SAPOR 45th Annual Conference
November 5th – 7th 2026
Conference held at Frontier RTP
Learn about Frontier RTP
Located at 800 Park Offices Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Over the past several years, our SAPOR Executive committee has remained committed to our mission of education and networking within the research community. We are committed to delivering another great event for 2026, so please save the dates of November 5th – 6th, 2026, for our annual event, which will be held in person at Frontier RTP. The Annual Conference is an excellent opportunity for individuals in the research community to engage and learn from fellow researchers from across our region, which stretches from Virginia to Texas.
SAPOR is accepting abstracts of up to 350 words until October 11th 2026. Those interested in presenting at SAPOR can submit electronically via our website at: https://www.sapor.us/submissions/
Hotel Information —
If you are visiting the conference from out of town, our group does not have a large enough group to get a block of rooms. Please check with the hotels below for availability options.
Comfort Suites Raleigh Durham Airport/Research Triangle Park
Homewood Suites by Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at RTP
Wingate by Wyndham Raleigh Durham/Airport
Please feel free to contact the Conference Chair (conferencechair@sapor.us), with any questions you may have about the conference or the submission process. We look forward to hearing about your work, exchanging ideas, and learning and growing together at the 45th annual conference this year!
Past Conference Participants —
| Abt Global | Nielsen Media Research |
| Black Rock City Census | Noor Workforce Solutions |
| Centers for Disease Control | North Carolina – Dept of Health and Human Services |
| Central Piedmont Community College | North Carolina State University – University Planning & Analysis |
| Chapman University | North Carolina State University |
| Children’s Hospital Boston | Northwestern University |
| Clearview Polling Research | NPC, Inc |
| Cornell Survey Research Institute | Oracle Life Sciences |
| Council of Profession – Associations on Federal Statistics (CPAFS) |
Old Dominion University |
| D3 Systems | Qualtrics |
| DocuSource | ReconMR |
| Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology | Rice University |
| Duke University | RTI International |
| Dynata | Saint Louis University – School of Public Health |
| East Carolina University – Center for Survey Research | Schaefer Center for Public Policy |
| East Tennessee State University | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. |
| Elon University | South Carolina – Dept of Health and Environmental Control |
| Every Answer | Televergence |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Texas A&M University |
| Federal Statistics (CPAFS) | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Generation1.ca | U.S. Census Bureau |
| George Mason University | University of Cincinnati |
| GfK Custom Research LLC | University of Colorado |
| GlobalVision Insight Services | University of Connecticut |
| Greene Resources | University of Denver |
| Harvard University | University of GeorgiaUniversity of New Hampshire |
| High Point University | University of New Hampshire |
| ICF | University of North Carolina – Odum Institute |
| InterMedia Survey Institute | University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |
| Ipsos | University of Virginia |
| Issues and Answers | University of West Virginia |
| M/A/R/C Research | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| Marketing Systems Group | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Mecklenburg County Health Department | VOXCO |
| Meredith College | Walden University |
| Michigan Program for Survey and Data Science | Westat |
| Murray State University | Winthrop University – Social Behavioral Research Lab |