We’re excited to announce that CIPHER 2025 will be held at USC’s Capital Campus in Washington, D.C. on February 26 – 28.
In its seventh year, the Current Innovations in Probability-based Household Internet Panel Research (CIPHER) Conference continues to be the leading event for discussion, exchange, and learning about probability panels. The event again will bring together researchers and policymakers from the United States and beyond for a wide-ranging conversation about innovations, challenges, and opportunities in this field.
Conference Registration and Fees
Online registration is now closed. To attend, please email Tarra Kohli at tkohli@usc.edu.
Please note that the CIPHER 2025 attendee list is not shared publicly.
Agenda
You can access the full agenda here. The program with the bios of speakers can be accessed here. The schedule is as follows:
- February 26: UAS Data Use Workshop
- February 27: CIPHER and Reception
- February 28: CIPHER
Keynote
David Dutwin, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Chief Scientist of AmeriSpeak at NORC at the University of Chicago, will be delivering the keynote entitled “Lifting the Veil: Considering Deep Transparency in Household Internet Panels.”
UAS Data Use Workshop
In 2025, CIPHER will again offer the Understanding American Study (UAS) data use workshop. This is a half-day workshop for those interested in learning more about the UAS panel and its data and data products. The UAS is a probability-based online panel of over 15,000 respondents in the US, managed by the Center for Economic and Social Research at USC.
Location
The conference will take place February 26 – 28 at USC’s Capital Campus in Washington D.C. at 1771 N St NW. USC Capital Campus is conveniently located near Dupont Metro Station (south entrance). There are also a number of parking garages nearby. For directions and suggested parking garages, please see map here.
Accommodations
If you are traveling to Washington, D.C. for CIPHER and would like to make use of our hotel block/group rate at the Royal Sonesta Washington DC Dupont Circle Hotel, please use this link to make your reservation.
Scientific Committee
Arie Kapteyn, Jill Darling, Marco Angrisani, and Francisco Perez-Arce (USC Center for Economic and Social Research); and Jan Karem Höhne (DZHW, Leibniz University Hannover).
Sponsorship
CIPHER is supported by funding from the Social Security Administration and the National Institute on Aging under grant U01AG077280. The reception for all attendees is generously sponsored by FINRA Foundation
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For questions, please email Tarra Kohli (tkohli@usc.edu; d-cipher@usc.edu).
Planning Committee
Tania Gutsche, Tarra Kohli, Lila Rabinovich, Jessica Lozano, and Pamela Tyler (USC Center for Economic and Social Research).