Conference & Seminar Survey

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Title...........
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ZIP/Postal Code.
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What are your primary determinants for attending a conference/seminar? Please indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 (1=High and 10=Low)

Topic(s)............12
3
4567
8910
Speaker(s)..........12
3
4567
8910
Group Discounts.....1
2345
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10
Peer Interaction....12
34567
8910
Location............12
3456
78910

Costs...............
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10
Other:..............

Please indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 (1=excellent and 10=poor) which cities you prefer to attend conferences/seminars.

San Francisco.......12345
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10
Los Angeles.........123
45
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10
Dallas..............123
45
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10
Chicago.............123
45
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10
New York City.......123
45
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10
Denver..............123
45
6789
10
Phoenix.............123
45
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10
Atlanta.............123
45
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10
Orlando.............123
45
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10
Seattle.............123
45
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10
Portland............123
45
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10
Las Vegas...........123
45
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10
Other US city.(include 1-10 score).......
Canada (list city).(include 1-10 score)..
Europe (list city).(include 1-10 score)..
Asia (list city).(include 1-10 score)....

What sources of information most influence your attending conferences/seminars:

Direct Mail.........High
MediumLow
Sales Calls.........HighMedium
Low
Advertisements......
HighMediumLow
Colleagues..........HighMedium
Low
Magazine Articles...
HighMediumLow

How much notification do you require for attending a conference/seminar? 6-9 mos3-6 mos3 mosless than 3 mos

How many conferences/seminars do you attend per year? 10 or more5 or moreless than 5

What is the best time of year for you to attend a conference/seminar? Fall WinterSpringSummer

Technology Topics at Conferences Seminar

Internet/World Wide Web:............Very valuable
Somewhat valuableNot at all valuable
No opinion
Electronic Commerce:................Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Security Issues:....................Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Client/Server Computing:............Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Middleware Solutions:...............Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Enterprise Integration:.............Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Distributed Systems Management:.....Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Parallel Processing:................Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Object Computing:...................
Very valuableSomewhat valuableNot at all valuable
No opinion

System and Network Administration:..Very valuable
Somewhat valuableNot at all valuable
No opinion

Database Management and Technology:.Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Data Warehousing:...................Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Software Development:...............Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Other #1:......Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Other #2:......Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Other #3:......Very valuableSomewhat valuable
Not at all valuableNo opinion

Which content level do you prefer?

Management Level...Advanced..Intermediate..Beginner 
Technical Level....Advanced..Intermediate..Beginner

Which venue do you prefer? Academic tutorial with lectureAcademic tutorial with hands-on labRoundtable discussions with end user participation Formal presentations led by industry expertsPanel discussions showcasing solution case studies
Other...

General comments or recommendations

Thank you for your time!