Buathong (Suan Dusit Poll, Suan Dusit University, Bangkok) - Thailand Sirote Pholpuntin (Suan Dusit University, Bangkok) - Thailand Pitauk Chancharoen (Suan Dusit University, Bangkok) - Thailand Sukhum Chaloeyesub (Suan Dusit Poll, Suan Dusit University, Bangkok) - Thailand Session Name: Methodological Frontiers in Survey ResearchSession ID: 31 Time: 09:00-10:30 Session Chair: Tamas Bodor Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
P. Linh Nguyen (University of Essex, University of Mannheim, French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED)) - France MAO LI (University of Michigan) - United States Xinyi Chen (University of Michigan) - United States Zeyu Lou (University of Michigan) - United States Kaidar Nurumov (University of Michigan) - United States Stephanie Morales (University of Michigan) - United States Sunghee Lee (University of Michigan) - United States Anthony Damico (Independent Consultant) - United States Session Name: Perspectives on Politics and SocietySession ID: 34 Time: 09:00-10:30 Session Chair: Torbjörn Sjöström Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
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Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 10:45-12:15 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball Regency B (joint) | Concurrent sessions V Session Name: Survey Methodology: Innovations and Applications in International SettingsAAPOR-WAPOR Joint Track https://aapor.confex.com/aapor/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/2045 Session Chair: Kelly Dixon, Nielsen Room: Regency B Papers:
Session Name: WAPOR's Transparency and Disclosure Standards: A Work in ProgressSession ID: 9 At a time marked by controversies over accuracy and replicability in survey research, along with the prevalence of a range of emerging methods, transparency in the research enterprise had taken on increasing relevance, even urgency. WAPOR has responded by creating a Special Committee on Transparency to assess the association’s current disclosure standards, research best practices and produce a set of recommendations for policy going forward. Members of this committee – Robert Chung (immediate past president), Tim Johnson (past president), Gary Langer (special committee chair), Sunghee Lee (standards chair), and Rico Neumann (publications chair), along with Porismita Borah (editor-in-chief) or another representative of IJPOR - will discuss the committee’s initial work and solicit comments and suggestions from the WAPOR membership. Time: 10:45-12:15 Session Chair: Gary Langer Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Session Name: Polls and Their Role in the Modern EraSession ID: 24 Time: 10:45-12:15 Session Chair: Christian Haerpfer Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Survey Modes and Mode EffectsSession ID: 25 Time: 10:45-12:15 Session Chair: Jonathan Evans Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
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Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 12:15-13:45 | Break | |
Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 13:45-14:45 | Grand Ballroom | Joint AAPOR/WAPOR Opening Plenary: How 2024 Election Polls Performed & Informed |
Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 14:45-15:45 | Midway West | Coffee break & poster session Posters:
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Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 15:45-17:15 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball Regency B (joint) | Concurrent sessions VI Session Name: Attitudes toward AI Around the WorldAAPOR-WAPOR Joint Track https://aapor.confex.com/aapor/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/2044 Session Chair: Thomas Roessing, TRG Room: Regency B Papers:
Session Name: Social and Political Trust in Public OpinionSession ID: 16 Time: 15:45-17:15 Session Chair: Carsten Broich Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Polarization and Public Opinion ResearchSession ID: 20 Time: 15:45-17:15 Session Chair: Mariel Leonard Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Digital Media and Public Opinion ResearchSession ID: 18 Time: 15:45-17:15 Session Chair: Alejandro Diaz-Dominguez Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
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Wednesday, May 14 – Day 3 | 17:30-19:00 | Midway East, West | AAPOR-WAPOR Joint Welcome Reception Sip, nosh and stroll in the exhibit hall to learn more about AAPOR's chapters, affinity groups, exhibitors, and sponsors, plus network with WAPOR attendees as well! |
Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 07:30-08:30 | Midway West | Continental breakfast |
Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 08:00-15:00 | Registration Depot | Registration desk is open |
Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 08:30-10:00 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball Regency B (joint) | Concurrent sessions VII Session Name: Decreasing Trust and Increasing Partisanship: Attitudes towards Media, Brands, & DrugsAAPOR-WAPOR Joint Track https://aapor.confex.com/aapor/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/1915 Session Chair: Rajesh Srinivasan, Gallup Room: Regency B Papers:
Session Name: The Power of the Youth Vote: A Deliberative Look at Young AmericaSession ID: 7 Time: 08:30-10:00 Session Chair: Alice Siu Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: AI, Technology, and Data PracticesSession ID: 30 Time: 08:30-10:00 Session Chair: Femke De Keulenaer Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Colin Irwin (University of Liverpool) - United Kingdom Session Name: Perspectives on Society and InequalitySession ID: 22 Time: 08:30-10:00 Session Chair: Ádám Stefkovics Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
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Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 10:00-11:00 | Midway West | Coffee break |
Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 11:00-12:30 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball Regency B (joint) | Concurrent sessions VIII Session Name: Methodological Issues in Cross National PollsSession ID: 4 AAPOR-WAPOR Joint Track Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Chase Harrison Room: Regency B Papers:
Session Name: Electoral Polls Around the WorldSession ID: 13 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Thomas Roessing Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Migration, Crisis, and Public Opinion in TransitionSession ID: 33 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Christopher Adams Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: AI Governance from the Global Majority: Deliberative Voices from India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and NigeriaSession ID: 8 Time: 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Alice Siu Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
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Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 12:30-14:00 | Break | |
Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 14:00-15:30 | Station Master Room Conductor Room Frisco Burlington Wabash Cannonball Regency B (joint) | Concurrent sessions IX Session Name: Understanding Public Opinion on Engaging Generative AI: Multi-Country Deliberative Poll with MetaSession ID: 6 AAPOR-WAPOR Joint Track Time: 14:00-15:30 Session Chair: Alice Siu Room: Regency B Papers:
Session Name: Understanding Response and Nonresponse in SurveysSession ID: 27 Time: 14:00-15:30 Session Chair: Meagan Doll Room: Station Master Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Innovations in Survey Methods and SamplingSession ID: 29 Time: 14:00-15:30 Session Chair: Gary Langer Room: Conductor Room, First Floor Papers:
Session Name: Improving Data Quality in Survey ResearchSession ID: 28 Time: 14:00-15:30 Session Chair: Henning Silber Room: Frisco Room, Second Floor Papers:
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Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 15:30-16:00 | Midway | Coffee break |
Thursday, May 15 – Day 4 | 16:00-17:30 | Regency B | WAPOR Business Meeting & Closing Ceremony |