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Indians put on show in scrimmage
By AUSTIN COLBERT
If it looked like the players were showing off at times, they probably were.
After all, that's largely the reason for Hays High School's Maroon and Gold Kickoff Classic on Friday at Lewis Field Stadium.
"It's kind of for the parents to let them see their sons out here being part of the team," Hays High football coach Ryan Cornelsen said.
The football team's scrimmage was the capstone of a full evening of events dedicated to the fall sports programs at Hays High on the Fort Hays State University campus.
While no scores were kept and it looked more like a team running drills in practice than a true scrimmage, there were many aspects of the night important for the players as they get ready for their season opener on Friday against Junction City.
"It's always good to get in front of the crowd and get a game-type atmosphere," junior quarterback Alex Delton said. "Out here everything is full speed. Just good to finally get out here against the defense, throwing blitzes at us.
"We needed this."
And if Delton wanted to add a few highlight-reel plays to his growing resume, then mission accomplished.
It didn't take long for Delton to start dazzling the crowd, the first highlight being an 80-yard touchdown pass to junior wideout Hayden Kreutzer, allowing Delton to show off his arm strength in the Indians new-look offense.
"It's completely different from what we've been doing in the previous years," Kreutzer said. "We've thrown in a whole bunch of stuff we didn't have last year and our receivers are starting to learn that really quick."
This year's offense is based more on the spread and passing the football than previous Cornelsen offenses. The reason for the change is mostly to accommodate the team's individual talents, especially that of Delton.
Delton has received a lot of national attention this summer for both his speed and passing ability, and was recently given a 4 out of 5 star ranking by Rivals.com and named to its Top 250 players list for the class of 2015.
And after watching Delton blow by defenders for a touchdown run nearly the length of the field on Friday, it was easy to see why.
"It's amazing," Kreutzer said of having Delton at quarterback. "If you have a bad quarterback back there you have to worry about the throw. Instead you know the throw is going to be there. Your job is to catch the ball and score the touchdown."
Delton had a second touchdown pass, this time to senior Kord Albers late in the scrimmage, which finished off his night.
"We had a few incompletions -- a bunch of things we need to work on -- but in all it was a pretty good day," Delton said. "Tonight we showed that we have potential to be the best team in the state. We just have to keep working."
Junior running back Adam Klaus was responsible for a 10-yard touchdown run to open the scrimmage, which ended with a big play from the special teams when senior kicker Lane Clark showed off his leg by drilling a 50-yard field goal through the uprights.
Now the focus turns toward Friday's game against Junction City, a team Hays High lost to 44-43 in overtime in last season's opener.
"It's getting better," Cornelsen said of his team's progress. "We got a lot of things to work on. Now it's time to start executing and try to get better and be ready for game one."


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Both Corporate Agency and Client members can add designated members at an additional fee per member. Designated members recieve the usual ESOMAR membership benefits. Details of which can be found in the ESOMAR membership section.
The introduction of Corporate Membership will not affect individual members at all. Existing members will continue to have the same benefits and rights as before.
No, the benefits and obligations of individual members will remain the same.
No. Current members can choose to remain as an individual member and retain full member benefits, without their company having to become a corporate member.
The ESOMAR Individual Member Mark can only be used on a corporate website when the individual member's name and profile are linked and visible. Therefore, if your company is not a corporate member, you can only use the Individual Member Mark to identify a single person as an ESOMAR member and not the company.
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When a company becomes an ESOMAR corporate member, the organisation agrees to respect and abide by the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research.
In an organisation with an individual member only that member has agreed to abide by the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research and not the company as a whole.
Only corporate members can use the Corporate Member Mark.
Individual membership will continue as usual. Current members may choose to keep their status to enjoy full regular membership benefits, regardless of whether their company is a corporate member.
Corporate individual members (key members and designated members) are part of the company's Corporate Membership package. A key member by definition is also a regular individual member and entitled to all membership benefits, they are also required to represent the headquarters or a country. Designated members are only eligible for specific benefits as assigned under the corporate package.
A corporate individual member has the same voting and representation rights as a regular individual member and benefits from most of the member discounts (including discounts for events and publications).
All members under the corporate scheme may use the Corporate Member Mark. Only key members have the right to use the Individual Member Mark as well.
This will be closely monitored and controlled by ESOMAR.
Since the commitment to the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research of Corporate Membership is taken at a corporate level, corporate individual members are able to use and display the Corporate Member Mark in combination with Individual Member Mark.
Regular individual members can continue to use the Individual Member Mark and their Individual Membership Certificate to show their commitment to the code and quality research.
Corporate individual members are subject to the Corporate Membership disciplinary rules. However, ESOMAR reserves the right to initiate disciplinary proceedings concerning a breach of the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research by a corporate individual member.
No. Young Professional & Graduate members do not have voting rights.
All other regular individual members, corporate members and the individual members within the Corporate Membership scheme (key member and designated member) will have one vote following the "one member, one vote" principle.
No. Only regular individual members are eligible to be elected to the ESOMAR Council.
No. ESOMAR working groups are formed by invitation only and at ESOMAR's discretion. Membership is not required.
Yes, ESOMAR will continue to defend the interests of all research practioners through our active participation in protecting the legislative interests of the industry as well as through our events and publications platforms.
No. The inclusion of Corporate Membership benefits large and small agencies as well as individual professionals. Having a more inclusive membership ensures access to a much wider range of opinions and views, and will provide for a much more comprehensive outlook on the industry –significantly strengthening our industry voice.
This will better facilitate ESOMAR's mission to encourage, advance and elevate market research worldwide and benefit the industry as a whole.
Corporate Membership can only be applied for by the corporate headquarters and requires a corporate signatory willing to undersign the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research and ESOMAR Disciplinary Procedures on behalf of the organisation. To obtain information on applying please contact ESOMAR Members Services at email@example.com.
Should you be interested in becoming corporate member, please contact your corporate headquarters for more information on your company's policies for ESOMAR Corporate Membership.
The Corporate Agency Membership package includes 1 company listing in the ESOMAR Directory of Research for the corporate headquarters. Multi-country listings for other offices can be purchased at an additional price.
Corporate Membership applications will be processed within 2-3 weeks from the application submission date and once payment has been received by ESOMAR.
To apply for Corporate Membership, you will be asked to provide your organisation name and it's headquarter details, Signatory, and details of a person in the corporate headquarters who shall act as the global point of contact for facilitating Corporate Membership matters.
For more information on required application information, please contact ESOMAR Membership Services at firstname.lastname@example.com.
A key member application requires the same personal and professional details as a regular membership application. This also includes a professional reference to support the application. The process generally takes around 2-3 weeks for approval.
Corporate Membership is valid for 1 calendar year, from 1 January until 31 December.
The HQ key member will receive a reminder message for renewal in October/November of each year outlining the current membership status and overview. If there's no change, then the Corporate Membership will automatically be renewed, unless otherwise indicated by the HQ key member.
For a resignation to take effect, the HQ Key member must contact ESOMAR Membership Services at email@example.com in writing no later than 3-months from the date of renewal. This notice period is non-negotiable.
Corporate Membership is company-based membership. All memberships under the corporate scheme within the company can be terminated once the organisation ceases to be a corporate member. However both key and designated members can transfer to individual ESOMAR memberships under the standard rules. We recommend discussing your options with our membership team at email@example.com
Corporate Membership requires that a Signatory undersigns the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research and ESOMAR Disciplinary Procedures on behalf of the global organisation, As the Signatory was the legal representative of the company at the time of signing of the contract; the company obligations still remain. A new Signatory should however be appointed to fill the vacant position and ESOMAR should be notified of this replacement in writing.
A Key Member is required in the corporate headquarters and on a country level, to serve as the formal point of contact to facilitate Corporate Membership. Therefore, if the current Key Member resigns or leaves the company, the organisation is required to assign another person as the Key Member. If the person is not an existing ESOMAR individual member, then he/she must follow the normal application procedure for regular individual membership to become the Key Member.
Designated Member status is only transferable at the end of a calendar year or when the designated person leaves the company or is deceased.
Your company listing in the ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations can be managed with the account details provided to your assigned contact person.
Your corporate headquarter listing in the corporate members search will be managed by your HQ Key Member in ESOMAR's members-only section, MyESOMAR.
An overview of your company's Corporate Membership benefits can be accessed under your organisation's corporate page in the ESOMAR members-only section, MyESOMAR.
Upon approval of your Corporate Membership application, the Signatory and HQ Key Member will receive the account details from ESOMAR Member Services.
Your Corporate Membership certificate is accessible for download in the ESOMAR members-only section, MyESOMAR.
For agency-side companies, the cost of Corporate Membership depends on the size of your organisation, which is based on the number of Full-Time Employees (FTE) globally and on the number of countries your organisation is operating in.
For client-side companies, a fixed fee applied.
You can request a detailed overview by filling in the Corporate Membership request for information form on membership section of our website.
No. For Corporate Agency members, the invoice will consist of the base fee for Corporate Membership and the fee for the additional countries registered in addition to the corporate headquarters. The invoice will include costs associated with the HQ key Member, Country Key Member(s), and corporate headquarter listing in the ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations.
For Corporate Client member, the invoice will contain the fee for Corporate Membership, including the HQ key Member.
Both Corporate Agency and Corporate Client members will have their invoices for Designated Member(s) sent to the respective Key Member(s).
The invoices for any additional company listing(s) in the ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations will be sent to the assigned contact person for administrative matters.
Yes, VAT can be charged on Corporate Membership invoices.
The ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations is purely members-only benefit. This means that only companies with at least one ESOMAR member in the listed branch can purchase a company listing in the ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations. A company without an ESOMAR member is not eligible for a listing.
As only companies with a member are eligible to a listing in the ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations, we kindly ask you to recruit a new member amongst your team. Please submit an application online. If one of the members listed on your Directory entry is leaving/ has left the company, please login to MyDIRECTORY to update your listing and inform us at email@example.com.
When your company applied for their listing in our Directory of Research Organisations, they assigned a directory contact to maintain your company listing. To login to this account, please go to My DIRECTORY and provide the email address and password of your directory contact. If you have forgotten the password for your company account, please go to My DIRECTORY, enter in the directory contact's email address and click "Send Me My Password". You will then receive your password via the contact's email. Please be sure to personalise your password after you login.
Your account information in the directory can be updated online after login. Please note that after submitting an update, ESOMAR will review and validate the changes, which could take up to 48 hours. During this review period it is not possible to update your details again.
Have further questions? Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
If you have forgotten your password, please visit the Directory Sing-in page and click on "Forgot your password?" next to the Sing in button. You will receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password within a few minutes.
If you have forgotten your login email, please send an email to email@example.com and we will provide you with the login details within 24 hours.
Any update requires validation by ESOMAR; please allow 1-2 working days for the changes to take effect.
Your update requires validation by ESOMAR, please allow 1-2 working days for the changes to take effect. Once the changes are transferred to the website you will be able to update your listing again.
The Directory is an online tool only; since 2008 the print version of the Directory is not available anymore.
The ESOMAR Directory of Research is a searchable online resources, allowing users to search 4,900 ESOMAR members, 186 local associations and 1,600 research agencies and organisations worldwide.
The Directory of Research Organisations enables research buyers to find research companies across the globe with the reassurance that all companies listed have an ESOMAR member who has undersigned to abide by the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research.
The Directory of Research Organisations can also be used to make enquiries about a research project or a company's services.
The ESOMAR Directory of Research is used by buyers of market research services. ESOMAR attracts marketers and market research professionals who are actively seeking assistance from outside vendors. Providing them with the perfect resource in their search for research partners from all around the world.
Every month, over 30,000 unique visitors search the ESOMAR Directory with an average of 190,000 company listings viewed per month.
The ESOMAR Directory of Research also provides details of ESOMAR members, representatives and associations.
The ESOMAR Directory of Research is used by buyers of market research services. It can also be used to search for ESOMAR members and representatives and local market research associations.
ESOMAR attracts marketers and market research professionals who are actively seeking assistance from outside vendors. Providing them with the perfect resource in their search for research partners from all around the world.
In the search of organisations, market research companies and companies that offer services to market research companies. From global providers to independent consultants, companies of all sizes and specialisations advertise their expertise in the directory. The ESOMAR Directory of Research includes full service companies, quantitative and qualitative research specialists, focus group facilities, field services and data collection companies, moderators, online research specialists, mystery shopping providers, and publishers of syndicated research.
If you want to specifically search for a company that offers a certain research solution or specialisation, you can use our advanced search on the research organisation search.
Here you can segment your search with the following criteria:
• Location• Research solution• Type of company• Market sectors• Services offered
The ESOMAR Directory provides you with the tools to find your perfect research partner.
All companies listed in the search for organisations have at least one ESOMAR member in their office that has signed to abide by the ethical guidelines in the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research.
In a case where an individual member has been found to breach the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research, the possible sanctions range from a private warning to expulsion from ESOMAR membership and publication of the sanction imposed.
For more information, see the section Knowledge and Standards.
Inclusion in the online members search and the search for research organisations in the ESOMAR Directory of Research is an ESOMAR member benefit. However, to be included in the directory search you must have first purchased a directory listing. You can find more information on directory purchasing options on the List Your Company page.
ESOMAR Corporate Membershipincludes a standard listing for your company headquarters and also offers a reduced rate for additional branch office listings. For more information on how to become a Corporate Member, please visit www.esomar.org/membership
A sponsored listing allows for your company directory listing to always appear above the competition at the top of search results.
Your company can be listed either at the top of a specific country or research solution search.
Your sponsored listing will appear at the top of a country results page based on whether your company is a) located in that country or b) solely performs research in that market.
Subject to the ESOMAR Directory of Research rules and regulations, for a company to obtain and maintain a Directory listing, the company must have a physical presence in a country. Postbox and/or telephone number are not sufficient. Each office listed in the Directory of Research needs to be a registered office of the company, occupied by at least one full-time member of staff.
Upon registration or in case the legitimacy of a company listed or applying for a listing in ESOMAR's Directory of Research is being questioned, the company must provide proof by demonstrating that:
• The company is a registered business entity in the country where its office listed in the Directory of Research has a physical presence as iterated above (eg. through company registration, tax return or other similar document).• There is a permanent office located in the aforementioned country, so that mail sent to that address would find an office (demonstrated through registration, utility bill or similar).• There must be at least one employee with a fixed address in that country (eg. demonstrated through a proof of residency or other similar document).
ESOMAR runs a number of thematic and regional conferences throughout the year. ESOMAR also runs webinars, workshops and local meetings around the world. Further details can be found on our events pages.
Congress is ESOMAR's annual flagship event and is the global gathering of market research, marketing and advertising decision makers. During the Congress, ESOMAR offers exclusive content, dynamic presentations, satellite events, a lively social programme and one of the largest MR industry exhibitions.
Usually a two-day event, an ESOMAR conference gathers international experts to share innovative and thought provoking content in specific areas of research at a global and regional level. Further details of this year's events can be found on our events pages.
A webinar is a one-hour online presentation featuring a specific research topic and concluding with a live Q&A. An archive of our past webinars is open to all ESOMAR members and can be accessed in MyESOMAR. Further details of this year's webinars can be found on our events pages.
Workshops are small interactive sessions run by one or two senior experts in a research field. Workshops concentrate on the "how to" of a specific subject and usually cover one or two days of intense learning in an interactive and informal atmosphere. Further details of this year's workshops can be found on our events pages.
Through the introduction of our "ESOMAR - BEST OF" series in 2010, we are now bringing speakers from our global ESOMAR conferences to local activities to provide our members with exposure to international ideas and innovations and to network with others in the local industry. These events include local talent as well as international speakers covering everything from case studies to international successes and award winning papers. The activities are open to anyone active in market, opinion and social research industry. Further details of this year's local activities can be found on our events pages.
Everyone is welcome to attend, however ESOMAR members benefit significantly from reduced rates to attend ESOMAR events.
If you would like more information on becoming a member please visit our membership pages or contact our membership team at firstname.lastname@example.com
Yes, you can receive the members' discount once the membership fee has been paid. However, if approval is not finalised you will not be eligible for a refund of the membership fee.
You can apply for ESOMAR Individual Membership when completing the registration form for an event or you can fill in the online Individual Membership application form, which can be found in the membership section of our website.
ESOMAR also offers Corporate Membership opportunities for agencies and clients who want to take advantage of broader benefits for their company and employees on a corporate level. For more information, please visit our Corporate Membership section on our website.
Should you have any questions regarding your application or other membership benefits, please contact us at email@example.com.
ESOMAR Individual Membership and individual member(s) within Corporate Membership scheme are personal and on an individual basis only. The membership is not transferable to other colleagues in the organisation. If your company is listed in the Directory of Research Organisations, it means there is an ESOMAR member present in your company and only the individual member(s) can benefit from the reduced rates.
Each event has specific registration deadline dates which influence the pricing and the cancellation conditions. You should check the registration pages relating to that particular event, and verify the deadline dates. You can register at any time including last minute at the event venue.
Companies sending several delegates to an ESOMAR event should contact our customer service team directly at +31 20 589 7800 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange the booking.
Details of the commercial opportunities available at ESOMAR events can be found in the Commercial Opportunities section of our website or you can contact our sales team directly at email@example.com
ESOMAR issues regular calls for speakers. Papers are submitted through an online form on the relevant events pages and final selections are determined by a Programme Committee, who selects speakers through a rigourous peer review process. Further information can be found on the ESOMAR events calendar.
Alternatively, you can send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and let us know about your areas of interest and expertise. Our conference team will contact you when speaking opportunities arise that may match your preferences.
Yes, this is why ESOMAR conferences are unique, providing a tangible take-away for participants. Presentations supported by a written paper are also eligible for the annual ESOMAR best paper award. All written papers are included in the ESOMAR publications store and are made available to those who attend the event.
As speaker you will receive a special code to assist you in processing your online registration. In case you experience any trouble, please contact: email@example.com
Yes. We encourage active participation and commitment from all areas of the industry. Our Programme Committee members enable ESOMAR to continue to provide unbiased peer review, while contributing to furthering developments in their fields of expertise. If you wish to apply please contact the ESOMAR events team at email@example.com.
For each accepted paper, ESOMAR will waive one registration fee. If there is more than one speaker, it is the speakers' responsibility to decide how the fee is to be split. However, ESOMAR will waive fees (maximum of 2 registrations) for any paper presented jointly by a provider and client. A client is any individual or organisation that requests, commissions or subscribes to all or any part of a market research project as defined in the ICC/ESOMAR Code.
ESOMAR online event registration forms includes a link to Saferpay, our payment system that allows you to pay directly by credit card. Alternatively, you can register as attending the event and pay by bank transfer or pay online later upon receipt of an invoice from ESOMAR.
If you wish to cancel your event registration, you have the following options:
Should you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service team directly at +31 20 589 7800 or by email at email@example.com
Workshops are priced separately and require additional registration.
The conference registration fee includes:
The workshop registration fee includes:
If you register online, you will receive an automatic confirmation email. ESOMAR will also re-confirm your registration with accompanying invoice/receipt shortly after registering.
If you have not received your follow-up confirmation please contact our Customer Service team directly at +31 20 589 7800 or by email at email@example.com
Please check the event programme for updates and timings. ESOMAR events usually open at 09:00 and run until 17:30. We always welcome attendees to a welcome drink the evening before the event which usually starts at 19:00.
Your identity badge and delegate pack will be ready to collect at the ESOMAR registration desk at the event venue. You will receive an update email with this information a few days before the event.
Event presentations are available to all delegates a week after the conference provided an event evaluation form is completed by the delegate and the presenter has given permission to have his or her slides distributed.
ESOMAR offers a special "Young Researcher" fee to attend our global events. Additionally, as part of ESOMAR's Developing Talent initiative, university and college professors can nominate students to attend ESOMAR events for free. Students are given the opportunity to network and gain a deeper understanding of the industry by attending the sessions. More information can be found in our Developing Talent section.
ESOMAR webinars are free of charge. If you have registered but are unable to attend the webinar live session, a recording of the session will be sent to you afterwards. The Q&A of the session will also be posted on the ESOMAR LinkedIn Group where the webinar presenter(s) will post additional thoughts on the questions.
As an additional member benefit, ESOMAR members can access recordings of previous webinar sessions in MyESOMAR free of charge. If you are not an ESOMAR member, you can access the recordings only if you have registered to the webinar in advance. Login details will then be provided.
Venue and hotel information for every ESOMAR event can be found by clicking the event icon under our Events & Awards tab. Click Programme for a full overview of the event, or click Hotel & venue for information related to accommodation and event location.
Please note travel and accommodation costs are not included in the event registration fee. Every delegate is responsible for his or her own travel and accommodation expenses. ESOMAR secures hotel rooms at preferential rates, available until a few weeks before the event. To benefit from these rates, please follow the instructions included under Hotel & venue and be sure to book in advance.
Maintaining consumer trust and protecting respondent rights is central to the success of research and ESOMAR helps members to stay abreast of consumer and regulator concerns, current laws and upcoming issues. Both our members and the research sector as a whole, benefit from the Government Affairs advocacy of ESOMAR.
ESOMAR actively advocates to legislators the value and legitimate interests of market, social and opinion research and their contribution to business and society. Working with other associations, ESOMAR seeks to protect research from unintended consequences of legislation designed for other sectors. This includes, for example, producing position papers, providing updates and liaising with external stakeholders and policy decision makers in face-to-face meetings.
ESOMAR, like other associations, is monitoring data protection, privacy and other legislative issues worldwide. The messages from regulators in the EU, US and other regions are increasingly convergent. As data protection and privacy laws are being strengthened to account for globalisation and developments in technology, market researchers will increasingly need to observe new rules to avoid penalties from regulators with increased enforcement powers.
The two are very closely aligned to ensure that the latest legislative developments are taken into account in the ICC/ESOMAR International Code and in the maintenance and development of the various ESOMAR guidelines. Government Affairs work is important for both the ESOMAR Professional Standards and Legal Committees.
To raise awareness, ESOMAR provides overviews of proposed legislative changes and regulatory issues, but it is not a law firm and cannot provide legal advice on specific laws. For guidance on applying the ICC/ESOMAR International Code and ESOMAR guidelines, please go visit our Knowledge and Standards FAQ's or contact email@example.com.
Data protection and privacy laws are under intense scrutiny and discussion in many countries and on a regional level (EU, US, APAC, OECD, Council of Europe). In addition, proposals to introduce or amend laws restricting the conduct of opinion polls are also a key concern to researchers. Proposed laws relating to children and young people, or that govern copyright or access to public information, can also pose unexpected restrictions on researchers' activities and are therefore actively monitored by ESOMAR.
ESOMAR works with international experts in its Professional Standards and Legal Affairs Committees and it also consults with a wide cross-section of the market, social and opinion sector including specialist experts and leading research companies.
Furthermore, ESOMAR works with national and regional associations to strengthen and harmonise messages to legislators and to improve understanding about the impact of legal proposals on market, social and opinion research across different countries and regions.
For example, ESOMAR cooperates with EFAMRO (European Federation of Associations of Market Research Organisations) to provide a comprehensive voice for the sector towards EU policymakers, and with CASRO in the USA to provide the international perspective in messages to the FTC on issues which have global impact. ESOMAR also cooperates with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to understand the impact of global legislative proposals and to ensure that the voice of research is heard by international regulators in all global regions.
ESOMAR actively encourages the sharing of information and knowledge about legislative, regulatory and policy developments with national associations and ESOMAR Representatives to combine resources and expertise.
The Government Affairs section of the ESOMAR website publishes all latest developments about our activities. You should also sign up to receive the monthly ESOMAR e-bulletin (in the footer below).
What if my question is concerning a national issue?
If your question concerns a national issue, contact the relevant national association.
If there is no national association in your country or if your query is specific to a provision of the ESOMAR Code and guidelines then ESOMAR can provide support on code interpretation at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our position papers are available on the website by subject.
If you are a journalist, go to the ESOMAR press room or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
If you are a national association, more tailored information on global government affairs developments affecting market, social and opinion research are provided on our Associations section of our website.
For more details, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Guidelines for Use have been created to ensure that the Individual Member Mark is used properly and displayed correctly on email signatures, business cards, websites, etc..
These guidelines protect the integrity and credibility of the mark and ensure a global quality stamp for ESOMAR members.
ESOMAR Individual Membership is open to experienced and young professionals & graduate students, all over the world who value high quality research and recognise the important role it plays in helping businesses make effective decisions.
ESOMAR offers two Individual Membership tiers:
To apply for Individual Membership, please complete the online application form. You will be asked for:
For more information, please go to Membership section of the website.
Membership applications need to be supported by a reference.
Graduate & Young Professional member applicants can provide either name of a current ESOMAR member or reference letter from their (HR)manager or professor while applicants for Regular membership need to provide either name of a current ESOMAR member or reference letter from a client on original letterhead. In both cases the reference needs to be personal; not for the company. ESOMAR will contact the current member for reference before sending on the application for review.
Regular Individual Membership applications are reviewed by the national representative who might contact you for introduction and further information; Graduate & Young Professional Membership applications are reviewed by our Director General. Final approval of any membership application is only given upon receipt of payment on the membership fee and review by the council members.
ESOMAR Individual Membership is personal and on an individual basis only.
Does your company want to show its commitment to quality research on an organisational level? ESOMAR also offers Corporate Membership opportunities for agencies and clients who want to take advantage of broader benefits for their company and employees on a corporate level.
You can reset your password easily from the MyESOMAR sign in page. Click on "Forgot your password?" and you will be provided with an option to reset your password. Enter the e-mail address associated with your MyESOMAR account in the email address field, then click "Continue". We will email you a link to a page where you can easily create a new password. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive it in your regular inbox.
An Individual Membership Certificate is available for download in MyESOMAR. It is only available for regular individual members.
The Membership Certificate is valid for 12 months; a new version must be downloaded after each renewal.
Forgot your password?
The ESOMAR Individual Membership is personal and not transferable. If a colleague wishes to become a member, he/she needs to apply using the online application form on ESOMAR website.
Your own membership then still needs to be cancelled. Please send a notification per email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Login to MyESOMAR and update your profile details. The changes require validation by ESOMAR, so please allow 2-3 days for the update to take place.
The Individual Member Mark is available to all individual members who have paid their Individual Membership fee. If you are not able to download the Mark, it is possible that your membership fee has not been received. As soon as you have renewed your Membership, you will be able to download and use your personal Membership Mark. If this is not the case, there could be a technical issue.
Please contact us with any questions: Tel: + 31 20 589 7800 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please login to MyESOMAR to provide your new contact details by updating your profile, or send an email with your updated information to email@example.com. Your membership will run until the end of the 12 months term and you will then be contacted for renewal.
In case you do not wish to keep the membership, please inform ESOMAR in writing; your membership will then lapse at the end of the term.
As ESOMAR individual member, your personal statement confirms your personal commitment, and not your company, to uphold to the highest standards of professional practices as enshrined in the ICC/ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research and ESOMAR World Research Guidelines.
We do not permit unauthorised use of the ESOMAR logo. Members can however download the specially designed membership mark for use in email signatures or publications. Please note that this membership mark is only for use for the individual member and not the member's company or organisation.
Members: You can download the Individual Member Mark in MyESOMAR. Follow the steps to download your personal Membership Mark.
Non-Members: The Membership Mark is only available to and permitted for ESOMAR members. If you would like demonstrate your commitment to internationally recognised professional standards and apply for the Mark and other ESOMAR membership benefits, please click here.
The link contains the URL to your personal membership validation page on the ESOMAR website. This page displays your name, verifies your Individual Membership and personal commitment to the ICC/ESOMAR Code and ESOMAR Guidelines.
Yes. However, as ESOMAR Individual Membership is on an individual basis, it is important that when the Individual Member Mark is used on your company website; it must contain the HTML code to your personal membership validation page on ESOMAR website and that it must include the following personal statement:
As an ESOMAR Member, {your name}, complies with the ICC/ESOMAR CODE and ESOMAR WORLD RESEARCH GUIDELINES.
Three months before the expiration date of your membership, you will automatically receive an invoice for the upcoming year. Your membership will be renewed upon receipt of payment. You can arrange payment online or by bank transfer.
To access ESOMAR's secure online payment form click here. You will need to provide the following information:
If you prefer to arrange a bank transfer, please do not forget to state your invoice number as a reference and to arrange the transfer to ESOMAR using the following bank details - all details can be found directly on the invoice provided:
For membership terms please visit our statutes. Please contact us at email@example.com for any questions regarding your membership renewal. If you are experiencing problems submitting payment online, please contact email@example.com.
A member who wishes to resign must contact the ESOMAR membership team in writing before the end of their current membership anniversary date. If the ESOMAR membership team is not contacted before the anniversary date, membership will automatically be renewed for the following year and full membership fee will be invoiced. (see Statutes, article 17)
To view your anniversary date, please login to MyESOMAR. On the login page or on your membership details page you will find the expiration date of the current term.
Any former member who wishes to re-join the Society shall submit a new application and, if approved, shall be regarded as a new regular member.
Has your membership invoice been paid?
Access to member benefits in MyESOMAR is granted only to paid members, therefore if you have not settled your renewal payment your access will be limited to updating your contact details only.
To make a payment for renewal, you can use our online payment portal: https://payment.esomar.org or by bank transfer.
For any technical questions regarding your account, please contact us at email@example.com.
The Individual Membership certificate is available online at My ESOMAR. The certificate is a confirmation of ESOMAR membership for an individual, not for a company. It will be automatically updated every year after receipt of your membership renewal fee. Please make sure to download an updated version of the membership certificate after your stated expiration date.
ESOMAR Individual Membership includes a personal member listing in our online member search. Login to MyESOMAR to update your contact details and use the peer-to-peer messaging tool to connect with other ESOMAR members.
As a regular individual member, you are also entitled to a company listing in our ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations. However, an application process applies, as do additional costs starting at EUR 750 per year.
ESOMAR also offers Corporate Membership, which includes 1 company listing in ESOMAR Directory of Research Organisations as part of the package, and at reduced price of EUR 650 per year for additional company listing for branches.
ESOMAR has no mandate to act as a debt-collection agency and such issues are more appropriately resolved within a commercial and legal framework. However, if there is proof a researcher did not fulfill the terms of their contract, this could be regarded as an example of unprofessional conduct and tabled with ESOMAR's Professional Standards Committee.
Given the importance for all concerned, complaints should be pursued in a timely fashion. The Professional Standards Committee would appreciate if you could send the relevant documentation by email to email@example.com or by post to our office address.
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The ESOMAR live stream is currently only available for live viewing, unless there is special offer to include on-demand viewing, where the same login code can be used to access the video.
The ESOMAR live stream platform only accepts credit card payments. The payment system accepts all major credit cards. No invoices will be issued for later payments.
The ESOMAR Live stream registration requires an individual email for sending a registration confirmation and a unique login code. Therefore, each person will need to register separately to ensure that they receive their login code.
The ESOMAR live stream player is powered by mediasite. You can preview your computer's ability to feature the live stream at http://www.sonicfoundry.com/site-requirements
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Maybe it is just me (but I think not). It is the kind of thing that everyone assumes everyone knows, but they don't. As a school-boy, at high school, the young Michael had to wear the school uniform. Nothing fancy, blazer, trousers, normal regular stuff. What I could not get my head around though was how come every ten minutes I was being told off for having my shirt hanging out? Why did it do that? I tucked it in, over and over again. I did nothing different really as compared to everyone else. How come my shirt was coming out and no-one else's did? Sadly, it was not until many years later that I learned the importance of a good belt…..
A "good belt" is also important in manufacturing. How wonderful it is today to be master of the domain, having every possible piece of information available to us in real-time with a complex analytics engine, continuously scanning and analysing the data telling us about opportunities to improve. You don't have that? Take a look at our Valor MSS Asset Management and Business Intelligence modules. It is real and here today.
Not wanting to be caught out by technology, the "C" level guys are now beginning to be very interested in all of this information from the shop floor. This information is useful for the business, providing the ability for better planning, asset management and material cost savings. It is also nice to see and demonstrate to visitors that the shop-floor is under control.
Questions start coming: Why does that machine keep stopping all the time? Why is there a build-up of WIP between these processes? Why is this machine not running anything right now? Why is my first pass yield only 50%!?! The answer to these questions can be easy for the shop-floor managers to understand. Many machines stop for material replenishment, sometimes machine capabilities restrict line balance, sometimes we hit target sooner than expected, and if the second board fails the ICT…..
There is no such understanding at the "C" level. Everything should be "green", everything "under control". No red marks, no cause for concern, unless something is actually going wrong. Guess what – the "C" level are right! It is all about the data interpretation and display. The information is the same, it is just as timely, but, it needs to be qualified in a different way to show that we are in or out of control. A routine machine stop that cannot be avoided that is part of the normal operation, does not need to catch the attention of the "C" level.
When you are planning your information systems for the "C" level, there is a lot more to think about than simple data in a database. In general, this also applies to any other people in other roles who might have access to the data. Think about the point of view of the user of the information. Doing it right allows responsible people in the organisation to do their job and contribute to a successful result. Just show everything in the same way to everyone? It confuses them. Dirty washing. Your shirt is hanging out!


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quote:Please, if at all possible, sell me on him.
quote:he had much better talent with the Dallas defense
quote:That defense he worked with last season was worse (personnel wise) than ours.
quote:Good point. If you're from Dallas, you're incredible. You have to be.
quote:Just saying, give the guy a chance and don't dismiss him because he's from Dallas. Not saying he'll be awesome because he's from Dallas either.
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Third time's the charm for Academy Award winner Kate Winslet, who exchanged Christmas bells for wedding ones when she married Ned Rocknroll in early December. According to US Weekly, Rocknroll and Winslet exchanged vows amongst family and friends in New York. The ceremony was reportedly an intimate one, including the couple of several year's closest confidants.
For most folks, the first question probably is: will Winslet soon be Kate Rocknroll on film credits? Not so fast! Unsurprisingly, Ned Rocknroll is merely an alias for the nephew of kooky British billionaire Richard Branson. You may remember the name from when Winslet and Rocknroll (real name: Abel Smith) were on Necker Island and were caught in a fire together. No one was hurt, but love did apparently rise out of the ashes of the tragedy. Like a phoenix! Or, you know, just a logical progression in a relationship after you've been together for awhile—fire or otherwise.
Winslet was previously married to director Jim Threapleton from 1998 to 2001. They have a daughter, Mia, who is 12. Winslet then tied knots with director Sam Mendes in 2003, divorcing in 2010. The two have a son named Joe, who is 9 years old. This is the second marriage for Rocknroll, who was previously attached to his former wife and British socialite Eliza Cowdray, who—to really remind us that she's British—is the daughter of a multimillionaire viscount. How very rock 'n' roll.
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