2019 SWVA Economic Forum Feedback

2019 Participant Feedback Form

Thank you for attending the 2019 SWVA Economic Forum. In the spirit of continuous improvement, we would like your feedback in order to ensure the Forum continues to get better and better each year. Your input is critical in continuing the regional movement and planning for future events.

Thank you for taking the time to complete a brief survey. There are only 13 questions and you can be finished in less than 3

minutes!

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* 1. Overall, how would you rate the Forum?

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* 2. How did you hear about the SWVA Forum?

Newspaper

Facebook

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Twitter

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Email blast

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* 3. How helpful was the content presented at the Forum?

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* 4. What was the single most valuable thing you learned at the Forum?

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* 5. In terms of your career development, how valuable were the networking opportunities at the Forum?

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* 6. How relevant were the following topics?

	Not very engaging	Engaging	Very engaging
State of the Region Report by Larry Terry	State of the Region Report by Larry Terry Not very engaging	State of the Region Report by Larry Terry Engaging	State of the Region Report by Larry Terry Very engaging
GO Virginia Panel Discussion	GO Virginia Panel Discussion Not very engaging	GO Virginia Panel Discussion Engaging	GO Virginia Panel Discussion Very engaging
Dario & Wendy Marquez - Morning Speakers	Dario & Wendy Marquez - Morning Speakers Not very engaging	Dario & Wendy Marquez - Morning Speakers Engaging	Dario & Wendy Marquez - Morning Speakers Very engaging
Scott Klososky - Keynote Speaker	Scott Klososky - Keynote Speaker Not very engaging	Scott Klososky - Keynote Speaker Engaging	Scott Klososky - Keynote Speaker Very engaging

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* 7. Please provide feedback on the breakout session you attended

	Leveraging HB 222 and Opportunity Zones	Attracting Technology Companies to SWVA	Technology in Appalachia - A discussion with WIZE Solutions and BitSource	Business Tech Tips	Partnering to Build Healthy Communities	One Health - Connecting SWVA
Very informative and engaging	Very informative and engaging Leveraging HB 222 and Opportunity Zones	Very informative and engaging Attracting Technology Companies to SWVA	Very informative and engaging Technology in Appalachia - A discussion with WIZE Solutions and BitSource	Very informative and engaging Business Tech Tips	Very informative and engaging Partnering to Build Healthy Communities	Very informative and engaging One Health - Connecting SWVA
Somewhat informative and engaging	Somewhat informative and engaging Leveraging HB 222 and Opportunity Zones	Somewhat informative and engaging Attracting Technology Companies to SWVA	Somewhat informative and engaging Technology in Appalachia - A discussion with WIZE Solutions and BitSource	Somewhat informative and engaging Business Tech Tips	Somewhat informative and engaging Partnering to Build Healthy Communities	Somewhat informative and engaging One Health - Connecting SWVA
Not informative or engaging	Not informative or engaging Leveraging HB 222 and Opportunity Zones	Not informative or engaging Attracting Technology Companies to SWVA	Not informative or engaging Technology in Appalachia - A discussion with WIZE Solutions and BitSource	Not informative or engaging Business Tech Tips	Not informative or engaging Partnering to Build Healthy Communities	Not informative or engaging One Health - Connecting SWVA
n/a - did not attend this session	n/a - did not attend this session Leveraging HB 222 and Opportunity Zones	n/a - did not attend this session Attracting Technology Companies to SWVA	n/a - did not attend this session Technology in Appalachia - A discussion with WIZE Solutions and BitSource	n/a - did not attend this session Business Tech Tips	n/a - did not attend this session Partnering to Build Healthy Communities	n/a - did not attend this session One Health - Connecting SWVA

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* 8. What is your top priority when attending the Forum?

Networking

Learning about current initiatives

Finding ways to become active in existing workgroups

Exchanging ideas and information on economic development

Community Development

Workforce Development

Economic Development

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How would you rate the quality of the facilities, setup and food?

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* 10. How could future events be improved? Select all that apply.

Make the events more interactive

Take more breaks during the event

Have more knowledgeable speaker(s)

Allow more time for questions from the audience

Allow for more time to network and discuss the topics between speakers

Address a more relevant topic

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How would you rate the value of the money (Forum registration fee) ?

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* 12. How likely are you to attend the Forum again in the future?

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* 1. Overall, how would you rate the Forum?

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* 2. How did you hear about the SWVA Forum?

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* 3. How helpful was the content presented at the Forum?

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* 4. What was the single most valuable thing you learned at the Forum?

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* 5. In terms of your career development, how valuable were the networking opportunities at the Forum?

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* 6. How relevant were the following topics?

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* 7. Please provide feedback on the breakout session you attended

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* 8. What is your top priority when attending the Forum?

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* 9. How would you rate the quality of the facilities, setup and food?

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* 10. How could future events be improved? Select all that apply.

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* 11. How would you rate the value of the money (Forum registration fee) ?

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* 12. How likely are you to attend the Forum again in the future?

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* 13. What additional ideas or suggestions would you like to share with the planning committee?