NC-EPPC 2009 Annual Meeting Evaluation

Thank you for taking a moment to fill out this evaluation. Your answers are confidential and will help us improve future North Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council meetings.

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* 1. Please rate the usefulness of the agenda items:

	Not At All Useful	Somewhat Useful	Useful	Extremely Useful	N/A
Keynote Speaker	Keynote Speaker Not At All Useful	Keynote Speaker Somewhat Useful	Keynote Speaker Useful	Keynote Speaker Extremely Useful	Keynote Speaker N/A
General Presentations	General Presentations Not At All Useful	General Presentations Somewhat Useful	General Presentations Useful	General Presentations Extremely Useful	General Presentations N/A
Plant Identification Workshops	Plant Identification Workshops Not At All Useful	Plant Identification Workshops Somewhat Useful	Plant Identification Workshops Useful	Plant Identification Workshops Extremely Useful	Plant Identification Workshops N/A
Concurrent Sessions (equip calibration or erosion control)	Concurrent Sessions (equip calibration or erosion control) Not At All Useful	Concurrent Sessions (equip calibration or erosion control) Somewhat Useful	Concurrent Sessions (equip calibration or erosion control) Useful	Concurrent Sessions (equip calibration or erosion control) Extremely Useful	Concurrent Sessions (equip calibration or erosion control) N/A
Poster Session	Poster Session Not At All Useful	Poster Session Somewhat Useful	Poster Session Useful	Poster Session Extremely Useful	Poster Session N/A
Equipment and Tool Demonstrations	Equipment and Tool Demonstrations Not At All Useful	Equipment and Tool Demonstrations Somewhat Useful	Equipment and Tool Demonstrations Useful	Equipment and Tool Demonstrations Extremely Useful	Equipment and Tool Demonstrations N/A
Field Trips	Field Trips Not At All Useful	Field Trips Somewhat Useful	Field Trips Useful	Field Trips Extremely Useful	Field Trips N/A
Meeting Facilities	Meeting Facilities Not At All Useful	Meeting Facilities Somewhat Useful	Meeting Facilities Useful	Meeting Facilities Extremely Useful	Meeting Facilities N/A

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* 2. Please list any topics and speakers you would like to see included for next year's annual meeting:

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* 3. Should NC-EPPC alternate locations of the annual meeting to different regions of the state?

Yes

I don't care, I'll attend no matter what!

If yes, what other locations would you suggest?

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* 4. Please indicate your preference for the time of year to hold the NC-EPPC annual meetings:

	First Preference	Second Preference	Third Preference	Fourth Preference
Spring	Spring First Preference	Spring Second Preference	Spring Third Preference	Spring Fourth Preference
Summer	Summer First Preference	Summer Second Preference	Summer Third Preference	Summer Fourth Preference
Winter	Winter First Preference	Winter Second Preference	Winter Third Preference	Winter Fourth Preference
Fall	Fall First Preference	Fall Second Preference	Fall Third Preference	Fall Fourth Preference

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* 5. Is NC-EPPC achieving its primary goals?

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	No Opinion
Providing a focus for issues and concerns regarding exotic pest plants in North Carolina	Providing a focus for issues and concerns regarding exotic pest plants in North Carolina Strongly Disagree	Providing a focus for issues and concerns regarding exotic pest plants in North Carolina Disagree	Providing a focus for issues and concerns regarding exotic pest plants in North Carolina Agree	Providing a focus for issues and concerns regarding exotic pest plants in North Carolina Strongly Agree	Providing a focus for issues and concerns regarding exotic pest plants in North Carolina No Opinion
Facilitating communication regarding all aspects of exotic pest plant control and management	Facilitating communication regarding all aspects of exotic pest plant control and management Strongly Disagree	Facilitating communication regarding all aspects of exotic pest plant control and management Disagree	Facilitating communication regarding all aspects of exotic pest plant control and management Agree	Facilitating communication regarding all aspects of exotic pest plant control and management Strongly Agree	Facilitating communication regarding all aspects of exotic pest plant control and management No Opinion
Providing a forum where all stakeholders may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by the Council	Providing a forum where all stakeholders may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by the Council Strongly Disagree	Providing a forum where all stakeholders may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by the Council Disagree	Providing a forum where all stakeholders may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by the Council Agree	Providing a forum where all stakeholders may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by the Council Strongly Agree	Providing a forum where all stakeholders may participate in meetings and share in the benefits from the information generated by the Council No Opinion
Promoting public understanding regarding exotic pest plants and their control	Promoting public understanding regarding exotic pest plants and their control Strongly Disagree	Promoting public understanding regarding exotic pest plants and their control Disagree	Promoting public understanding regarding exotic pest plants and their control Agree	Promoting public understanding regarding exotic pest plants and their control Strongly Agree	Promoting public understanding regarding exotic pest plants and their control No Opinion
Serving as an advisory council regarding funding, research, management, and control of exotic pest plants	Serving as an advisory council regarding funding, research, management, and control of exotic pest plants Strongly Disagree	Serving as an advisory council regarding funding, research, management, and control of exotic pest plants Disagree	Serving as an advisory council regarding funding, research, management, and control of exotic pest plants Agree	Serving as an advisory council regarding funding, research, management, and control of exotic pest plants Strongly Agree	Serving as an advisory council regarding funding, research, management, and control of exotic pest plants No Opinion
Facilitating action campaigns to monitor and control exotic pest plants in North Carolina	Facilitating action campaigns to monitor and control exotic pest plants in North Carolina Strongly Disagree	Facilitating action campaigns to monitor and control exotic pest plants in North Carolina Disagree	Facilitating action campaigns to monitor and control exotic pest plants in North Carolina Agree	Facilitating action campaigns to monitor and control exotic pest plants in North Carolina Strongly Agree	Facilitating action campaigns to monitor and control exotic pest plants in North Carolina No Opinion
Reviewing incipient and potential pest plant management problems and activities and provide relevant information to interested parties	Reviewing incipient and potential pest plant management problems and activities and provide relevant information to interested parties Strongly Disagree	Reviewing incipient and potential pest plant management problems and activities and provide relevant information to interested parties Disagree	Reviewing incipient and potential pest plant management problems and activities and provide relevant information to interested parties Agree	Reviewing incipient and potential pest plant management problems and activities and provide relevant information to interested parties Strongly Agree	Reviewing incipient and potential pest plant management problems and activities and provide relevant information to interested parties No Opinion

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* 6. How can NC-EPPC better serve you?

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* 7. Would you be interested in serving on the NC-EPPC Board of Directors?

Yes

If yes, please list your name and contact information.

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* 8. Are you interested in receiving information from the vendors present at the 2009 Annual Meeting?

Yes

If yes, please list your name and contact information.