Parties Media Voters
The Political Studies Association’s Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Group Conference on the General Election organised by Ipsos MORI and Loughborough University Communication Research Centre
Emmanuel Centre, Westminster 13-14th July
This two-day conference will be the ninth in a series initiated by MORI founder Robert Worcester and Martin Harrop who co-organized the first event of its kind to reflect on the momentous General Election of 1979.
Since then the Political Studies Association’s Elections Public Opinion and Parties Group has continued to bring together representatives from the party, media and polling organisations in order to share their reflections and experiences following each subsequent campaign. This event continues the series and will feature contributions from leading and practitioners on all aspects of the election.
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Draft Programme
Day One: Monday 13th July
10am: Welcome
10.15: Parties
Reflections on the campaign from speakers including Greg Cook (Labour), Andrew Cooper (Populus), Olly Grender (LibDems), Roger Mortimore (Ipsos MORI), Kevin Pringle (SNP) and Gawain Towler (UKIP)
11.45: Break
12.00: Voters
Geoffrey Evans, Ed Fieldhouse and Jane Green (British Election Study)
1-2pm: Lunch
2pm: News Coverage
David Deacon, Emily Harmer, James Stanyer and Dominic Wring (Loughborough Communications Research Centre)
2.45pm: Journalism
Michael Crick (Channel 4 News)
Jane Martinson (Guardian)
Joe Murphy (Lobby Chair/Evening Standard)
4.00pm: Break
Post- tea session chaired by Jo Coburn, BBC
4.15 pm: Changing Media, Changing Politics
Adam Baxter (Ofcom): Major parties- the new landscape
Joanna Geary (Twitter)
5pm: The Debates
Stephen Coleman and Jay Blumler (Univ of Leeds)
Claire Emes (Ipsos MORI): The view from the living room
Ric Bailey (BBC) and Michael Jermey (ITV): The broadcasters’ view
Panel discussion and Q & A
6.30pm: Reception introduced by MORI founder Sir Robert Worcester, co-editor of the first Political Communications book in 1979
Drinks reception sponsored by Ipsos MORI
Day Two: Tuesday 14th July
10.30: Social Media
Dan Jackson and Darren Lilleker (Bournemouth University)
Martin Moore (Media Standards Trust)
Mike Smithson (PoliticalBetting.com)
12.00: Advertising
Jeremy Sinclair (M&C Saatchi)
1.00: Lunch
2.00: Polling
Mark Diffley (Ipsos MORI) : Scotland
Damian Lyons Lowe (Survation): The Campaign
Tom Mludzinski (ComRes) Constituency polls
3.00: The British Polling Council/Market Research Society Inquiry
Chair: Nick Moon, GfK NOP
Followed by Q & A with the Pollsters
Mark Diffley (Ipsos MORI), Adam Drummond/James Endersby (Opinium), Damian Lyons Lowe (Survation), Anthony Wells (YouGov), Martin Boon (ICM), Tom Mludzinski (ComRes)
4.00pm: Tea/Coffee