<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738483556921905152</id><updated>2012-01-22T06:59:53.115-06:00</updated><category term='Vegas 2008'/><category term='Intro'/><category term='professional certification'/><title type='text'>Southwest MRA</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Southwest Chapter, Marketing Research Assoc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06152406328935883342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738483556921905152.post-1641977697432344220</id><published>2008-12-18T11:09:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-18T18:41:37.207-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='professional certification'/><title type='text'>To PRC or not to PRC, that is the question</title><summary type='text'>I received an e-mail a few weeks ago from the MRA alerting me that my PRC certification was coming up on renewal time.  (Really?!!? It's already been two years?)I clicked over to the MRA website to make sure that I had fulfilled all of my education requirements and - guess what? - I was 1.25 hours short in the Research category.  What the . . .?  Headshake with eye roll and sigh.  That could have</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/feeds/1641977697432344220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738483556921905152&amp;postID=1641977697432344220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/1641977697432344220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/1641977697432344220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/2008/12/to-prc-or-not-to-prc-that-is-question.html' title='To PRC or not to PRC, that is the question'/><author><name>Southwest Chapter, Marketing Research Assoc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06152406328935883342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738483556921905152.post-129216192155326364</id><published>2008-03-06T19:39:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2008-03-15T13:48:52.581-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vegas 2008'/><title type='text'>First night review</title><summary type='text'>Wow! What a fabulous evening. Great food. Great fun. Networking opportunities everywhere. With a bang the 22nd annual Las Vegas conference kicks off to a packed crowd of rowdy market research professionals. Everyone I talked to was thrilled with the opening reception. The room was a buzz with lively conversations about important research topics. Researcher talking to researcher about the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/feeds/129216192155326364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738483556921905152&amp;postID=129216192155326364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/129216192155326364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/129216192155326364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/2008/03/fw-blog-update.html' title='First night review'/><author><name>Southwest Chapter, Marketing Research Assoc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06152406328935883342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738483556921905152.post-742561200459651768</id><published>2008-03-05T21:42:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-03-15T13:48:35.237-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vegas 2008'/><title type='text'>Having' a great time. You should be here.</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/feeds/742561200459651768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738483556921905152&amp;postID=742561200459651768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/742561200459651768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/742561200459651768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/2008/03/having-great-time-you-should-be-here.html' title='Having&apos; a great time. You should be here.'/><author><name>Southwest Chapter, Marketing Research Assoc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06152406328935883342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_a9iigqHEhqw/R89oRUhOpmI/AAAAAAAAAAw/UtyavZsqLcE/s72-c/photo-780949.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738483556921905152.post-4502962803056356568</id><published>2008-03-05T13:49:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-03-15T13:48:12.874-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vegas 2008'/><title type='text'>Conference bag stuffing</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/feeds/4502962803056356568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738483556921905152&amp;postID=4502962803056356568' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/4502962803056356568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/4502962803056356568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/2008/03/conference-bag-stuffing.html' title='Conference bag stuffing'/><author><name>Southwest Chapter, Marketing Research Assoc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06152406328935883342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_a9iigqHEhqw/R875XEhOpkI/AAAAAAAAAAc/wu0eVZwFPhc/s72-c/photo-787353.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738483556921905152.post-142403362551293495</id><published>2008-02-29T20:25:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2008-03-15T13:47:25.194-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Intro'/><title type='text'>Welcome to the Southwest Chapter blog!</title><summary type='text'>We are launching our blog this week. Expect live news, photos and maybe even a little gossip from the Vegas Conference ('cause what happens in Vegas ain't stayin' there this week). Join us from your desk if you can't be with us in person. And if you're at the conference, please catch up with one of us so that we can post your impressions.Ask questions, exchange ideas, start conversations, share </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/feeds/142403362551293495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738483556921905152&amp;postID=142403362551293495' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/142403362551293495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738483556921905152/posts/default/142403362551293495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://swmra.blogspot.com/2008/02/welcome-to-southwest-chapter-blog.html' title='Welcome to the Southwest Chapter blog!'/><author><name>Southwest Chapter, Marketing Research Assoc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06152406328935883342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
