MRIA QRD Webinar On Information Visualization:
Seeing is Understanding: The Art of Great Deliverables

Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011
2:15 to 3:15 PM EST

Did you know that 80% of your brain’s sensory processing capacity is dedicated to vision? In a world where we are all under pressure to make better decisions faster, visual communication remains an iceberg of largely untapped potential to accelerate and improve decision outcomes. Whether you are a marketing research or market intelligence practitioner who is already passionate about information visualization, someone who wants to begin using more visual approaches in client-facing communication, or someone who keeps hearing about information visualization and wants to know what all the fuss is about – this webinar is for you.

To read more, click here.

Joint MRIA/QRCA Workshop was a Great Success

Finally, on September 23, 2011, Donna Pence, a trainer and curriculum specialist for the Academy of Professional Excellence, a project of San Diego State University, presented a workshop in Vancouver BC on getting to the truth when working with individuals. The event was a great success and a big thanks to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and Johanne Berube for making their hall available for our workshop.

For a summary and photographs of the event, click here.

New Qualitative Research Registry Launched

This week, MRIA and its Qualitative Research Division (QRD) launched the Qualitative Research Registry (QRR), or Registre de la recherche qualitative (RRQ) in French, as a new and improved successor to Qualitative Central.

Tracking qualitative research study participants is a vitally important Standards-based self-regulatory initiative for our industry, and the time was ripe to revamp and rebrand Qualitative Central into something new that will deliver better service to members.

To read more, click here.