November 11, 2023
MAPOR SPOTLIGHT of the MONTH: The MAPOR spotlight of the month goes out to the OLC for another
amazing webinar series!
MAPOR Mission Statement
We provide high-quality educational and conference programs to encourage scholarly exchanges across
disciplines and geographies, broaden member access to mentors and resources, and bolster
opportunities for leadership and innovations. We join forces with AAPOR, academic institutions, and
government and industry employers to develop a thriving community that supports all MAPOR
members, including students, scholars, and professionals in every stage of their career.
MAPOR Vision Statement
MAPOR is a leading voice in public opinion, survey, and social science scholarship, methods, and practice
among regional professional associations. We are an inclusive and supportive community that enables
our diverse members to achieve their educational, professional development, and networking goals.
MAPOR Documents & Procedures
a. Vision and Mission Statements: https://www.mapor.org/about/mapor-mission-vision/
b. Bylaws: https://www.mapor.org/bylaws-as-amended-august-10-2018/
c. Robert’s Rules of Order: https://www.boardeffect.com/blog/roberts-rules-of-order-cheat-
sheet/
Attendees: Jerry, Lindsey, Curtiss, Justine, Jenny, Patrick, Paul, Rebecca, Erin, Kevin, Leah, and Ben
Agenda:
→ Approval of September’s meeting’s minutes
September and October minutes approved
I. EC Elections & Nominations; Fellow (Kevin/Justine)
a. We have a full EC for 2023-2024!
b. Presenting recruitment challenges to members
Justine was on the AAPOR chapters’ presidents meeting. AAPOR is paying for the EC and overall
liability insurance. Wednesday night at AAPOR will be the welcome reception. We get $250
reimbursed for raffle items. All chapter party is at 9pm on Thursday of AAPOR. AAPOR can help cross
post items if we need. We need to send AAPOR our MAPOR student award winners in December. We
can also let MAPOR students know about AAPOR student opportunities.
The elections are done. We have two new additions to the EC. Justine reached out to 40 people to try
to fill election spots. Justine will be presenting an understanding of where the challenges came from at
the business meeting. She started recruitment in June, but many are concerned about the financial
and time commitment and employer support. Justine is working on scripts in the president’s hand me
down bible about the time commitment for a number of the positions. There were suggestions to build
a pipeline for junior staff to start as Members at large to get experience in the organization before
moving to an elected role. We discussed creating a nomination form so everything is one place. We
also discussed how to document the level of student involvement in the student paper award to try to
open it up to more students.
II. Support for Key Conference EC Members (Justine)
The group agreed that financially supporting the Associate Conference Chair, Conference Chair, and
Secretary/Treasurer makes sense to help recruit folks to run for these positions. Justine suggested a
registration waiver, 2 nights in the hotel, and $500 in travel costs. Justine, Patrick, and Lindsey will
figure out the dollar amount that this would be for each person.
We are getting a new storage locker that we will move into after the conference.
III. 2023 Conference (Patrick)
a. Registration Update
b. Program Update
c. Speed/Networking Update?
d. Food Update
e. Moving MAPOR stuff to hotel & New storage location near hotel–booking
f. Laptop Rentals
g. Late submissions
Justine will put together a list of who will be at the hotel when on Thursday. Patrick will have the
sponsorship images as screen savers on the laptop. We have 40% fewer abstract submissions, but
registration is pretty close to last year. The hotel room block is in a good place too. Justine suggested
a digital comment box throughout the conference to collect member thoughts so they have
opportunities outside of the business meeting.
IV. Secretary / Treasurer’s Report (Lindsey)
a. Financial updates
i. Banking: $32,557.78
ii. Savings: $47,216.53
b. Membership list updates
i. 419 members; 327 General; 92 Students
ii. Will check AAPOR list
c. Move to Cvent
i. Done, but need to deal with communication
ii. Will cancel the credit card services
V. Communications & Website (Benjamin)
a. Newsletter–Mini on Monday/Tuesday (elections, conference, sponsors
b. Website updates?
c. Email forwarding?
Justine will send out an email or mini-listserv ahead of the conference.
VI. Awards, Grants, and Support Committee (Paul & Curtiss)
a. Fellowship program updates
MAPOR gave out six student grants and two colleague grants, each for $500. Lindsey is paying these
now. There is a student happy hour on Thursday and lunch on Saturday.
VII. Sponsorship (Kevin)
a. Reaching out to new possible sponsors? A section in the newsletter or website
highlighting our sponsors?
Lost 5 sponsors this year, picked up 2 new ones. Brings the total to $18,500. Everyone has paid.
VIII. Online Learning Committee (Rebecca)
a. Fall Webinar Series
They are sending out the recordings to everyone who registered. One honorarium has been paid. Two more to
come. The committee is discussing changing the format for student-focused content. Students don’t seem to be as
open to the webinar content. The OLC will offer alternatives in the business meeting. The OLC asked for direction on
their mission; serve members or recruit new members.
IX. Other ongoing business
a. Passing the baton–documentation from EC to EC–Kevin, Justine, Lindsey, Patrick, Leah
Council members
President – Justine Bulgar-Medina
Vice President / President-Elect – Leah Dean
Past President – Kevin Ulrich
Conference Chair – Patrick Hsieh
Associate Conference Chair – Jenny Marlar
Secretary-Treasurer – Lindsey Witt-Swanson
Sponsorship Coordinator –Kevin Ulrich
Student Liaison – Curtiss Engstrom
Communications & Website Chair – Benjamin Schapiro
Members at Large – Erin Heiden, Rebecca Powell, Jerry Timbrook, Paul DiPerna, Shalise Ayromloo
Proposed Committees
Conference Committee – Patrick, Jenny, Shalise
Membership Survey Committee–Justine, Leah, Lindsey, Curtiss, Benjamin
Online Learning Committee – Rebecca Powell (Chair), Erin Heiden, Jerry Timbrook
Awards, Grants, and Support Committee – Paul DiPerna, Curtiss Engstrom
Secretary-Treasurer Support – Lindsey Witt-Swanson, Justine Bulgar-Medina
Communications Support – Benjamin Schapiro, Curtiss Engstrom, Leah Dean