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final hotel reminder, Web cast sessions
webSuper demos & AAPOR links

February 11, 2008

CfMC Users' Conference and Training Sessions
March 11-14, 2008 | New Orleans, LA

agenda and session details
Register to attend

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The CfMC Users’ Conference is just over a month away (March 11-14 in New Orleans) and with recent changes in the CfMC world, this is a conference you should not miss. Have you made your arrangements, yet?

Hotel registration ends Friday, February 15 (this week).

Pere Marquette / Renaissance reservations
1-800-227-4736
online hotel reservations

CfMC group reservation code: cfmcfma

in this issue

2008 agenda focus: a brave new world

CfMC is looking forward to the future of our software, our industry, and our company. We hope you will attend the Users' Conference and Training to hear the latest about the direction we are taking and our software capabilities.

We're also looking forward to hearing from you what you would like to see from your favorite survey software provider.

This year's conference has something for everyone in your survey research organization. Here are a few sessions to consider:

  • Ramping up with new capabilities - an overview of what it takes to add new data collection and analysis capabilities to your shop.
  • Transitioning from Terminals to Web-Based CATI
  • Using webSuper in your operation
  • Multi-modal research in the CfMC world
  • Save the Specs - recommendations for managing your spec library
  • Selling CfMC capabilities - how to communicate the advantages of CfMC in-house.

Read more information on these sessions.

Read more about the conference and training agenda

download the conference and training agenda (pdf) [link to come]

webSuper: interviewer control via point-and-click

websuper

The much anticipated release of Survent, version 8.1 brings the introduction of webSuper, CfMC's CATI study management tool.

WebSuper was designed with CATI supervisors and project managers in mind and it performs many of the same tasks that Survent's terminal-mode supervisor delivered ... but in a more friendly browser-based interface.

Here are a few links for your introduction to webSuper:

More information and screen shots are also available on the webSuper product page.

CfMC training sessions will get you PRC credits

Our pre-conference beginner and advanced training sessions have been approved for PRC accreditation!

Attend these sessions and you can receive the following credits toward Professional Researcher Certification (PRC):

In addition, we are in the process of getting our breakout and general sessions approved for credit.

mra prc

Professional Researcher Certification (PRC) was developed by the Market Research Association (MRA) as a powerful tool for researchers of all levels of work experience and education.

Stay tuned to CfMC.com for updates on our session accreditation efforts.

2008 conference links

new for the 2008 Users’ Conference

  • The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease! The corkscrew discussion is being revised - welcome the first annual "Squeaky Wheel" discussion On-site support and free wireless access
  • Two live training sessions to be web cast
  • New developers’ contest
  • Two-day fundamentals of Survent training

More information can be found at CfMC.com.

poll and survey FAQs from AAPOR

CfMC is proud to support the industry's professional research organizations. Not only do these organizations inform, connect, and educate their members, but they communicate the value of our industry to the press and the public.

The American Association for Public Opinion Research's (AAPOR) members, and many CfMC users, are working overtime during this polling season.

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AAPOR has made available the following poll and survey FAQs to assist you in answering some of the most frequently asked questions about opinion polling.

Web cast registration instructions

Two half-day training sessions will be broadcast via the Web for those unable to attend in person (click the title for more details).

CfMC Overview for Newbies

CfMC CATI Operations Reporting

To register for these Web casted sessions:

  • Go to the training and conference registration page
  • Select "training only"
  • Fill in the necessary info to get to the “agenda and fees” part of registration (step 3)
  • Select the Web cast training sessions of choice on the Agenda and Fees page

For remote attendees, one registration can be shared inter-office. Registration for each session is only $75.

We’ll follow up with information about signing in as we get closer to the conference date.

For more information, please see our web cast page.

Optional Tuesday night out

Users attending training (or just coming in early) are invited to join other users in this loosely structured evening. Sign up sheets will be provided to enable groups interested in similar subjects to meet up and discuss their common interests over drinks and dinner.

Subjects tentatively include dialers and sound, operations and project reporting, network administration and industry-related interests. The evening will begin in the hotel bar at 6 p.m. and parties are planned to depart at 7 p.m. for dinner at a place of their choosing.

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