• Project No. and Title: WERA1010 - Improving Data Quality from Sample Surveys to foster Agricultural, Community and Development in Rural America
• Dates: 02/18/2016 to 02/19/2016
• Contacts: [Glenn Isreal] [Lou Swanson]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 02/18/2016 at Tucson Inn Suites (on Oracle Road), Tucson, AZ. :

Admin Advisor: Lou Swanson (louis.swanson@colostate.edu)

Agenda for Annual Meeting of WERA-1010<br /> February 18-19, 2016<br /> Best Western Tucson Inn Suites <br /> <br /> Start time: 8:15am February 18 and 19 in the hotel meeting room adjacent to the lobby.<br /> <br /> Expected attendees: Don Dillman, Glenn Israel (chair), Ginny Lesser, Gerald Kyle, and other WERA members TBD<br /> <br /> The following is an outline of topics. We will not necessarily discuss them in the order written below.<br /> <br /> • Welcome and introductions<br /> • Committee business<br /> a. Brief history of our committee<br /> b. Registration fee for meeting room payment<br /> c. Dinner Planning for Thursday evening<br /> d. Submission of publications and minutes for annual report<br /> • Comments from Lou Swanson, Administrative Advisor (as delivered by Glenn Israel)<br /> • Thematic Issues for discussion<br /> a. Impact of smartphones on survey procedures and data quality<br /> b. Cultural, technological, and generational challenges and opportunities to survey engagement<br /> c. IRB-Surveyor issues<br /> • State reports<br /> a. Each person reports recent research activities plus plans for the coming year.<br /> i. Research<br /> ii. Extension and application of research result<br /> iii. Outreach activities<br /> b. Multi-state efforts<br /> • Other topics<br /> • Plans for next year’s meeting<br /> • Ecological Sampling Seminar, February 17, 2016<br />