I attended a Merlien conference in Malta earlier this year and found the experience very valuable. It was a very good forum for learning about and debating the latest developments and connecting with like minded people. The standard of presentations was very good and I was impressed with the openness and enthusiasm of the delegates.  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Di Tunney - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Director, Liveinsights (UK)

 I attended and presented the first International conference on Market Research in the Mobile World in Berlin last December. Here are a list of things that stood out for me: The overall high quality of the presentations, the opportunity to meet with people from all over the world (Canada to Australia and everywhere in between) and the workshop type sessions interspersed between the presentations. I have also made some great contacts and relationships and look forward to going to the next conferences.  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Shamsu Bhaidani - commented via CS Linkedin Group
President, Focus Forums (Canada)

 I attended the Merlien conference held in Macau last February. The size of the conference was good to discuss the topics and know each other with the reasonable registration fee. I found it very good opportunity to learn the theme and connect the researchers globally.  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Shigeru Kishikawa - commented via CS Linkedin Group
CEO, MROC Japan Inc.

 I have had the pleasure of attending one of Merlien events (in Malta earlier this year) and found it to be very informative at the same time as being friendly and informal, which served to heighten the learning experience in my opinion. I would certainly recommend you try and make it along. You will not regret it if you are looking to learn, connect and be inspired.  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Stephen Cribbett - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Co-founder and CEO, Dub (UK)

 Merlien's conference on MR in the Mobile World in Berlin last year was great! Valuable, inspiring and insightful presentations together with a very enjoyable crowd of interesting people that I still share learnings with. Wouldn't hesitate to go again!  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Catharina Short - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Reserach Director, Pinion (Sweden)

 I would wholeheartedly recommend the Merlien programme of events to you - as I can see have numerous other previous delegates. From my direct experience, the speaker line-ups have included some truely enlightening speakers, and the networking opportunities have been invaluable - given the breadth of delegate attendees, In my opinion, attending would certainly be a good investment of time in this diary-pressured world.  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Scott Dodgson - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Research Director, SKOPOS (UK)

 I attended the Merlien conference in Malta this April and it was really worthwhile. The quality of the presentations impressed me and I had a great opportunity to debate state-of-art topics with highly qualified and enthusiastic people. I would really recommend it!  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Lucia Barros - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Marketing Professor, UNIFIEO - Centro Universitário FIEO (Brazil)

 I joined Qualitative Research in Web2.0 held in Macau on this Feb. 22 and 23. It was very fun and impressive to share knowledge of QRWeb2.0 at the enriched environment. The speakers gathered from all over the world unsparingly presented insights found in their cutting edge research programs. The seminar retained the family-like atmosphere. I wish I could attend a seminar by Merlien again in near future 

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Ryota Sano - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Director, TALKEYE (Japan)

 The sessions were a great source of inspiration as well as the people attending. It was a pleasure to share ideas and thoughts about consumer insights with other professionals in the same field. They proved to be a valuable extension to my network.  

Date Written: 19 May 2011
Testimonial By: Niki Schroeder - commented via CS Linkedin Group
Innovation and Branding Specialist, TNS NIPO (The Netherlands)

 The CAQRA2011 is a well organised conference at a fantastic location. Good selection and balance of speakers that gave excellent insights through their research findings. Three cheers to the University of Macau for being such a wonderful host. 

Date Written: 26 February 2011
Testimonial By: Garry Tan
Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore)

 It was worth flying halfway around the world to attend the QRWEBA2011 conference in Macau organised by Merlien Institute. The conference allows me to understand how Web 2.0 market research is being implemented throughout Asia. Great case studies, presentations and networking!  

Date Written: 26 February 2011
Testimonial By: Mark Michelson
Principal, Threads Qualitative (USA)

 After the 2 day CAQRA2011 conference in Macau, my knowledge about qualitative research, in particular the use and choice of CAQDAS increased dramatically. It is definitely worth the time and effort to attend. The insights and ideas from participants around the world foster synergy and opening up a new stream of thinking or approach to qualitative research. 

Date Written: 26 February 2011
Testimonial By: Joyce Leung
Research Executive, MVA Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)

 The QRWEBA2011 conference in Macau exposed me to the latest technological advancements in online qualiative market research and how they have evolved over time. It also highlighted the challenges that lie ahead in these new developments. 

Date Written: 26 February 2011
Testimonial By: Joseph Kakeeto
Research Officer, Parliament of Uganda (Uganda)

 Thank you for organising the Market Research in the Mobile World conference 2010 - another successful event on new technology for our daily work. 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Ilka Kuhagen
Principal, IKM (Germany)

 It was great to see the benefits of organising a small-scale conference. It is a very nice environment for interactive discussions. 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Bernard Witt
Chief Executive Officer - 2x4 Market Research Consulting (Germany)

 The International conference on Market Research in the Mobile World 2010 provided an opportunity to interact with top research and technology experts worldwide. A great opportunity for working and learning together. 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Felicia Lassk
Associate Professor, Northeastern University (USA)

 MRMW2010 was a good interactive conference which stimulated lots of discussion and thoughts to take away.  

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Dianne Gardiner
Managing Director, Latitude Insights (Australia)

 The International conference on Market Research in the Mobile World provided a great opportunity to meet fellow professionals working together to develop the mobile market research industry. 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Ian Ralph
Divisional Director, GfK NOP (UK)

 The MRMW2010 conference was a productive event for me. I will consider visiting similar events organised by the Merlien Institute. 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Ivaylo Nedev
Product Manager, Shopmetrics (USA)

 I like the amount of interaction at Merlien's conferences, especially the workshops were real workshops (unlike a lot of other conferences). 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Hans Theuws
Product Manager, Noldus Information (The Netherlands)

 The International conference on Market Research in the Mobile World was a great intimate event that featured a warm atmosphere of sharing and learning best practices. 

Date Written: 03 December 2010
Testimonial By: Steve August
Chief Executive Officer, Revelation (USA)

 Accurate and efficient planning, very good organization of the CAQRE2010 conference in Lisbon, strong contents, electronic facilities teaming with friendly staff, all of this lead me to think that Merlien events are very valuable. Congratulations. 

Date Written: 10 October 2010
Testimonial By: Francisco Freitas
Researcher, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Portugal)

 The CAQRE2010 was a very good event. It was informative, friendly and enjoyable. I am looking forward to the next one! 

Date Written: 10 October 2010
Testimonial By: Dr Andrew King
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Kingston University (UK)

 The CAQRE2010 event was a space for exchange of knowledge between different people with different experiences. Informal, friendly and interesting, these are three elements that can define, in my view, this meeting. 

Date Written: 10 October 2010
Testimonial By: Sónia P. Gonçalves
PhD Candidate, Lisbon University Institute (Portugal)

 The CAQRE2010 in Lisbon was very good experience, Good platform to understand the latest in Qualitative analysis world.  

Date Written: 10 October 2010
Testimonial By: Prof. Dr. Vinay Maitri
Head Center for GIS, CASS & Remote Sensing - School of Planning & Architecture (India)

 The QRWEB2010 conference was one of the best conferences I have ever attended. Great content, the limited number of attendees allow delegates quality networking opportunities - not just a meet and greet. 

Date Written: 26 March 2010
Testimonial By: Jim Longo
VP Business Development & Marketing, Itracks (Canada)

 Great opportunity to meet qualitative market researchers from other countries, and companies. To share, learn, reflect about how to conduct qualitative research in Web 2.0: The Next Leap! 

Date Written: 26 March 2010
Testimonial By: Kristina Thor
Founder, Connect with Consumers (Sweden)

 The QRWEB2010 conference in Berlin was very interesting and inspirational - helps my own thinking. Good combination of practical and academic presentations. 

Date Written: 26 March 2010
Testimonial By: Renee van der Plas
Research Manager Qualitative, Synovate (The Netherlands)

 Very informative on what's actually going on regarding online research and a nice blend of people from various fields at the QRWEB2010 conference in Berlin 

Date Written: 26 March 2010
Testimonial By: Brit-Helle Aarskog
Chief Scientific Officer, TextUrgy (Norway)

 You have created a wonderful environment for researchers and practitioners to share our ideas and findings (and doubts) in a very welcoming and respectful QRWEB2010 conference - Many thanks! 

Date Written: 26 March 2010
Testimonial By: Ximena Alarcon
Research Fellow, De Montfort University (UK)

 The CAQRA2010 workshop was good a academic feast for me and i learned a lot and got many resources in the form of books and resource persons. Thanks for networking me with this. I look forward similar event in Asia in near future. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Amol Dongre
Associate Professor, Manakula Vinayagar Medical College (India)

 Great preparation and delivery of the CAQRA2010 workshop! I really enjoyed all parts + all speakers! Excellent. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Bruce Avasadanond
PhD Candidate, National Institute of Development Administration (Thailand)

 Very good. I've learned a lot at the CAQRA2010 workshop. Thank you Jasper Lim for the organisation. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Mei Wu
Associate Professor, University of Macau (China)

 I've found the opening CAQRA2010 workshop very beneficial with Susanne Friese offering a comprehensive comparative analyses of several CAQDAS packages. It's always satisfying to be in the company of qualitative researchers, both novices and veterans in CAQDAS-use. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Sharon A Bong
Senior Lecturer, Monash University (Malaysia)

 The CAQRA2010 was a very insightful for an -infant- who has just learning to recognise CAQRA in enhancing the merits of qualitative research. Thank you for such an impactful opportunity for us, the students. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Florence Toh
Graduate Student, Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia)

 The CAQRA2010 was a very professional and focused event providing me with invaluable information and knowledge. Plus, great networking with useful contacts. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Michael Jones
Lecturer, University of Wollongong (Australia)

 It's great to have a chance for attending this wonderful CAQRA2010 workshop on CAQDAS in Asia!! I hope we can get such opportunity many times in the future!! 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Hiroki Fukahori
Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (Japan)

 The CAQRA2010 workshop was very inspiring for me to pursue qualitative research. 

Date Written: 04 February 2010
Testimonial By: Benedict Lamberte
Senior HRM Officer, Asian Development Bank (Philippines)

 The QRPM2010 conference on qualitative research & applied policy research 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. 

Date Written: 15 January 2010
Testimonial By: Prof Robert Miller
Professor, Queen's University of Belfast (UK)

 Very useful to spend some time considering methodology and application of research and its results at the QRPM2010 conference in Malta. 

Date Written: 15 January 2010
Testimonial By: Tom May
Research Manager, QCDA (UK)

 QRPM2010 was a well-organised conference. The small size conference enabled me to interact with a wide range of researchers who I would not normally have come into contact with. 

Date Written: 15 January 2010
Testimonial By: Mark Pearson
Research Fellow, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter (UK)

 Thanks for the great conference (QRPM2010) - well-organised, friendly and stimulating! 

Date Written: 15 January 2010
Testimonial By: Dr Neil de Reybekill
Chief Executive, Life Research (UK)

 I am really glad I attended the QRPM2010 conference as my perceptions as a student of social policy have been challenged and informed by experiences of academics, policy makers and other professions at the workshop. 

Date Written: 15 January 2010
Testimonial By: Carolyn Indusso
Ford Foundation Fellow, University of Birmingham (UK)

 The CAQR2009 in Utrecht was a great meeting for researchers without any preclusion of approaches, (religions) and experiences. 

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Eugenio De Gregorio
PhD Contract Researcher, University of Genoa (Italy)

 The CAQR2009 event in Utrecht was a greatly organised event. Enjoyed it very much! 

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Chirakkal V. Easwaran
Professor, Department of Computer Science, State University of New York (USA)

 The CAQR2009 was a very interesting workshop. I would like to have more sessions specific to debate on quality of qualitative analysis; and also teaching and learning strategies for CAQDAS 

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Silvia Silva
Assistant Professor, ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute (Portugal)

 Some excellent debates surrounding long-standing issues related to qualitative research. I have learnt so much from attending the CAQR2009 event. 

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Audrey Morrison
Research Practitioner, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (UK)

 Friendly atmosphere and good small-sized group enabled interactive discussions and foster debate about the use of software in qualitative research. Some very interesting presentations provided thought - provoking conversations.  

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Anonymous Attendee
Attendee of CAQR 2009 workshop in Utrecht

 The Computer-Aided Qualitative Research Workshop in Utrecht was very informative and full of learning experience! 

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Damaris Roure Ortiz
Research Psychologist, Cultural Center for Spanish Speakers (The Netherlands)

 I especially like the discussions about the value and quality of qualitative research given the amount of tools available. 

Date Written: 05 June 2009
Testimonial By: Gerlof Donga
Senior ICT Lecturer, HvA (The Netherlands)

 This 1st International Seminar on Computer-Aided Qualitative Research, 2008, was an important initiative in advancing qualitative research knowledge using computer software. Participants at the seminar raised current issues such as how to incorporate multimedia data in both qualitative software and qualitative research analyses, showcased (and debated) a number of creative ways to use software in research, and was an important venue for networking. A mix of relatively experienced and relatively novice researchers contributed to the synergy and interaction of this two-day seminar. I highly recommend the format, size and venue for future computer-aided qualitative research seminars. 

Date Written: 11 June 2008
Testimonial By: Raewyn Bassett
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University (Canada)

 I attended the "Using Software in Qualitative Data Analysis" workshop organised by Jasper. The workshop provided me with an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues and discuss issues related to the software. Jasper, and his team's, organisational skills were excellent. The event flowed well, met the timings and was professionally organised. Jasper was both flexible and responsive to the needs of the participants! 

Date Written: 11 June 2008
Testimonial By: Paula O'Kane
Lecturer in Organisational Communication, University of Ulster (UK)

 The conference organised by Jasper and colleagues was very well received and also very well organised. The conference was interesting (and fun), and the chosen format was very good. 

Date Written: 11 June 2008
Testimonial By: Susanne Friese
Lecturer, University of Hannover (Germany)

 Jasper has done a great work in bringing together high level researchers from different nations and cultures. The organisation and good timing of the CAQR 2008 conference provided a great opportunity for delegates to appreciate each others work in an informal setting. 

Date Written: 11 June 2008
Testimonial By: Alberto Crescentini
Professor of Search Methodology, Alta Scuola Pedagogica (Switzerland)