Guidelines

A number of guidelines specific to field research have been produced either by MRS or other related bodies:

Draft Health and Safety Guidelines for Face to Face Interviewers (published by the Interviewer Quality Control Scheme, IQCS)
Code of Practice for Conducting Market Research in Town Centres
MRS Code of Conduct and supporting guidelines
The Food Standards Agency issues best practice guidelines on conducting food and drink product testing (www.food.gov.uk/cleanup).
Research Decisions: A guide to buying fieldwork services (July 2006): the buyer's view, the costs, the technologies, the rules and regulations, the skills set.
Can be downloaded from www.research-live.com/index.aspx?pageid=102.

Field Conferences

Field Seminar September 2009
London
Presentation

Field Seminar July 2009
London
Presentation

Field Conference 2008
Leicester
Conference presentations

Field Conference 2007
Leicester
Conference presentations

Field Conference 2006
Aston, Birmingham
Conference presentations

Field Conference 2005
Aston, Birmingham
Conference reports and presentations

Field Conference 2004
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Conference papers

Recruitment retention and maintenance of a market research field force
Field Conference 2003, Keele University
Conference reports and papers

Health and Safety in the Field
Field Conference 2002, Bath University
Conference reports and papers