Event Summary - Qualitative Research for Policy Making 2012

Updates: Due to large number of abstracts received for QRPM2 this year, the formal acceptance date has been extended to 17 Feb 2012. Apologies for the delay.

About the conference:

The 3rd European conference on Qualitative Research for Policy Making 2012 (QRPM2012) will be held on the 24-25 May 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal. This highly interactive, cross-disciplinary conference will bring together top policy researchers and practitioners to discuss best practices for delivering and interpreting qualitative research for policy making. This event will be co-organised by the Merlien Institute and the University Institute of Lisbon.

Conference format:
The conference will consist of submitted (reviewed) presentations, invited keynotes, brainstorming workshops and interactive discussion sessions. As with all our past events, this conference will provide excellent opportunities for participants to network with peers. To submit an abstract/synopsis, please click here.

Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss best practises with experts and peers in a friendly, fun and productive networking environment. This two-day international conference includes refreshments and lunches on both days. Register now as a Super Early-Bird (ends on 1 Nov 2011) and save up to €200 on the conference rates!

Testimonials:
University of Birmingham "I am really glad I attended the QRPM conference as my perceptions as a researcher of social policy have been challenged and informed by experiences of academics, policy makers and other professions at the conference." - Carolyn Indusso, Ford Foundation Fellow, UK	Patient and Client Council "This event has been extremely useful to me both in terms of taking away new ideas and contacts, and also providing a context for me as a lone researcher in my organisation." - Avril Craig, Research Officer, UK
ICCR "The science-policy relation is a key issue for the next decade. Events like this are very important for the policy research community!" - Ronald J. Pohoryles, Chairman & Director, Austria	ARK "The QRPM conference has come at a vitally useful time for me, both in regard to my own research on European Identity and to ARK, a research access body for Northern Ireland that I help direct." - Robert L. Miller, Professor, UK