For several years, directors of academic survey centers met casually at the annual American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) conference. During the meeting in 2006, attendees agreed that the academic survey center directors would benefit from a more formal organization and that they should hold a meeting apart from AAPOR. In addition to its lunch gatherings each year at AAPOR, AASRO has also been holding annual meetings since February 2007. Information on previous conferences is listed below.