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NALMS 26th Annual Symposium Evaluation

We sincerely hope that you enjoyed the 26th Annual NALMS International Symposium, held in Indianapolis, IN from November 6-10, 2006. But we also hope that you will share any suggestions for making our symposium better each year. Each venue has its advantages and challenges, and we do our best to make everything fit together for the benefit of all attendees, but we also know that there are shortcomings as well as pleasant surprises. Knowing how critical those are to your conference experience is important to us, so we hope you will take the time to complete this survey. No name identification will be collected through this survey. It should take you from 15-20 minutes to complete this survey. Thank you in advance for your input!
1) Was this your first NALMS conference?
    
    
2) How would you classify yourself? (Check all that apply)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
3) Are you? (Check all that apply)
    
    
    
    
    
    
4) How did you first find out about the Symposium? (Select one from drop-down list)
5) Pre-Conference Workshop
Please select the workshop you attended (choose "none" if you did not attend any and go directly to the workshop comments field-question 11, or the Technical Program section below).
 
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements related to the workshop you attended. Respond using NA (not applicable) if the question does not apply to your conference experience.
  Strongly disagree Mildly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Mildly agree Strongly agree NA
6) The presenter/(s)was/(were) effective in communicating session information.
7) The information presented met my expectations.
8) The length of workshop session was appropriate for the topic.
9) The A/V content was useful in understanding information presented.
10) Handouts were, or will be, useful to understand and incorporate the information presented.
 
11) Do you have any additional comments regarding the workshops presented?
    
12) Did you attend? (Check all that apply)
    
    
 
Technical Program
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements related to the technical sessions you attended. Respond using NA (not applicable) if the question does not apply to your conference experience.
  Strongly disagree Mildly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Mildly agree Strongly agree NA
13) The content of Opening Plenary session met my expectations
14) Overall the content of the concurrent Technical Sessions met my expectations.
15) The Technical Sessions provided me with useable information and/or increased my understanding.
16) The Technical Sessions allowed sufficient time to adequately understand the topics.
17) Technical Sessions were scheduled appropriately to offer topics of interest throughout the conference.
18) Session moderators kept the program "on-time".
19) There was adequate time for questions in the Technical Sessions.
20) Technical Sessions speaker time needed to be longer.
21) Overall, Poster Session content met my expectations.
22) Poster Session scheduling was appropriate for my needs.
 
23) I only attended the conference on specific days dependent on the sessions scheduled
    
    
24) If you have additional comments regarding the Plenary, Technical or Poster Sessions please submit them here
    
25) Facilities and Hotel
Where did you stay for the conference?
    
    
    
    
    
26) If you selected "other" please explain:
    
 
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements related to the hotel and facilities used for this years conference. Respond using NA (not applicable) if the question does not apply to your conference experience.
  Strongly disagree Mildly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Mildly agree Strongly agree NA
27) Hotel: room, facilities and general friendliness of the staff was exceptional
28) The Plenary Session room was adequately sized and the A/V was visible from where I sat.
29) Concurrent Session rooms were adequately sized.
30) Concurrent Session rooms' sound was adequate.
31) Concurrent Session room presentations were adequately visible.
32) Concurrent session rooms were located adequately to allow for moving to a different session room talk during the same session time block.
33) It is important to be able to move to different session rooms within the same session time block.
34) The exhibition/luncheon area was unique and interestingcompared to other conferences.
35) Exhibits were readily accessable to those interested in accessing them.
36) The flow of traffic for exhibits during luncheon and breaks was adequate.
 
37) Do you have any additional comments regarding the hotels or the conference facilities?
    
38) Food, Reception and Banquet
Please indicate any and all of the functions you attended:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements related to the food, receptions and banquet events at this years conference. Respond using NA (not applicable) if the question does not apply to your conference experience.
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39) Overall, the quality of the food was exceptional.
40) Overall, the food service staff were attentive.
41) Continental Breakfast Service met my needs.
42) Continental breakfast is not neccesary.
43) I would attend a hot breakfast service if offered.
44) I would pay a higher registration fee if you included a hot breakfast.
45) Morning Breaks met my needs.
46) Afternoon breaks met my needs.
47) I would prefer having snacks during the afternoon breaks.
48) Luncheon food quality was exceptional.
49) Luncheon food quantity was just right.
50) Luncheon food quantity was too much.
51) The food served at the Exhibitor Reception met my needs.
52) I depend on the Exhibitor Reception to be my only evening meal.
53) The Hospitality Room offered a comfortable place to meet and relax.
 
 
Please continue to indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements related to the food, receptions and banquet events at this years conference. Respond using NA (not applicable) if the question does not apply to your conference experience.
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54) The Children's Museum event was an enjoyable function.
55) There was adequate time to enjoy the museum exhibits.
56) The Banquet Dinner was exceptional.
57) The Awards Program was enjoyable.
58) I like the idea of using off-site attractions for the Banquet.
59) I would consider taking additional family members to an offsite function such as this.
60) I would prefer an early awards session reception followed by an off-site banquet activity such as a museum or attraction.
 
61) Do you have any additional comments regarding the food service, receptions and banquet?
    
 
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General Symposium Experience
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements related to your overall conference experience. Respond using NA (not applicable) if the question does not apply.
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62) Overall, the symposium was a valuable experience.
63) The quality of the symposium was very high.
64) The conference facilities were conveniently located.
65) The conference web site was helpful in providing the necessary information.
66) The conference registration process was convenient.
67) The on-site registration staff were helpful.
68) My objectives for attending the symposium were accomplished.
69) Attending the symposium was well worth my time & financial investment
70) I obtained information & ideas that will help me accomplish my work.
71) I found the information in the Resource Room helpful.
72) I found Indianapolis to be very accommodating in terms of restaurants, nightlife and shopping opportunities
 
 
Please indicate how much each of these conference features influences your decision to attend our conferences:
  Not important Somewhat important Very important
73) Workshop Selection
74) Technical Session Content
75) Plenary Speaker
76) Conference location relative to distance or expense of travel.
77) Conference location relative to historical, cultural, climatic and/or scenic setting and/or attractions.
78) To expand your professional network.
79) To generate buisness for your company or gain advantage for obtaining grant support.
 
80) Finally!-
Can we expect to see you at our 27th Annual NALMS Symposium to be held October 31-November 2, 2007 at the Disney Coronado Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, FL
    
    
81) If you have any additional comments to make regarding the conference please do so here.