The Executive Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Academy of Religion (MAR-AAR) is interested in increasing member participation at our annual regional conference. To that end, we have developed the following survey to gather information regarding what factors contribute to conference attendance. We hope that by better understanding the needs of our members we can improve our conference and attendance rates. Please note that we are gathering information at this point and cannot guarantee that all recommendations will be implemented. All survey responses are received anonymously.