NORC will be a gold sponsor of the International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC) that will take place in Berlin from June 25 - 28, 2008.

The conference presents state-of-the-art research on all aspects of cross-national and cross-cultural survey methods related to design, data collection, quality assurance, analysis and archiving. The conference focuses on the methods, tools, strategies and protocols that help maximize comparability across countries, languages and cultures. As a methodology conference for comparative research, 3MC promises to be a landmark.

It will bring together researchers and practitioners from around the globe, representing business, industry, public services such as health and education, academic researchers and public policy makers. 3MC advances the knowledge base needed to attain accurate and comparable data for key areas such as economics, marketing, education, health and the environment.

Several NORC staff and associates will present to the conference:

• NORC Senior Fellow Tom W. Smith will present "The Globalization of Survey Research."
• NORC Senior Fellow Norman Bradburn will present "Key National Indicators Initiative."
• NORC Senior Fellow Colm O'Muircheartaigh (with Steve Heeringa) will present "Sampling Designs for Cross-cultural and Cross National Studies."
• NORC Vice President and Senior Fellow Fritz Scheuren (with NORC Survey Statistician Safaa Amer and Miranda Berishvilli) will present "Reducing Poverty through Growth: Meta Analysis of Benin, Georgia, and Vanuatu."

For more information, visit the conference website:  www.3MC2008.de