Past Conferences

Annual conferences have historically been held in the even years with the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and in odd years with ESOMAR. In 2012 WAPOR’s first annual conference outside of North America or Europe was held in Hong Kong. WAPOR is happy to announce that our annual conferences will now be held in a three-year cycle: with AAPOR in North America, in connection with the ESOMAR Congress in Europe, and in the third year in a new location. Due to COVID-19 the conferences in 2020 and 2021 were held virtually. Below are the locations (and some themes) of the past WAPOR annual conferences.

Year Location Theme Program
2024 Seoul, Republic of Korea The Soul of Public Opinion Research: Liberty, Quality and Humanity Program
2023 Vienna, Austria Public Opinion Research in a Technology-Driven World Program
2022 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 75 Years of Worldwide Public Opinion Research Program
2021 Virtual Conference Speaking Truth to Power: Public Opinion in a Time of Crisis Program
2020 Virtual Conference Public Opinion and Survey Research in Changing Times Program
2019 Toronto, Canada Public Opinion and Democracy Program
2018 Marrakesh, Morocco Public Opinion Research in a Changing World Program
2017 Lisbon, Portugal Public Opinion and Policy-making Program
2016 Austin, Texas, USA Public Opinion in Transition Program
2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina The Networks of Public Opinion: New Theories, New Methods  
2014 Nice, France Extensible Public Opinion Research Program
2013 Boston, MA, USA Revolutions in the Measurement of World Public Opinion Program
2012 Hong Kong The New World of Public Opinion Research Program
2011 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Public Opinion and the Internet Program
2010 Chicago, IL, USA Opportunity through Diversity Program
2009 Lausanne, Switzerland Public Opinion and Survey Research in a Changing World Program
2008 New Orleans, LA, USA Polls for the Public Good Program
2007 Berlin, Germany Public Opinion and the Challenges of the 21st Century Program
2006 Montreal, Canada Confronting Core Values and Cultural Conflict Program
2005 Cannes, France Search for a New World Order—the Role of Public Opinion Program
2004 Phoenix, AZ, USA The Image of Public Opinion Research Program
2003 Prague, Czech Republic WAPOR 56th Annual Conference Program
2002 St. Petersburg, FL, USA Strengthening Our Community Program
2001 Rome, Italy    
2000 Portland, OR, USA Facing the Challenges of the New Millennium Program
1999 Paris, France    
1998 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Linking Us Together — Professionally, Personally, Intellectually, and Socially Program
1997 Edinburgh, Scotland   Program
1996 Tokyo, Japan Public Opinion Research at the Turn of the Century  
1996 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA    
1995 The Hague, The Netherlands NGOs: The Special Role and Function of Non Governmental Organizations  
1995 Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela Public Opinion and the Challenge of Democratic Reform: Comparisons at the National and the Local Levels  
1994 Bakubung, South Africa Public Opinion in Times of Change  
1994 Sydney, Australia Public Opinion and Journalism in the Asia-Pacific Rim  
1994 Danvers, Massachussetts, USA Technology: Linking Us Together — Professionally, Personally, Intellectually, and Socially Program
1993 Copenhagen, Denmark The Future of Public Opinion Research  
1992 St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA The Magnitude of Change: Political Environmental, Social and Professional Responses Program
1992 The Hague, The Netherlands    
1991 Luxembourg North-South Issues Program
1990 Lancaster, PA, USA   Program
1989 Stockholm, Sweden    
1989 Seville, Spain Opinion Polls  
1988 Washington, DC, USA Joint Conference with the International Political Science Association (IPSA)  
1988 Toronto, Canada   Program
1987 Montreux, Switzerland    
1986 St. Pete Beach, FL, USA    
1985 Paris, France Joint Conference with the International Political Science Association (IPSA)  
1985 Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany Attitudes toward peace and disarmament; Youth, technology and work: Nationalism and national feelings  
1984 Atlanta, Georgia, USA    
1984 Delavan, Wisconsin, USA    
1983 Barcelona, Spain Demonstrating the contribution of research  
1982 Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany Joint Conference with the International Association of Political Consultants  
1982 Paris, France Communnication and Democracy: Directions in Research – Conference held with the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)  
1982 Mexico City, Mexico Joint Conference with the International Sociological Association (ISA)  
1982 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joint Conference with the International Political Science Association (IPSA)  
1982 Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA    
1982 Boston, Massachussetts, USA Joint Conference with the International Communication Association  
1982 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joint Conference with the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)  
1981 Amsterdam, The Netherlands    
1980 Caracas, Venezuela    
1980 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA    
1980 Acapulco, Mexico    
1980 Bucket Hills Falls, Pennsylvania, USA    
1980 Bon/Bad Godesberg, Federal Republic of Germany    
1979 Brussels, Belgium How opinion polls affect the policy and operations of governments  
1978 Roanoake, Virginia, USA    
1978 Uppsala, Sweden Joint Conference with the International Sociological Association (ISA)  
1977 Uppsala, Sweden    
1977 Oslo, Norway The influence of public opinio and the use of surveys in public policy development  
1976 Asheville, North Carolina, USA    
1976 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Joint Conference with the International Political Science Association (IPSA)  
1975 Montreux, Switzerland Planning for change: Contributions of international public opinion research  
1974 Lake George, New York, USA Continuities in public opnion research Program
1974 Toronto, Canada    
1973 Budapest, Hungary The application of market and social research for more efficient planning  
1972 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA Community in public opinion research Program
1971 Helsinki, Finland    
1970 Lake George, NY, USA Inter-relation between theory and method Program
1969 Amsterdam, The Netherlands A critical review of market research  
1968 Santa Barbara, USA   Program
1967 Vienna, Austria    
1966 Swampscott, MA, USA   Program
1966 Punta del Este, Uruguay    
1965 Dublin, Ireland    
1965 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia    
1964 Excelsior Springs, MO, USA   Program
1963 Lucerne, Switzerland Opinion and Market Research on Behalf of Public Authorities  
1962 Lake George, NY, USA    
1962 Bangkok, Thailand    
1961 Baden-Baden, Germany Marketing and Sociological Research in the Future: Needs and Prospects  
1960 The Hague, The Netherlands    
1960 Atlantic City, NJ, USA   Program
1959 Brighton, England    
1958 Chicago, IL, USA)    
1957 Göteborg, Sweden    
1956 Buck Hills Falls, Pennsylvania, USA   Program
1955 Konstanz, Germany    
1954 Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA   Program
1953 Lausanne, Switzerland    
1952 Vassar, New York, USA    
1951 Tumbridge, Wells, England    
1950 Lake Forest, Illinois, USA   Program
1948 Paris, France    
1948 Eagle’s Mere, PA, USA    
1948 Williamstown, Massachussetts, USA    
1947 Central City, Colorado, USA