50th Annual Conference
Friday, November 21 – Saturday, November 22, 2025
Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown (600 N. State Street)
“Fifty Years of Measuring Change: Where we were, where we are, and where we’re going“
This year’s milestone conference will celebrate the role that MAPOR has served for generations of students, academics, researchers, and others in public opinion research for the last half century. We will highlight the history of MAPOR and its contributors, trends in public opinion research, and changes in how we measure social and political issues over the last half century. We will also look ahead to where the field of public opinion research is going and the present-day ideas, topics, and challenges that shape public opinion research and MAPOR today and into the future. In addition, we will continue to support MAPOR members through sharing insights, challenges, and developments in public opinion research.
Friday morning short course:
“Categorical Analysis of Complex Survey Data in R: A Hands-On Course”
Rebecca J. Powell, Fors Marsh
Isabella Velásquez, Posit
Friday afternoon keynote address:
“Consejos del viejito:
How using your ‘whole self’ can enhance research insight, build knowledge, and catalyze creativity”
Hon. Robert L. Santos, Former Director of the United States Census Bureau
Saturday afternoon pedagogy hour:
“Of constancy and change: A look at five decades of MAPOR, public opinion, and survey research”
Leah Dean, RTI International
Timothy P. Johnson, University of Illinois at Chicago
David Weaver, Indiana University
K. Vish Viswanath, Harvard University
Early registration discount ends November 7th at 11:59 p.m. CST
- Non-student early-bird registration for in-person attendees: $135 ($160 after November 7th).
- Student early-bird registration: $50 ($75 after November 7th).
MAPOR is committed to supporting conference attendance regardless of your financial situation. If you have concerns about the costs for the conference registration or travel expenses related to the conference please visit https://www.mapor.org/support-grants/ to learn more about support grant opportunities.
To help us keep the conference affordable, we encourage you to reserve your hotel room using our conference block at Embassy Suites. Rooms are $237 for a room with 1 King bed or $257 for a room with 2 Double Beds (plus taxes).