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International Field Directors and Technologies Conference

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57th Annual Conference – 2024
56th Annual Conference – 2023
55th Annual Conference – 2022
54th Annual Conference – 2021
Statement from the Organizers Regarding the Cancellation of the 2020 Annual Conference
53rd Annual Conference – 2019
52nd Annual Conference – 2018
51st Annual Conference – 2017
50th Annual Conference – 2016
49th Annual Conference – 2015
48th Annual Conference – 2014
47th Annual Conference – 2013
46th Annual Conference – 2012
45th Annual Conference – 2011
44th Annual Conference – 2010
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IFD&TC 58th Annual Conference
April 27-29, 2025
Providence, Rhode Island

Suggested Field Topics

Survey Methodology
Center Management and Staff Training

Suggested Tech Topics

Hard Tech
Technology from the Field Perspective
Tech Showcase and Focused Technology

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field
Presentation & Discussion

6C - Field

Time/Date
9:00am-10:15am on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Roundtable Discussion

6B - Field

Time/Date
9:00am-10:15am on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

tech
Presentation & Discussion

5D - Tech

Time/Date
2:45pm-4:00pm on Sunday, 5/24/2020

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

5C - Field

Time/Date
2:45pm-4:00pm on Sunday, 5/24/2020

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

5B - Field

Time/Date
2:45pm-4:00pm on Sunday, 5/24/2020

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

9A - Field

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

tech
Roundtable Discussion

8D - Tech

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

field
Roundtable Discussion

8C - Field

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

field
Presentation & Discussion

8B - Field

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

8A - Field

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

7A - Field

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

tech
Presentation & Discussion

7D - Tech

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field

7C - Field

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

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TBA

field
Panel Discussion

7B - Field

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Panelists

Business Meeting (Eligible Attendees)
Roundtable Discussion

5A - All

Time/Date
4:45pm-5:45pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

The Business Meeting is where we discuss the future of the IFD&TC, elect new organizers, and learn about the location of future conferences. Everyone is encouraged to attend; we welcome participation from first year-attendees too!Hear from your 2024 conference organizers:

Field Technologies Program Coordinators
- Bianca DiJulio, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
- Sangeetha Immani, RTI International
Field Directors Program Coordinators
- Kyle Fennell, NORC at the University of Chicago
- Morgan Kidd, East Tennessee State University
Site Coordinators
- Julie Brown, RAND Corporation
- Joyce Sweeney, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Emeritus
Registrars
- Marie Nitschke, University of Wisconsin Survey Center
- Kevin Tharp, Indiana University Center for Survey Research

field
Presentation & Discussion

4A - Field

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

3B - Field

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Panel Discussion

3C - Field

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Panelists

tech
Presentation & Discussion

3D - Tech

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

3A - Field

Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

2B - Field

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Presentation & Discussion

2A - Field

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

Keynote
Invited Address

1A - All

Time/Date
9:00am-10:15am on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

field
Roundtable Discussion

2C - Field

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

tech
Presentation & Discussion

2D - Tech

Time/Date
10:45am-12:00pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

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TBA

Presentations

Crowdsource My Problem!
Roundtable Discussion

12A - All

Time/Date
10:15am-11:15am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Bixby 1, 2 & 3

Facilitator
TBA

Join us for this interactive session as we put our heads together to solve your survey problems. All conference attendees will be able to anonymously submit a problem they are facing in advance. Session attendees will be divided into groups and asked to deliberate on these problems and present their solutions. We'll also include some special surprises along the way!

Submit your problem: https://go.iu.edu/4OcY

Wednesday AM Break

Time/Date
9:45am-10:15am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Outside Bixby 1, 2 & 3

Refreshments served

Small Shop Tech Roundtable
Roundtable Discussion

11D - Tech

Time/Date
8:30am-9:45am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Nieto

Facilitator
TBA

During this roundtable discussion, small shops are invited to share the tools and tech that aide in their own operations, while also learning about new tools and tech used by other shops.

Optimal Use of Mail in Project Design
Presentation & Discussion

11C - Field

Time/Date
8:30am-9:45am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Broadlind Ballroom

Facilitator
TBA

Presenters will share valuable insights regarding the use of mail for increasing response rates, creating strong first impressions, dealing with nonresponse, and facilitating quality assurance.

Presentations

Building a Statewide Probability Panel Round Table
Roundtable Discussion

11B - Field

Time/Date
8:30am-9:45am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Wilmore

Facilitator
TBA

Attendees will discuss the challenges and successes of building a statewide probability panel

Response Rates and Nonresponse
Presentation & Discussion

11A - Field

Time/Date
8:30am-9:45am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Pike 3

Facilitator
TBA

Presenters will discuss strategies to increase response rates and address nonresponse. Topics addressed will include contact strategies using email, using interactive tracing, GPS coordinate gathering, and CAWI instrument techniques to supplement CATI, and obstacles to respondent participation in web-based surveys.

Presentations

Breakfast

Time/Date
7:00am-8:30am on Wednesday, 6/28/2023

Location
Bixby 4 & 5

Buffet breakfast served

Tech Talk
Roundtable Discussion

10A - All

Time/Date
4:45pm-6:00pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Join attendees with an interest in the technical aspects of survey research for a special roundtable discussion. The open format allows for a range of soft tech management topics and current events impacting survey center technical operations. Everyone is welcome, both techies and "fieldies"!

tech
Presentation & Discussion

9D - Tech

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

field
Roundtable Discussion

9C - Field

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

field
Presentation & Discussion

9B - Field

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Presentations

Tuesday PM Break

Time/Date
2:45pm-3:15pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Refreshments served

Random Digit Dining - Tuesday Lunch

Time/Date
12:00pm-1:00pm on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Attendees are seated at randomly-assigned tables, as listed on your name tag. RDD lunch is a fun way to meet and get to know other attendees!

Tuesday AM Break

Time/Date
10:15am-10:45am on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Refreshments served

Breakfast

Time/Date
7:30am-9:00am on Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Buffet breakfast served

tech
Panel Discussion

4D - Tech

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Panelists

field
Panel Discussion

4B - Field

Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

Panelists

Monday PM Break

Time/Date
2:45pm-3:15pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Refreshments served

Random Digit Dining - Monday Lunch

Time/Date
12:00pm-1:00pm on Monday, 4/28/2025

Attendees are seated at randomly-assigned tables, as listed on your name tag. RDD lunch is a fun way to meet and get to know other attendees!

Monday AM Break

Time/Date
10:15am-10:45am on Monday, 4/28/2025

Refreshments served

Facilitator Breakfast
Roundtable Discussion

Time/Date
8:00am-8:30am on Monday, 4/28/2025

Facilitator
TBA

All attendees facilitating a session at the conference are asked to attend a half hour breakfast meeting to go over guidelines and answer questions. If you've been a facilitator before, please come share your experiences with newer facilitators. If this is your first time, join us to meet others, and learn more about how facilitating works at IFD&TC.

Registration Continues

Time/Date
8:00am-9:00am on Monday, 4/28/2025

If you arrived late to the conference, you can check in at the IFD&TC registration table.

Breakfast

Time/Date
7:30am-9:00am on Monday, 4/28/2025

Buffet breakfast served

Welcome Reception

Time/Date
4:30pm-6:00pm on Sunday, 4/27/2025

IFD&TC organizers welcome you to the conference.

Please join us for a happy hour reception featuring light snacks, a cash bar, and an informal time to visit with old and new friends. Dinner on your own after the reception.

Check-In

Time/Date
12:00pm-4:30pm on Sunday, 4/27/2025

Stop by the IFD&TC registration table to pick up your conference materials. Late check-in is also available Monday morning before the Keynote.