The IFD&TC conference provides an informal forum for communication between field directors, field technology programmers, and survey management personnel from around the world. We invite you to meet our Director of Survey Research and Operations, Heather M. Morrison, M.A., along with DIR’s team of survey researchers and technical leaders as they present on the lessons learned while pursuing a federal Authority to Operate (ATO) as a small business, discuss the challenges of staffing data collection studies that require security clearances, and explore effective outreach methods for engaging SES youth.

Session 4C: Security & Compliance – Presentation

Small but Secure: Lessons from pursuing a federal Authority to Operate (ATO) as a small business.

Monday, April 22, 2024

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Jose Gonzalez, Heather Morrison

Session 7B: Field: Security Clearances – Panel Discussion

The Clearance Conundrum: Challenges and lessons learned in staffing data collectors with security clearances.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Heather Morrison, DIR (moderator); Tiffany Benefield, DIR; Angela Herrmann, NORC; and Nathan Ryan, RTI International

Session 8B: Targeted Populations: Youth – Presentation

Tried and True: Effectiveness of hardcopy outreach in engaging lower SES youth

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Jacquelyn George, (presenter) Heather Morrison, Briana Woodley

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