WI ARES /RACES 2009 Non Conference Attendees Survey

Hello. We are sorry that you were not able to attend the Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference this year, but you comments and suggestions are important to us. Please take a few minutes of your time to tell us what you would like to see on the conference agenda for 2010. Thank you!

1. I was not able to attend the 2009 Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference because:

I was not able to attend the 2009 Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference because:

2. The biggest barrier for me to attend this conference is:

The biggest barrier for me to attend this conference is: Work

Money

Conference Location (too far to travel)

Family obligations

Other (please specify)

3. How do you generally find out about the conference? (Choose one answer)

How do you generally find out about the conference? (Choose one answer) Email from the SM	Email from the SEC	Email from my DEC	Email from my EC	ARES meeting	Amateur Radio club meeting	Swap Fest	Wisconsin ARES/RACES website	A friend
Other (please specify)

4. Please RANK the following in order of what are the most important reasons why you would attend this conference? (6 being the highest, only (1)one response in each column)

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Overall content looks interesting and informative	*Please RANK the following in order of what are the most important reasons why you would attend this conference? (6 being the highest, only (1)one response in each column) Overall content looks interesting and informative 1	Overall content looks interesting and informative 2	Overall content looks interesting and informative 3	Overall content looks interesting and informative 4	Overall content looks interesting and informative 5	Overall content looks interesting and informative 6
Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES	Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES 1	Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES 2	Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES 3	Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES 4	Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES 5	Applicable to my role in ARES/RACES 6
Guest speakers that motivate and inspire	Guest speakers that motivate and inspire 1	Guest speakers that motivate and inspire 2	Guest speakers that motivate and inspire 3	Guest speakers that motivate and inspire 4	Guest speakers that motivate and inspire 5	Guest speakers that motivate and inspire 6
Knowledge learning and sharing	Knowledge learning and sharing 1	Knowledge learning and sharing 2	Knowledge learning and sharing 3	Knowledge learning and sharing 4	Knowledge learning and sharing 5	Knowledge learning and sharing 6
Team building	Team building 1	Team building 2	Team building 3	Team building 4	Team building 5	Team building 6
Door prizes	Door prizes 1	Door prizes 2	Door prizes 3	Door prizes 4	Door prizes 5	Door prizes 6
Socializing (Reconnecting with friends)	Socializing (Reconnecting with friends) 1	Socializing (Reconnecting with friends) 2	Socializing (Reconnecting with friends) 3	Socializing (Reconnecting with friends) 4	Socializing (Reconnecting with friends) 5	Socializing (Reconnecting with friends) 6
Conference location	Conference location 1	Conference location 2	Conference location 3	Conference location 4	Conference location 5	Conference location 6

Other (please specify)

5. Is the length of the two day conference: (Choose one)

Is the length of the two day conference: (Choose one) Too short	About right	Too long
Comments?

6. When deciding if to attend the conference, you found the conference presentations to be (Choose one)

When deciding if to attend the conference, you found the conference presentations to be (Choose one) Not at all relative to my ARES position	They looked interesting, but could be better	They looked awesome
Comments?

7. How would you rate the registration fee charged for this year's conference? (Choose one)

How would you rate the registration fee charged for this year's conference? (Choose one) Too low

About right

Too high

8. Which hotel would you have chosen to stay at during the conference? (Choose one)

Which hotel would you have chosen to stay at during the conference? (Choose one) Hotel Mead $72.00/night

Rodeway Inn $89.95/night

Comfort Inn (Plover) $109.95/night

None

9. How would you rate the room price at the hotel you choose in question number 9? (Choose one)

How would you rate the room price at the hotel you choose in question number 9? (Choose one) Too high	About Right	Too low	Not applicable
Comments:

10. What topic(s) would you like to see the conference cover in 2010?

What topic(s) would you like to see the conference cover in 2010?

11. Whom do you suggest that we invite to speak at the conference?

Whom do you suggest that we invite to speak at the conference?

12. Do you have any suggestions for future conferences locations? (Please be specific with name of village/town/city, facility name, and name/email/phone number of person(s) we could contact).

Do you have any suggestions for future conferences locations? (Please be specific with name of village/town/city, facility name, and name/email/phone number of person(s) we could contact).

13. Do you have any additional comments?

Do you have any additional comments?

Thanks you so much! See you next year, October 23 & 24, 2010!

73,

Wisconsin ARES RACES Conference Committee:
Don Michalski, W9IXG - Wisconsin Section Manager - ARRL
ARES/RACES ASM Communications
Skip Sharpe, W9REL - Wisconsin ARES/RACES Section Emergency Coordinator
Richard Engel, K9RWE - Wisconsin ARES/RACES Webmaster, Washington County ASEC/VOAD
Kathy Schramm, KB9UAZ - Wisconsin ARES/RACES ASEC - Marketing & Recruiting
Gary Sorensen, W9ULK - Wisconsin ARES/RACES ASEC - Training
Dana Wilson, KC9KOQ - Wisconsin ARES/RACES EC Grant County