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---+ HCI Study Participant Recruiting Resources

Here are some suggestions for finding and recruiting healthy study participants from different populations.
---++ Recruiting from the General Population
---+++ Off-campus
   * [[http://www.vpl.ca/branches/][Vancouver Public Library]] (22 VPL locations)
   * [[http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/index.htm][Vancouver Park Board Community Centres]] (24 VPB-CC locations)
   * [[http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/vol/]][Vancouver Craigslist Online Classifieds / Volunteers section]]
      * Be careful about advertising renumeration online: you may end up with a split population of participants: some interested in the research, others merely in it for the money (which could contribute to a bimodal distribution of your dependent variables)
   * [[http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/f-community-volunteers-W0QQCatIdZ3][Kijiji Online Classifieds / Volunteers section]]
      * (same caveat as above)
   * Coffee shops, supermarkets
---+++ On-campus
   * [[mailto:hci-experiments@cs.ubc.ca][hci-experiments@cs.ubc.ca mailing list]]
   * Undergraduate, graduate secretaries from other departments who can forward your call for participants
   * HCI courses: CPSC 344 / 444 / 544 / 543 students (in-class announcements)
   * Physical posters
      * Get permission from dept. representative first for departmental buldings
      * ICICS / CS - ugrad bulletin boards: West Wing, floor 0
      * PSYC dept. bulletin boards in the Kenny building
      * Bulletin boards @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird arena, Osborne gym (Thunderbird & East Mall), the SUB, Rec centre, libraries, residences
      * Bulletin boards in the UBC village
---++ Recruiting Older Adults (55+)
   * Posters in off-campus locations (see complete list above above)
      * Seniors' communities:
         * Tapestry at UBC (Westbrook village across from Save-On Foods)
            * Attn: [[mailto:ARozario@discovertapestry.com][Antonia Rozario]] - 24hr reception desk, 2 bulletin board locations
         * Joanna's building's bulletin board
   * Seniors centres:
      * [[http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/kerrisdale/website/facilities_seniorscentre.cfm][Kerrisdale Seniors Centre]] (part of VPB's Kerrisdale community centre)
         * Attn: [[mailto:jennifer.takai@vancouver.ca][Jennifer Takai]], Senior's Programmer: (604) 257-8111 (call or email get timely respones)
         * Alt: [[mailto:kerrisdale.communitycentre@vancouver.ca][Susan Mele]], Recreation Supervisor: (604) 257-8118 (call or email get timely respones)
         * It's possible to recruit participants in person here: set up a booth in the lobby during lunch rush, games and other scheduled activities (talk to Jennifer to find out when these are happening)
         * Conduct studies here (quiet music practice rooms are available in the community centre, above the library, book with Jennifer)
      * [[http://www.oakridgeseniors.com/][Oakridge Seniors Centre]] (no response)
      * [[http://www.southgranvilleseniors.ca/][South Granville Seniors Centre]] (no response)
         * Attn: [[mailto:akorotchenko@southgranvilleseniors.ca][Alex Korotchenko]], Program and Volunteer Coordinator: (604) - 732-0812, email and calling worked but respones could be delayed, best to stop by in-person
         * Can recruit participants by setting up a table in the lobby during their community lunches, but seniors come here for specific activities so the amount of interest (or free time to talk) can vary wildly
   * VPB Community Centres, VPL locations visited for the C-TOC study (little / no response aside from a small handful of callers after the experiment had concluded):
      * Douglas Park Community Centre
      * Mount Pleasant Community Centre
      * False Creek / Athletes' Village Recreation Centre
      * False Creek Community Centre
      * Kitsilano Community Centre
      * Dunbar community centre
      * VPL (Vancouver Public Library) Mount Pleasant
      * VPL South Granville
      * VPL Kitsilano
      * VPL West Point Grey
   * Place an ad in the [[http://www.vancourier.com/contact-us.html][Courier]] newspaper
   * Snowball recruiting
---++ Recruiting Children
   * [[http://www.scienceworld.ca/][Telus World of Science]]
-- Main.MatthewBrehmer - 23 Jan 2012
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