GOR 26 - Annual Conference & Workshops
Annual Conference- Rheinische Hochschule Cologne, Campus Vogelsanger Straße
26 - 27 February 2026
GOR Workshops - GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften in Cologne
25 February 2026
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
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Session Overview |
| Date: Wednesday, 25/Feb/2026 | |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Begin Workshop Check-in Location: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Köln |
| 12:30pm - 3:00pm | Workshop 1 Location: GESIS, West I |
| 12:30pm - 3:00pm | Workshop 2 Location: GESIS, West II |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Break Location: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Köln |
| 3:30pm - 6:00pm | Workshop 3 Location: GESIS, West I |
| Date: Thursday, 26/Feb/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Begin Check-in Location: Rheinische Hochschule, Campus Vogelsanger Straße |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | 1: Opening and Keynote 1: Dr. Katharina Schüller Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | 2.1: AI and survey research Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Georg Ahnert, University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | 2.2: Paradata and metadata Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Frieder Rodewald, MZES - University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | 2.3: Media studies Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Simon Kühne, Bielefeld University, Germany |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | 2.4: Innovation in measurement instruments Location: RH, Seminar 04 Session Chair: Çağla E. Yildiz, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | GOR Thesis Award Master Location: RH, Auditorium Session Chair: Olaf Wenzel, Wenzel Marktforschung, Germany |
| 11:15am - 11:30am | Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | 3.1: App-based data collection Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Danielle Remmerswaal, Utrecht University, Netherlands, The |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | 3.2: Video and images in survey research Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Anna Hebel, GESIS, Germany |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | 3.3: Market and customer research Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: David Ranftler, xelper, Germany |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | 3.4: Online research on youth and mental health Location: RH, Seminar 04 Session Chair: Sophia Piesch, University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | GOR Thesis Award PhD Location: RH, Auditorium Session Chair: Olaf Wenzel, Wenzel Marktforschung, Germany |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | 4.1: Poster Session Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | 4.2: Poster Session Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | 4.3: Poster Session Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | 4.4: Poster Session Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | 4.5: Poster Session Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 2:00pm - 3:45pm | GOR Impact and Innovation Award Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Yannick Rieder, Janssen EMEA, Germany |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | 5.1: Data quality and measurement error I Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Thijs Carriere, Utrecht University, Netherlands, The |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | 5.2: Online panels I Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Otto Hellwig, Lakmoos, DGOF, Germany |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | 5.3: AI and society Location: RH, Seminar 04 Session Chair: Charlotte Mueller, Utrecht University, Netherlands, The |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | 6.1: Data quality and measurement error II Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Armin Kuechler, Bielefeld University, Germany |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | 6.2: Online panels II Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Otto Hellwig, Lakmoos, DGOF, Germany |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | 6.3: Modelling people, informing policy: new approaches in the AI era Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Lisa Dust, Civey GmbH, DGOF, Germany |
| 5:15pm - 6:30pm | DGOF: Member Meeting Location: RH, Seminar 01 |
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Early Career Speed Networking Event Location: Blue Shell Session Chair: Carina Cornesse, GESIS / DGOF e.V. - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Online Forschung e.V., Germany Our GOR Early Career Speed Networking provides an opportunity for all early-career online researchers (i.e. PhD students) and practitioners (i.e. within their first 5 years in the online research industry) to get to know and connect with others in the field in a fun and engaging way. Especially for first-time visitors at GOR, the event offers a great informal and casual way to get to know other conference participants and to meet a diverse group of early career people from different backgrounds, disciplines, and institutions.
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| 8:00pm - 11:59pm | GOR 26 Party Location: Blue Shell |
| Date: Friday, 27/Feb/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Begin Check-in Location: Rheinische Hochschule, Campus Vogelsanger Straße |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | 7.1: AI and qualitative research Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Frank Heublein, Frank Heublein M3 Services, Germany |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | 7.2: New insights on satisficing Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Camilla Salvatore, Utrecht University, Netherlands, The |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | 7.3: Designing inclusive and engaging surveys Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Alexander Wenz, University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | 8: Keynote 2: Prof. Dr. Peter Lugtig Location: RH, Auditorium |
| 11:00am - 11:45am | 9: Award Ceremony Location: RH, Auditorium Session Chair: Bella Struminskaya, Utrecht University, Netherlands, The |
| 11:45am - 12:00pm | Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 10.1: Smart surveys and interactive survey features Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Olga Maslovskaya, University of Southampton, United Kingdom |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 10.2: Data donation Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Fiona Draxler, University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 10.3: Social media recruitment Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Zaza Zindel, Bielefeld University, Germany |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 10.4: Curated Session: Collect, Share, Act: The Power of Activated Knowledge Location: RH, Auditorium Session Chair: Lisa Dust, Civey GmbH, DGOF, Germany This session brings together diverse perspectives on how organisations can manage consumer or audience knowledge more effectively and translate insights into action. Experts from technology, media, and in-house research share practical experiences and strategic reflections on making insights accessible, connected, and truly impactful within organisations. |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lunch Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | 11.1: Sampling and weighting Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Barbara Felderer, GESIS, Germany |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | 11.2: Ensuring participation Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Florian Keusch, University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | 11.3: Inferential leap: from digital trace data to measuring concepts Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Johanna Hölzl, University of Mannheim, Germany |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | 11.4: DGOF KI (AI) FORUM: INSPIRATION SESSION (HELD IN GERMAN) Location: RH, Auditorium Session Chair: Georg Wittenburg, Inspirient, Germany Session Chair: Yannick Rieder, Janssen EMEA, Germany
Running Before You Can Walk? – First-hand, opinionated experiences on the most recent developments in AI.
- Inetractive Roundtable Discussion.
Join us for an insightful session where industry experts put innovative solutions to the test and explore how AI can unlock new opportunities in market research.
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| 3:00pm - 3:15pm | Break Location: RH, Lunch Hall/ Cafeteria |
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm | 12.1: Survey recruitment Location: RH, Seminar 01 Session Chair: Manuela Schmidt, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany |
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm | 12.2: Push to web and mixed mode surveys Location: RH, Seminar 02 Session Chair: Peter Lugtig, Utrecht University, Netherlands, The |
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm | 12.3: Methods, tools, and frameworks - a bird's view on data collection Location: RH, Seminar 03 Session Chair: Wai Tak Tung, University of Mannheim, Germany |