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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