tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73134826459665343852024-03-05T09:33:04.369-08:00GIA/WIN ProfilesExpert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313482645966534385.post-31219640591639311032010-09-04T00:30:00.000-07:002010-09-04T00:56:14.438-07:00GIA/WIN 2010: REGIONAL DIRECTORS<div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">-</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:16;color:maroon;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></i></b><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">Western Europe</span></i></b></st1:place><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">: </span></i></b><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /> </div><p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbolfont-family:Symbol;font-size:11;" ><span style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" spt="75" preferrelative="t"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path gradientshapeok="t" extrusionok="f" connecttype="rect"></v:path><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:lock aspectratio="t" ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape style="WIDTH: 77.25pt; HEIGHT: 58.5pt" id="il_fi" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" spid="_x0000_i1025"><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\rushna\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.jpg" href="http://www.bva.fr/administration/data/contact/contact_fiche/33/medium_marty-contact10821.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11;color:#1f497d;">Christine Marty, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoTLyxRIBIewo7TxlWn1r_JROLF2HzOSl-xUSHfba1PJHubavvbuQnnHU1VMAlqkvDTkHUOLPfowoZe_2_Iy5BOZ5muyJWDg11p0tKAl5c1tjHH-bLbdAkqO7ntxhjMCBMNghgkfesGg/s1600/Christine+Marty+BVA.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 122px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 110px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512958956306661858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoTLyxRIBIewo7TxlWn1r_JROLF2HzOSl-xUSHfba1PJHubavvbuQnnHU1VMAlqkvDTkHUOLPfowoZe_2_Iy5BOZ5muyJWDg11p0tKAl5c1tjHH-bLbdAkqO7ntxhjMCBMNghgkfesGg/s320/Christine+Marty+BVA.JPG" /></a>BVA, France </span></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbolfont-family:Symbol;font-size:11;" ><span style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11;color:#1f497d;">Einar Einarson, Capacent, Island </span></p><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:6;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">-</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:16;color:maroon;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">Eastern Europe: </span></i></b></p><br /><div><br /> </div><br /><p style="TEXT-INDENT: -51.5pt; 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mso-fareast-font-family: Symbolfont-family:Symbol;font-size:11;" ><span style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><v:shape style="WIDTH: 71.25pt; HEIGHT: 68.25pt" id="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\rushna\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image007.jpg" href="http://www.arabstrategyforum.org/asf2009en/images/stories/media/img/almuntada/SpeakersResized/sami.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11;color:#1f497d;">Sami Raffoul, PARC, UAE </span><br /><br /></div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:78%;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:78%;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:78%;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:78%;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:78%;color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">-</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:16;color:maroon;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;">Asia Pacific: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj1e2m0t0oAipxA-hjrh-8XqEQGnN5Hup4uV6xpNh5k8_RSsIaNyK8AQI5EZlFddhnKeXQc4n_nQlztHeTG-5Su7Mvs0_ksRCmFd0rjFkgPYT2qS1UkEOytryjYLYwgodVp5Ivd4tzi4/s1600/I.K.Kang.JPG"></a></span></i></b></p><br /><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: DE-CH; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbolfont-family:Symbol;font-size:11;" lang="DE-CH" ><span style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><v:shape style="WIDTH: 64.5pt; HEIGHT: 90pt" id="_x0000_i1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="I K Kang"><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\rushna\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image009.jpg" href="http://www.gallup-international.com/ContentFiles/pics/kkang.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape><span style="mso-ansi-language: DA" lang="DA"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: DE-CH;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11;color:#1f497d;" lang="DE-CH" >I.K.Kang, Gallup Korea, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFIEpzPn43YfmuKtfvdyGPp-83V7DWWGWjfixIgzV-4qSbgW2WAMTngqOyDrnKeWjSdnSBnaaLvdGvC-7HHIZyagPUeM-T8oq13SKmErFtySnWyLud-6eZbitTqctzc2FQddOMWk0rB8/s1600/I.K.Kang.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 121px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512963737964404914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFIEpzPn43YfmuKtfvdyGPp-83V7DWWGWjfixIgzV-4qSbgW2WAMTngqOyDrnKeWjSdnSBnaaLvdGvC-7HHIZyagPUeM-T8oq13SKmErFtySnWyLud-6eZbitTqctzc2FQddOMWk0rB8/s200/I.K.Kang.JPG" /></a>Korea </span></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhbkn9FxdRy_GQNKMFGCDPxZJoIKXV-Ehm3-HtMXiHm4xOB7bb6hhQowVd28POxiobZcdBmZYwyXfFuIxL39AJC03HOkXPItGSDL-C9SBJvQ74H9p_hZovxO5UDi_L9QVph6lpNAUsCk/s1600/Inahiro+Suzuki.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; 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MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in" class="msolistparagraph"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;" lang="ES" >-</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;font-size:16;color:maroon;" lang="ES" ><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;font-family:Calibri;font-size:16;color:maroon;" lang="ES" >Americas:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><br /><div><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbolfont-family:Symbol;font-size:11;" ><span style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><v:shape style="WIDTH: 61.5pt; HEIGHT: 90.75pt" id="_x0000_i1031" type="#_x0000_t75" wrapcoords="-240 0 -240 21433 21600 21433 21600 0 -240 0" allowoverlap="f"><v:imagedata title="" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\rushna\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image013.png"></v:imagedata></v:shape><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11;color:#1f497d;">Laure Castelneau, IBOPE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCT6MzIToFivKCAhoM9Ewtc94uYHBpVF1Q6MQWqQBIJSebWjdaAHQ4Y3CKCSqf9g7uTLxS1jVNX5jDAGbvNlmSiloDor_MrhNaHSzmnDKu3R4Z5Yb28siq-XGPpMjNFk61xBcMrkj0OE/s1600/Laure+Castelneau.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; 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In 1981 he was the first person to r<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5C9hj9jOu7VhgQUsrtilW6u1phS0yZSNF-Q6rr4QCMQg3NpGhEiLObG5gZ1VbnlatFUvzPZn0mSXPixHTwbe6uooJl8MzQft5JHXL05ceOuRgk0yPfsBGRRFG7ryH78U4xGgRRF3uxo/s1600/Jan+Stapel.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512932336784654722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5C9hj9jOu7VhgQUsrtilW6u1phS0yZSNF-Q6rr4QCMQg3NpGhEiLObG5gZ1VbnlatFUvzPZn0mSXPixHTwbe6uooJl8MzQft5JHXL05ceOuRgk0yPfsBGRRFG7ryH78U4xGgRRF3uxo/s320/Jan+Stapel.JPG" /></a>eceive the WAPOR Helen <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Dinerman Award</i> in recognition of his contribution to public opinion research. At the age of 28, he co-founded NIPO, which today is the largest research company of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Netherlands</i></st1:place></st1:country-region>. Driven by personal interest and entrepreneurial flair, Jan played a key role in introducing political polling to the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Netherlands</i></st1:place></st1:country-region>. NIPO became a publicly well known company, the icon for market research by free publicity.</span> <div><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Jan Stapel</i> was active in the development of research methodology and introduced the Staple scale. He also received an honorary doctorate from the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">University</i></st1:placetype><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> of <st1:placename st="on">Amsterdam</st1:placename></i></st1:place>.</span></p></div>Expert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313482645966534385.post-26764064202076742752010-06-16T02:53:00.001-07:002010-06-16T02:55:13.673-07:00Jean-Marc Leger<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tMdODENFFuIl3alo2AvKMsiqoFBMdBpKynhd3rGCljEO80TGHYAFizDRCTIxhdbiQh5Q0qMfXRsyWxLsvx9kavTfcfLsZLqKLXIkwVOynar7PwtTmZaXuIuLCsC20U1pMFGp5Fi0Whk/s1600/3-3-3-1-NT3aJMLeger_jpg-495947.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 159px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 184px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483307642226229330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tMdODENFFuIl3alo2AvKMsiqoFBMdBpKynhd3rGCljEO80TGHYAFizDRCTIxhdbiQh5Q0qMfXRsyWxLsvx9kavTfcfLsZLqKLXIkwVOynar7PwtTmZaXuIuLCsC20U1pMFGp5Fi0Whk/s320/3-3-3-1-NT3aJMLeger_jpg-495947.jpg" /></a>Jean-Marc Léger</span></i></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"> was President of the Board of Directors of the second largest university in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, UQAM, as well as the Publicité Club de Montréal, and is currently member of the Board of Governors for the Board of Trade. He is also member of the Raoul-Dandurand Chair of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies at UQAM, a research institute monitoring the <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> and member of the Chair of American Studies at the Université de Montréal. Mr. Léger has been on the Board of Directors of the Gallup International Association 2005 – 2006.He is currently the president of the Leger Marketing survey and marketing research firm. Jean-Marc Léger is considered by Commerce magazine as one of the four most promising young leaders in the Canadian business world today.</span>Expert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313482645966534385.post-61307503970161754872010-06-16T02:51:00.001-07:002010-06-16T02:53:37.160-07:00Tony Cowling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4dhARQ9KZ_pDtBwmsMQNcmFOE8YLKmeFjd58uOUbc9y6PwsBkvNn_GFgzwwOX1i2NCsZg6n4SzNkN9fNA8LDNPxKdAwX7i2e2ml3CaW1qxAiZloNHIxNPoDiPSHXn2a8HbfI0fMLP_I/s1600/Tony+Cowling.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 220px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483307151492817218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4dhARQ9KZ_pDtBwmsMQNcmFOE8YLKmeFjd58uOUbc9y6PwsBkvNn_GFgzwwOX1i2NCsZg6n4SzNkN9fNA8LDNPxKdAwX7i2e2ml3CaW1qxAiZloNHIxNPoDiPSHXn2a8HbfI0fMLP_I/s320/Tony+Cowling.jpg" /></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Tony Cowling’s</i></b> career has spanned five decades, during which time he has helped to define and raise the professional standards and integrity of market research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For many years he was an active member of the MRS Professional Standards Committee, helping to upgrade the Code of Conduct and guidelines on best practice. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">During the 1970’s, Cowling was instrumental in helping build the Association of Market Survey Organisations (AMSO).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Since then, he has spent considerable time representing market research to both Government and other marketing sectors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He was particularly influential in defending and promoting the industry’s interest in relation to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> legislation on data protection in 1984.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>More recently, Tony Cowling has devoted a considerable amount of time and energy to building the ‘Voice of the People’ project around the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This project conducted by Gallup International Association. ver the past few years he has devoted increasing amounts of his time to working with Gallup International Association and the World Economic Forum (WEF) to make world leaders increasingly aware of the views of the people of the world on such issues. He is currently the president and special advisor at TNS.</span></p>Expert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313482645966534385.post-2365733836013077242010-06-16T02:49:00.000-07:002010-06-16T02:51:15.118-07:00Theo Hess<span style="font-family:Georgia;"><strong><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCJ7L7ayTlyv-SW0KjKxH6GBZUFXBYTwyQitISWuRC0Vo61g5S_OGyshyMEHI-vmcZlYNQs27clHgYehbQ4UUkqXEcNaY6WuDI7z0V1_Khb4B6lzgYu1eFPwM83tP46F2fQbkQ94q1gs/s1600/Theo+Hess.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 121px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483306676159442194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCJ7L7ayTlyv-SW0KjKxH6GBZUFXBYTwyQitISWuRC0Vo61g5S_OGyshyMEHI-vmcZlYNQs27clHgYehbQ4UUkqXEcNaY6WuDI7z0V1_Khb4B6lzgYu1eFPwM83tP46F2fQbkQ94q1gs/s320/Theo+Hess.jpg" /></a>Theo Hess</em></strong> studied economics at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Amsterdam</st1:placename></st1:place> from 1960- 1966. He later taught at the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Haarlem</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>. He was the Managing Director of NIPO for twenty years. He became the president of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Gallup</st1:place></st1:city> in May 1999 and remained in this position till January 2002. He is currently an adviser at Quint Result onderzoek en advies.</span>Expert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313482645966534385.post-87043667348476876342010-06-16T02:45:00.000-07:002010-06-16T02:48:55.698-07:00Leila Lotti<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><strong><em>Leila Lotti</em></strong> has been a manager, research director, deputy managing director and, fro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinel5m8YGsRRHcbRGWNEO-Vsit3-Wxb3d7iPn8l9PimPDv1UyvjMTp3-TpxwL4-Xv1-zkvLqE0cb_ojVJjL3UC-mHH3r68WdsBnXliYelHyz58YUD81HaG42viXHYSe-lEzHW-JS_cXgA/s1600/leilaLotti.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 127px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483305870558732514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinel5m8YGsRRHcbRGWNEO-Vsit3-Wxb3d7iPn8l9PimPDv1UyvjMTp3-TpxwL4-Xv1-zkvLqE0cb_ojVJjL3UC-mHH3r68WdsBnXliYelHyz58YUD81HaG42viXHYSe-lEzHW-JS_cXgA/s320/leilaLotti.jpg" /></a>m 1989 to 2001, managing director of Finnish Gallup. She is now a director of TNS Gallup Oy. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Although interested in social and opinion research, her career has been in market research. She was a driving force behind the launch of several international research services in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Finland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. She has also, together with her colleagues, made important contributions to establishing market research in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. In 1989, Finnish Gallup became the first western research agency in the <st1:place st="on">Soviet Union</st1:place>. Later on, Finnish Gallup was also first in <st1:country-region st="on">Russia</st1:country-region> and the <st1:place st="on">Baltic states</st1:place>.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Leila Lotti was chairman of Gallup International from 1993 to 2001, and has been an active chairman of many marketing organisations. She has written four books about market research for students in business schools and universities. And she has recently been elected Chairman of Alfred Kordelin`s Foundation, a major Finnish culture and science foundation.</span></p>Expert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313482645966534385.post-3017022619038576722010-06-16T02:38:00.000-07:002010-06-16T02:56:22.285-07:00Dr. George H Gallup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8V_eykW_3aBradwSXs6tQCyzg_lTUOlWhV9ilxkb91iTJ2CggHg3MPH1WChElMvISpTifzsk2DuIcZIxkr9RXn3NdcTvxylGr6c0dlItGvNGiLnhR__9ju100YOnCNI6vWtPWOG63WU/s1600/Gallup+2.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483305049339761186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8V_eykW_3aBradwSXs6tQCyzg_lTUOlWhV9ilxkb91iTJ2CggHg3MPH1WChElMvISpTifzsk2DuIcZIxkr9RXn3NdcTvxylGr6c0dlItGvNGiLnhR__9ju100YOnCNI6vWtPWOG63WU/s320/Gallup+2.JPG" /></a> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;font-family:Georgia;" lang="EN" >George Horace Gallup</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;font-family:Georgia;" lang="EN" > (November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an Am<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNOXNW6DUz1BYCK1XABvyyzILEHlciKVAYjlM3rvPit43gD039KZcXCT0mPXuO_WAUy-MQ0wrYMtgzL1ImRjOAaz_71v1o1YcZ07kDYCpPPefTRcgy2nRao0C5e1TggjvZimpREo0Adw/s1600/Gallup+1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 233px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483304250126136002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNOXNW6DUz1BYCK1XABvyyzILEHlciKVAYjlM3rvPit43gD039KZcXCT0mPXuO_WAUy-MQ0wrYMtgzL1ImRjOAaz_71v1o1YcZ07kDYCpPPefTRcgy2nRao0C5e1TggjvZimpREo0Adw/s320/Gallup+1.JPG" /></a>erican pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Gallup</st1:place></st1:city> poll. <st1:city st="on">Gallup</st1:city> is a graduate of The Lawrenceville School and the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Iowa</st1:placename></st1:place>. He earned his B.A. in 1923, his M.A. in 1925 and his Ph.D. in 1928. </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#252626;">In the early 1930s, Dr. Gallup was a vice-president of Young & Rubicam in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:city>, and he was the first market research director of an advertising agency. He founded the Gallup Organization in 1935. In addition to his contributions to opinion polling, Dr. Gallup originated many of the basic methodologies and technical procedures us<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOd7AO5HEd_Zuf-0fC0GxK223q3bd3Z66clKoTTLBFNMNUn5xqAt6K9rgIa-YRMoZZZ_wq303qs1bhGSX4m6Yxi_SeSrvoxtSrtnE0fjXxAalDrE0cVc3xAmq0uOVQG2ZPPD3Ho-sQOk/s1600/Gallup+2.JPG"></a>ed today in marketing, advertising, and media and audience research. Dr. Gallup's initial breakthrough occurred in 1936, when he correctly predicted that Franklin Roosevelt would defeat Alfred Landon for the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> presidency</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;font-family:Georgia;" lang="EN" ><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 555px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483304887690574226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DcRUZo0oY0V9JHOb_4-C-HddWghgTygyP46Cm4kPbZqSU8HU493bwM7U6xOJsqS5PSF3QmCrXWfwWL5dDdJxrUMUTFyLVnf21jUnzgVr0wv2Kl1W-KQ_LM87NUJ7HTR4vz4a9aEkHt4/s320/Gallup+3.JPG" /> <div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Expert Group on Social & Opinion Researchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505765618359076183noreply@blogger.com0