CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates Inc., a world-wide for-profit government research and consulting firm, has appointed Jay L. Knott Executive Vice President of Global Business. Knott, currently USAID Mission Director in Jordan, will assume his new role in December 2010.

Richard Kulka, Ph.D., to Deliver President's Address; Company Experts Lead Sessions on Cell Phone Sampling, Impact of Media Polls on Democracy, and the Creation of a New Internet Survey Panel in Collaboration With Stanford University Staff CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates and Abt SRBI survey research experts will play leading roles at this year's American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference to be held May 14-17, 2009 in Hollywood, Florida.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates announced it has been awarded a 5-year, $17.8 million contract from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead a team of organizations in improving private sector competitiveness while protecting biodiversity in Mexico. Mexico is a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement and shares a 2000 mile border with the United States.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt SRBI has been awarded a contract to assist the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by developing a longitudinal study to understand and track investor trust and belief in the U.S.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Health system leaders from around the world have agreed to launch a Health System Action Network (HSAN) to increase understanding of the importance of strengthening health systems to achieve urgent health priorities.