Amsterdam

September 2011
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The FIFTH Congress will be held in
Bogota (Colombia) in September 2012.
It will be held with the support of the
Universidad Externado de Colombia
In May 2011 the FOURTH Congress was
held in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) with the
main theme focused on Public Opinion,
Democracy and New Technologies.
It was held with the support of the
Federal University of Minas Gerais and
the Department of Political Science of
the School of Philosophy and Human
Sciences.

In April 2007 the FIRST WAPOR Latin
American Congress was held in Colonia del
Sacramento (Uruguay).
About 150 researchers from 10 Latin
American countries participated, showing
the emergence of a professional Latin
American community.

In October 2008, the SECOND Congress
was held in Lima (Peru) organized by the
Catholic University of Lima. Several well-
known Latin American researchers once
again participated.


The Colonia experience is alive with the
publication of the book Opinin pblica:
una mirada desde Amrica Latina, (Emec,
2009) comprising a selection of the papers
presented at the Congress.
The book includes 28 papers by renowned
researchers and consultants and covers the
main problematics linked to opinion
studies.

The THIRD Congress took place in
Queretaro (Mexico) in April 2010 .
At this congress, under the auspices of the
Catterberg family, the Edgardo Catterberg
prize was awarded to the best paper
presented at each of the WAPOR Latin
American Congresses.


WAPOR in Latin America
April
2007
October
2008
May
2009
April
2010
May
2011
September
2012
In late 2009 a group of Argentine and Uruguayan researchers met in Buenos
Aires with the aim to found a nonprofit association that implements the WAPOR
objectives at the regional level.

Founding members
Csar Aguiar, Sara Barrn Lpez, Mara Braun, Agustn Canzani, Marita Carballo, Gabriela Catterberg,
Constanza Cilley, Fabin Echegaray, Guzmn Elola, Carlos Gervasoni, Luis Eduardo Gonzlez, Luciana
Grandi, Sebastin Halpern, Gonzalo Kmaid, Paula Magarios, Manuel Mora y Araujo, Mnica Petracci,
Juan Piovani, Helena Rovner, Ignacio Zuasnbar, Ricardo Hermelo, Eduardo Fidanza, Santiago Rossi.



The procedure to grant WAPOR Latin America Buenos Aires H.Q. its legal status as a CIVIL NONPROFIT
ASSOCIATION is in progress.
It is expected to be completed in early 2012.
WAPOR Latin America, Buenos Aires H.Q.

PO Book
Opinin Pblica, una mirada desde
Amrica Latina
Compiled by Mara Braun and Cecilia
Straw

Activities
fostered by
WAPOR
Latin America,
2009 - 2011
Presentations
*The book was presented at several meetings held
at the following institutions : Torcuato Di Tella
University (Buenos Aires); Diego Portales
University (Santiago de Chile); Argentine Society of
Political Analysis (Cordoba, Argentina)
*We took advantage of each occasion to present
WAPOR Latin America and explain the new
activities that are underway in the region.

Seminars
*WAPOR Buenos Aires, the University of
Montevideo, the University of the Republic and the
Catholic University of Uruguay organized a
roundtable on the role of surveys during electoral
campaigns.

Survey
In May 2010 we conducted a survey between 140
latin american Public Opinion professionals and
academics, with the objective of studying the
situation of the profession and get to know the
critics it receives

LAPO Journal
*In July 2010 issue zero of the Latin American
Public Opinion Journal (Revista Latinoamericana
de Opinin Pblica) was published, financed by the
founding members.
*We are currently launching Issue 1, which is
available in print and online. A call has been sent
out for papers for future issues planned for 2012.
* Characteristics: 2 yearly issues // Dossiers based
in different subjects. I.e. Democracy, Public
Opinion and new technologies// Printed and also
online version at
http://editorialteseo.com/archives/3686 // Print on
demand system // Available at Amazon (soon)


Other projects to develop
*Online training
*Database
Buenos Aires Congress 2015

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