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Election Notice and Call for Nominations: MRIA National Board, Council and Division Boards, and Portfolio Chairs
This is the opportunity for all members-in-good-standing to elect their National MRIA Board representatives. For complete details and to download the Election Package, click here. The deadline for submission of completed Nomination Forms for National Board nominees is Friday, February 12, 2010 at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Been too busy lately?
Do you feel like there’s never enough time?
If you did not renew your MRIA membership yet for 2010, time is running out! Your access to MRIA benefits and discounts will terminate on February 19.
Please note that if you hold the Asssociation’s coveted CMRP designation, that professional certification will also lapse, since MRIA membership in-good-standing must be maintained to retain the right to use the CMRP designation.
We will celebrate our 50th Anniversary at the 2010 MRIA Conference – May 30 to June 2, 2010 – in downtown Toronto. Renew your MRIA membership NOW so you can benefit from a $300 member discount on your 2010 Conference registration fees (almost offsets the annual cost of your Individual membership).
Click here to process your membership transaction in the MRIA Portal.
P.S. If you have selected the cheque payment option while renewing your membership, please note that the deadline for receiving your cheque payment is February 19.
Avez-vous été très occupé dernièrement?
Trouvez-vous que le temps passe trop vite?
Si vous n’avez pas déjà renouvelé votre adhésion à l’ARIM pour 2010, il vous reste peu de temps pour le faire! Votre accès aux bénéfices et rabais exclusifs aux membres se terminera le 19 février prochain.
Veuillez noter que si vous êtes détenteur de la désignation PARM (CMRP), celle-ci deviendra également inactive, les détenteurs de la désignation PARM devant maintenir une adhésion en règle à l’ARIM afin de pouvoir conserver le droit d’utiliser cette désignation.
L’ARIM célébrera son 50e anniversaire lors de la Conférence 2010 de l’ARIM qui aura lieu à Toronto du 30 mai au 2 juin 2010. Il n’y a pas de meilleur moment pour renouveler votre adhésion afin de bénéficier d’un rabais membre de 300$ sur vos frais d’inscription à cette conférence (presque équivalent au coût de votre cotisation annuelle à l’ARIM).
Cliquez ici pour renouveler votre adhésion sur le portail de l’ARIM.
P.S. Si vous avez choisi de payer votre renouvellement par chèque, prenez note que la date limite pour recevoir votre paiement par chèque est le 19 février 2010.
Highlights of January 19 Canadian Chamber of Commerce Meeting With Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Parliament may not be sitting, but the work of government continues. On January 19, Prime Minister Harper met with a small group of businesspeople to discuss Canada’s economy and what needs to be done to strengthen the recovery. It was a good, wide-ranging discussion that allowed me to raise a number of issues of concern to businesses across Canada. Continues...
Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
Economic Policy Series
"Economic Outlook 2010: On the Road to Recovery". Click here for complete story.
Field Management Group Live Webinar: Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Field Management Group will be presenting the first in a series of professional webinars on attaining high-quality data in a survey, entitled Best Practices in Telephone Surveys: Improving Respondent Cooperation in Telephone Surveys, on Thursday, April 22, 2010. For complete details and to register, click here.
STAYING TUNED 2010 - BM Canada's annual media research conference
Staying Tuned, BBM Canada's annual media research conference will be held in Toronto on Friday April 23, 2010. Our programme will feature a panel of international speakers focusing on the latest audience measurement theories, practices and ideas. This year's conference will be held at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel located at 525 Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario. For complete details and to register, click here.
2010 MRIA Conference & 50th Anniversary Celebration - May 30 - June 2, 2010
In 2010, our Association will turn 50 years young. To help celebrate this milestone from May 30 - June 2, 2010 at the Westin Habour Castle in Toronto, you have an opportunity to participate in what will undoubtedly be the biggest and most memorable event in the history of the market research industry in Canada.
Click here for more details.
Research Buyer’s Guide – updates
Missed the 2009 print edition, which was delivered to all members free of charge in October? It is now possible to subscribe online so that web visitors can locate your company's offerings. This will also ensure your place in the 2010 edition (for all corporate members in good standing). For complete details, click here.
MRIA Provides Groundbreaking Legal Opinion on Digital Fingerprinting to Corporate Members
Digital fingerprinting received widespread attention in the marketing research industry throughout 2008, especially in the online panel research space where this technology application is being deployed. Until recently, however, relatively little attention has been given to associated privacy issues. Earlier this year, MRIA’s National Board of Directors unanimously agreed to retain Brian Bowman of Pitblado LLP to prepare a legal opinion on digital fingerprinting. His cogent analysis concludes that digital fingerprinting will increase exposure to liability for companies that use the technology. For complete information, click here.
2010 Burns "Bud" Roper Fellow Awards
The Burns "Bud" Roper AAPOR Fellow Award is intended to help people working in survey research or public opinion research and who are in early stages of their careers to attend the annual AAPOR conference and participate in short courses. The Bud Roper Fund will award up to $700 for conference-related expenses to individuals who wish to attend and up to $300 to those who wish to participate in short courses offered at the conference. Individuals may apply for conference attendance, short course participation, or both. Deadline for submissions is 5:00pm (PST) on Friday February 19, 2010. For more information visit the AAPOR website.
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