MRS Brings Best of Conference to Edinburgh
July 27 2005
No need for post-festival blues: the UK's MRS is bringing the pick of the speakers from its annual conference to Edinburgh in October. Those treading the boards will cover a range of topics from teenagers to police to decision-making.
The Best of Research 2005 conference, taking place in Edinburgh on 11 and 12 October, includes the following contributions from presenters shortlisted for the Research 2005 awards.
- Simon Blyth from CMI Oral Care GIC, Unilever Italia and Simon Roberts, Research Director at Ideas Bazaar, present 'Re-thinking market research' (nominated for Best Newcomer and Best New Thinking awards).
- Fiona Blades, Planning Director at Claydon Heeley Jones Mason, and Stephen Phillips, Managing Partner at Spring Research, present 'Decision Watch: Investigating the decision-making crime scene' (nominated for Best New Thinking award).
- Jo Butcher, MR Manager for ENCAMS, and Simon Strutt, Managing Partner at The Marketing Works, present 'Research that drove the metamorphosis of a public sector organisation' (nominated for Best Presented Paper award).
- John Kearon, Chief Executive of Brainjuicer, presents 'Re-engineering quantitative research to access the wisdom of crowds' (nominated for Best New Thinking award).
- Martyn Richards, Director at OPERA Research, presents 'The teen brain: whats going on in there?' (nominated for Best Presented Paper and Best Paper awards).
In addition, the following speakers who delivered papers of specific interest to Scottish delegates have been invited to present.
- Sue Granville, Director, and Diarmid Campbell-Jack, Research Manager, at George Street Research, plus Tom Lamplugh, Transport and Planning Research for the Scottish Executive, present 'Prevention, perception and policing'.
- Roddy Glen, an independent consultant based in Edinburgh, presents 'No more talking to the hand'.
Andy Dexter, CEO of Incepta Marketing Intelligence, and Research 2005 conference chair commented: 'The shortlist for the Research 2005 awards encapsulates what is best about our industry - exciting new methodologies, challenging concepts and the application of cutting-edge solutions for our clients. Delegates at The Best of Research 2005 have a real treat in store.'
The winners of the awards will be announced at the Research Excellence & Effectiveness Awards Dinner on 25 October at the Park Lane Hotel, London. Further information about the awards and conference is available at
www.mrs.org.uk .
All articles 2006-23 written and edited by Mel Crowther and/or Nick Thomas, 2024- by Nick Thomas, unless otherwise stated.
