WAPOR has set up a program of webinars, open to the public. We will have three types of webinars: Thematic webinars, regional webinars and methodological training.

  • April 03, 2025 – Technology and Strategies for Improving Survey Data Quality and Fieldwork Efficiency in the Global South [Guy Soloman (Israel) and Daniel Montalvo (USA). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)].
  • March 13, 2025 – Biases in LLM-Based Predictions of Voting Behavior in the European Elections [Leah von der Heyde (Germany). Moderator: Jan-Karem Hohne (Germany)].
  • February 26, 2025 – Using NLP and Generative AI in Survey Research (Joshua Y. Lerner and Soubhik Barari (NORC at the University of Chicago, USA). Moderator: Alice Siu (USA)]
  • January 22, 2025 – Public Opinion in the Context of (Eastern) European Elections [Jonas Elis (Germany); Michal Kotnarowski (Poland); Stefkovics Ádám (Hungary). Moderator: Jan-Karem Hohne (Germany)].
  • January 16, 2025 – Public Opinion about the US Presidential Election [Michael Adams (Canada), Francisco Abundis-Luna (Mexico), Nicolas Becue (Kantor/Verian). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)].
  • December 12 2024 – Understanding the 2024 Asian Elections and What They Mean for the Future of Democracy [Speakers Yashwant Deshmukh (India), Agus Nurudin (Indonesia), Bilal Gilani (Pakistan), M Saidul Haq (Bangladesh)]
  • November 28, 2024 – Who Will Win Ghana’s 2024 Presidential Election? [Moderator: Angela Ambitho (Kenya)]
  • November 16, 2024 – Writing a Successful Abstract for the 2025 WAPOR Conference: Practical Guidance [With the WAPOR Education and Conference Committee]
  • October 30, 2024 – Generalizable Nonresponse Prediction and Machine Learning-based Adaptive Designs [Speakers John ‘Jack’ Collins (Germany) and Christoph Kern (Germany). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)]
  • October 24, 2024 – Public Opinion on the Gaza War: A Cross-National Perspective [Speakers: Munqith Dagher (Iraq/ Jordan), Nader Saeed (Palestine), Samir Abu Rumman (Kuwait/ USA). Moderator: Robert Chung (Hong Kong)]
  • June 27, 2024 – CATI and SMS Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa [Speakers: John Murunga (USA), Dr. Charles Lau (USA). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)]
  • June 5, 2024 – Perceptions and Communication on Climate Change [Speakers: Marija Verner (USA), Manuel Hermelo (Argentina), Perla Marvell (USA). Moderator: Fabian Echegaray (Brazil)]
  • April 18, 2024 – Public Opinion Research in Iraq and Syria [Speakers: Johnny Heald (UK), Munqith Dagher (Jordan/Iraq), Firas Al Kayal (Syria). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)]
  • March 19, 2024 – Elections and Surveys in Argentina and Chile [Speakers: Ana Iparraguirre (Argentina); Carlos Fara (Argentina); Ricardo González (Chile). Moderators: Chase Harrison (USA); Fabian Echegaray (Brazil)]
  • February 29, 2024 – Comparative Cross-National Surveys in Afrobarometer [Speaker: Boniface Dulani (Malawi). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)]
  • January 19, 2024 – A new way to think about and measure water insecurity: The Water Insecurity Experiences Scales [Speakers: Sera Young (USA); Pablo Paras (Mexico). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)]
  • December 15, 2023 – How To Think About Visualizing Data [Speaker: Kieran Healy (USA). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)]].
  • November 16, 2023 – Gridded Population Sampling [Speakers: Dana Thompson (USA); Dale Rhoda (USA). Moderator: Chase Harrison (USA)].
  • October 19, 2023 – Surveying Hard to Reach Populations [Speaker: Angelo Cozzubo (Peru). Moderator: Constanza Cilley (Argentina)].
  • May 25, 2023 – Data Collection with Wearables, Apps, and Sensors [Speaker: Florian Keusch (Germany). Moderator: Michael Traugott (USA)].
  • April 28, 2023 – Mixed-mode Surveys [Speaker: Sebastien Dallaire (Canada). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • March 17, 2023 – Reliability and Validity in Convenience-Sample Surveys [Speakers: Jon  Krosnick (USA). Moderator: Gary Langer (USA)]. 
  • February 24, 2023 – Big Data – Big Deal or Bigger Deal Breaker: Sifting through the hype to uncover quality and conundrums with modern data sources [Speakers: Trent Buskirk (USA). Moderator: Gary Langer (USA)]. 
  • June 16, 2022 – Eurasia Barometer 2021: Comparative Study on Social and Political Attitudes in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine [Speakers: Christian Haerpfer (Austria), Kseniya Kizilova (Austria), Botagoz Rakisheva (Kazakhstan), Heghine Manasyan (Armenia), Koka Kapanadze (Georgia). Moderators: Yunhan Chu (Taiwan), Kseniya Kizilova (Austria)].
  • May 19, 2022 – Survey Data Recycling and Data Harmonization [Speakers: Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek (Poland). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • March 25, 2022 – Is Democracy Resilient? [Speakers: Stuart Soroka (USA), Roberto Foa (UK), Anibal Perez-Linan (France). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada), Michael Traugott (USA)].
  • February 10, 2022 – Public Opinion Research in the Middle East [Speakers: Nebil Belaam (Tunisia), Fares Braizat (Jordan), Munqith Dagher (Iraq). Moderator: Samir Abu-Ruman (Kuwait)].
  • December 10, 2021 – From Cluster Analysis to Classification [Speaker: Dominique Joye (Switzerland), Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • October 29, 2021 – Electoral Surveys in Central and Eastern Europe [Speakers: Paulina Tabery (Czechia), Denis Volkov (Russia), Zarina Burkadze (Georgia), Michal Kotnarowski (Poland). Moderator: Kseniya Kizilova (Austria)].
  • May 26, 2021 – Mixed-Mode in Survey Research: Why and How to Implement It [Speakers: Tobias Gummer (Germany), Oliviero Marchese (France), Trevor Tompson (USA). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • April 9, 2021 – Public Opinion Perceptions of Social, Economic, and Political Challenges in Latin America [Speakers: Urpi Torado (Peru), Noam Lupu (USA), Marta Lagos (Chile), Alejandro Moreno (Mexico). Moderator: Marita Carballo (Argentina)].
  • March 5, 2021 – Adapting Push-to-Web Survey Designs for Use in Different Countries and Situations [Speaker: Don Dillman (USA), Moderator: Michael Traugott (USA)].
  • February 5, 2021 – Electoral Polls in Difficult Times [Speakers: Robert Chung (Hong Kong), Jill Darling (USA), Alejandro Moreno (Mexico), Paul Nnanwobu (Nigeria). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • November 20, 2020 – WAPOR-GBS Joint Webinar: Pandemic, Governance, and Comparative Public Opinion Research [Speakers: Min-hua Huang (Taiwan), Sandeep Shastri (India), Christian Haerpfer (Austria/UAE), Boniface Dulani (Malawi), Marta Lagos (Chile),Michael Robbins (USA). Moderators: Yunhan Chu (Taiwan), Kseniya Kizilova (Austria)].
  • September 15, 2020 – Advances in Comparative Survey Methods [Speakers: Anna Andreenkova (Russia), Tom Smith (USA), Irina Tomescu-Dubrow (Poland), Ting Yan (USA). Moderator: Timothy Johnson (USA)].
  • July 10, 2020 – Mixed Mode and Mixed Device Surveys: Why, When, and How [Speakers: Edith de Leeuw and Anne Elevelt (Netherlands). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • June 4, 2020 – COVID-19: How We Ask Questions, Collect the Data and What Do We Learn? [Speakers: Constanza Cilley (Argentina), Gary Langer (USA), Wai Yu See Toh (Malaysia), Torbjörn Sjöström (Sweden). Moderator: Yulia Baskakova (USA)].
  • May 21, 2020 – Changes in Survey Research in Times of COVID-19 [Speakers: Angela Ambitho (Kenya), Yashwant Deshmukh (India), Johnny Heald (UK), Ignacio Zuasnabar (Uruguay). Moderator: Claire Durand (Canada)].
  • September 19, 2019 – Survey Research in International and Comparative Contexts [Speakers: Zeina Mneimneh and  Julie de Jong (USA)].