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11.ANCOR 2013 Conference Evaluation

We are pleased you attended the 2013 ANCOR conference and aim to make it even better next year! Conference participants have told us their biggest investment in staff development is the ANCOR conference. Help us continue to improve the value of this conference to you and your organization by completing this 15 minute survey. Please rate the value of each of the following conference sessions. You will note you can include other comments about the conference toward the end of the survey.

Feel free to contact Debra Langseth (dlangseth@ancor.org or 410-917-9272) or Jerri McCandless (jmccandless@ancor.org or 703-535-7850, ext.107) with any other comments or questions. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to complete this evaluation.
1.Please rate each conference session you attended for its value to you and your organization.
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**Pre-Conference: Person Directed Services (Kevin Mahoney, William Ditto, Mercedes Witowsky)
**Pre-Conference: New HIPAA Regulations (John Gilliland)
**ANCOR State of the Association Address (Dave Toeniskoetter)
**Keynote: Looking Back, Moving Forward (Patrick Kennedy)
**ANCOR Foundation Leadership Awards (Bill Tapp, David Braddock)
**Keynote: Disability Policy on The Hill (Andrew Imparato)
**ANCOR's Sustainable Medicaid Proposal (Maureen Corcoran)
**Leading in Challenging Times, Part I (Sherry Beamer, Michelle Auer)
**Health Homes in Action (Mark Davis, Kim Opshal, Sara Israel)
**Federal Incentives to Increase Home and Community Based Services (Jennifer Burnett, Michael Smith)
**Services for People with a Dual Diagnosis (I/DD/MI) (Robert Fletcher)
**Leading in Challenging Times, Part II (Sherry Beamer, Michelle Auer)
**Workforce Development and Supports to People with Autism (Luann Brechbill, Al Hermantin) **Understanding the New HUD Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (Andrew Sperling, Ann O'Hara)
**Keys to Quality: Operationalizing National Frontline Supervisor Competencies (Lori Sedlezky)
**Luncheon: ANCOR's Gold Partners
**ANCOR Town Hall (Elizabeth Vasquez)
**Customized Employment Through Community Partnerships (Rick Buxton, Shannon Wilkins, JJ Auer)
**Deinstitutionalization: Unfinished Business (Ari Ne'eman)
**The Provider of the Future is Now! (Marian Frattarola-Saulino)
**Cyber Risk and Security (Melanie Lockwood Herman)
**Conversations on the Edge of the Envelope - Provider Controlled Housing (Ari Ne'eman)
**Conversations on the Edge of the Envelope - How Will Immigration Reform Impact the Workforce? (Joe Caldwell, Larry Gonzalez)
**Conversations on the Edge of the Envelope - The Conversation Continues: ANCOR's Sustainable Medicaid Proposal (Maureen Corcoran)
**Conversations on the Edge of the Envelope - DOL's Proposed Changes to the Companionship Exemption (Gale Bohling, Dan Berland)
**Complying with the Employer Responsibilities of the Affordable Care Act (Than Johnson, Diane McComb)
**ANCOR Foundation Update & Community Builder Award (Bill Tapp, Chris Stevenson)
**Using Measurable Outcomes to Transform Organizations (Cathy Ficker-Terrill)
**A Brand New Day (Chris Stevenson, Jason Squires)
**Managed Care or Mangled Care? (Dan Keating, Peter Pierri, Ann Hardiman, Janet Stover)
**The New Insurance Exchanges & Expanded Medicaid Eligibility (Dave Chandra, Diane McComb)
**Technology-Supported Health Promotion for Adults with Intellectual Disability (James Rimmer)
**State Share Version 2013 (Diane McComb)
**Taking ANCOR's Advocacy Agenda to Capitol Hill or the Home District Office (Barbara Merrill)
**Expanded Scope of DOJ Olmstead Enforcement (Alison Barkoff)
**Siblings: The Next Generation in Family Supports (Rachel Patterson, Barbara Sapharas)
**Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned, Small Celebrations, Remaining Challenges (Marcie Roth, Robert Budd, Larry Weishaar)
**Liability Concerns in Self-Directed Services (Amy Thompson)
**DSP Recognition Award Presentation (Chris Sparks, Daryn Demeritt)
2.Tell us about 3 highlights of the conference
3.In which sessions or events did you make the most meaningful connections with other people?
4.Please share a story about a connection you made at the ANCOR conference that feels valuable to you personally and/or to your organization
5.Did you attend the Town Hall? How may we make The Town Hall better at future conferences?
6.What went right about networking for you?
7.How can we do networking even better?
8.If you attended the Conversations at the Edge of the Envelope what suggestions do you have for how to better encourage similar thought-provoking conversations? How may we make similar thought-proviking conversations even better?
9.What will you do differently as a result of your attendance at the 2013 ANCOR Conference?
10.What opportunities do you still need?
11.Please share ideas about how ANCOR could provide those opportunities.
12.What have your DSP to DC participants indicated were the greatest take-aways from their conference?
13.What will you say to colleagues or what story will you tell about the ANCOR conference?
14.What topics would you suggest for future conference sessions and/or ANCOR webinars?
15.What are your suggestions regarding incorporating technology into future conferences and training events?
16.Who else in your organization do you wish had attended the conference?
17.Our Congressional visits are an important part of the conference.
18.Would you recommend this conference to your peers? Why/Why not?
19.Use this space for comments on any of the above sessions, any general comments, or suggestions for future topics/speakers.
20.I would like to volunteer to help the Professional and Organizational Development Committee plan future conferences, summits, webinars
21.This survey is anonymous, however leaving your information below will allow us to contact you for any clarification of your answers.