July 2010

July 2010: Working Forum on the morning of 1st July at Ludgate House. The speaker will be David Finney from the The Energy of Conversation, the subject being:

The Secret to Effective Performance Management

• Practical Leadership in Research - does it differ from other industries?
• What is optimum performance in terms of a manager's behaviour?
• 'Tell or Ask': which to choose, when to use?
• The Evolution of Coaching
• Information Management
• Invites will go out in June 2010

June 2010

Following the recent ballot of IQCS members, Stacey Charlesworth of IFF Research has been elected at a Fieldwork representative to serve on IQCS Council. Her appointment will be effective forthwith.

January 2010

The 2005 MRS Code of Conduct will be replaced by a revised text on 1 April 2010.
The new Code was approved by MRS Council in November 2009 and will be distributed
to Members and Company Partners in January 2010.

Jackie Mold (UGAM) has joined the IQCS council

September 2009

IQCS summer party scheduled for mid/end September.

Gill will send details out very soon.

June 2009

The Working Forum on revisions to IQCS standards and updates on industry initiatives has been well-attended. You can find the presentation in the download area.

June 2009

IQCS Working Forum to be held on Friday 26th June

IQCS Working Forum to be held on Friday 26th June at 6 More London Place, London SE1 2QY (near London Bridge).

The content will include the new IQCS standards and a chance to ask any questions if clarification is needed.

There will be also an update on industry wide initiatives, including the revision of ISO 20252 and access panel standards, working time directive, holiday pay, proposed changes to the MRS Code of Conduct, interviewer identity cards and thank you leaflets.

Refreshments will be available from 9.30 and the forum will commence at 10.00 a.m. Proceedings should finish around midday when sandwiches will be served. Two representatives from each IQCS member company are invited.


November 2008

Annual General Meeting of the IQCS to be held on Thursday 20 November 2008

Annual General Meeting of the IQCS to be held on Thursday 20 November 2008 at Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UL, at 5.30 for 6.00 p.m.
If you have not already done so, please let Gill know regarding your representation.
Revisions to IQCS Standards will be presented at the meeting. The agenda will also include a review of the past year and future plans.
Wine and nibbles will be served following the meeting. For catering purposes, please let Gill know regarding your attendance no later than Wednesday, 12th November.

IQCS council elections

Linda Marsh has resigned from Council and, under the rotation rule, Jeremy May has stood down from Council but is seeking re-election: therefore there are two vacancies for Fieldwork Members on Council.
Any nominations for Council should be sent to Gill no later than 1 December. If more than two nominations are received, a ballot of members will take place to elect two representatives from supplier companies.
A nomination form is available in the download area. Members should have received an invite to vote already. Please let Gill know if you have not received the invite to the AGM and the election.

October 2008

The IQCS discussion forum has been updated and made more easily accessable. Everyone is welcome to join!!

Dear IQCS member. Thank you very much for your feed back on the discussion forum.
We’ve taken on board all your comments and suggestions and have re-designed the forum with you in mind.
You’ll notice that the forum is now more structured and more user-friendly, and hopefully will be easier to navigate.
We had to delete old topics; however, the important ones are saved. If you find some features that could be improved, please don't hesitate to tell us by posting a message to let us know what you’re missing.
You can register as many users as you like from your company...so please involve staff who you think would benefit-whether it’s looking for that elusive Dutch speaker, asking how other companies handle holiday pay, looking to sub-contract some fieldwork, or posing a research or operations based question.
The more the merrier! It’s there to for you to use.

Best wishes,

Penny Steele
IQCS Chairman

Please note that IQCS members (employees of member companies) have full access to the discussion forum (private and public area), non members only have access to the IQCS Public forum.

July 2008

Daphne Steggals has retired as an IQCS Inspector

Daphne has been valued member of the IQCS Inspection panel for many years and her vast knowledge and experience will be solely missed.
The IQCS Council would like to thank her for her enormous contribution to IQCS and for helping raise the standards of data collection within the UK

Linda Marsh has resigned IQCS council.

Linda is leaving the world of Market Research and is pursuing a more academic career at Canterbury University
We wish Linda all the best and would like to thank her for her work as a member of the council over the last year

March 2008

The IQCS is reporting a 25% increase of applications for audit and 10% increase of membership in 2008 so far

Nunwood Techno Centre is the most recent addition to IQCS accredited companies.

February 2008

The IQCS invites members to participate in follow up survey.

As a result of the survey we conducted before the AGM last year about updating Standards, there are some areas where Council needs to clarify Members’ views.
The IQCS is therefore inviting members to participate in a follow up survey.
IQCS council will review standards according to members' answers and propose the new standard in one of the next working forums. Detailed information will be communicated in the next IQCS newsletter.

January 2008

New council members joined IQCS council.

Julia Kibblewhite resigned earlier in 2007 and Samantha Adby has stood down from Council in 2008.
We would like to thank Julia and Samantha for their contribution to our success over the years as Council members.
Linda Marsh (Facts International) and Nathalie Edwards (Ipsos MORI) are welcomed as newly-elected Council members.
More info to follow.

November 2007

The IQCS has launched its first standards survey.

For the last few years IQCS has been unable to change the standards, because of the tie-in to section 6 of the BS7911 standard.
With the substitution of BS7911 for ISO20252, the IQCS becomes a truly independent body once again, with the flexibility to review and revise its standards in order to keep them up-to-date, ensuring they reflect the latest working practices and technologies we use in our daily data-collection processes.
The IQCS has therefore invited members, as part of the consultation process to give feedback and input into the revision process.
The survey results will be presented at this year’s AGM.

The IQCS discussion forum celebrates its first year after the re-launch at the AGM.

Join our discussion forum, the place for Market Research Professionals to share questions, suggestions, and information about the industry. The Discussion Forum is easily accessible and registering is straight forward.
Everyone is welcome to join in!
To Register please click on the Discussion Forum tab, choose “Register” and follow the instructions.

• IQCS member companies have full access to all forums.
• Non members have access to all public forums.
• Multiple registrations per company are welcome.

IQCS AGM

The twenty-first Annual General Meeting of the IQCS will be held on Wednesday 21 November 2007.
The Accounts for the year ending 30 April 2007 are being posted to members before the meeting.
As well as being a review of the last year and an opportunity to hear about future plans, the AGM is also a social occasion and wine and nibbles will be served following the meeting.
Up to two representatives of each IQCS member company are invited to attend the meeting.