Conferences

Conferences 2015

SESRI hosted the WAPOR 2015 regional conference in Qatar during the period of March 7 – 9, 2015. The conference was held at Qatar University and brought together researchers and practitioners who shared the latest on innovative public opinion research methods, as well as highlighted key differences and commonalities on how public opinion research is conducted around the world.

To learn more about the conference, please visit WAPOR home

Conferences 2014

SESRI hosted the World Values Survey conference. The event brought together researchers from 60 countries around the world to launch the 6th Wave of the surveys. This was the first time the conference was held in Qatar since the WVS's inception 30 years ago.

To learn more about the conference, click here.

Conferences 2013

SESRI opened its second international conference – The Rise in Public Engagement: The Region and the World – highlighting the importance of engaging the public and of recording changes to society since the Arab Spring. Experts from across the world gathered at Qatar University’s library auditorium for the three-day conference, which covers issues including identity, democracy and governance, economic change and development, women and gender issues, religion, sustainability and human security, and electoral integrity – the problems and progress in holding free and fair elections. The below agenda elaborates more on the speakers and presentations that took place during the event.