Attendee Feedback from the FOCA AGM & Spring Seminar on March 1, 2025

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* 1. Which statement below best describes your participation in the event?

I attended in person

I had planned to come in person, but instead attended by webinar due to weather, travel issue, etc.

I attended by webinar, as planned from the time I registered

I had planned to attend by webinar, but technical difficulties prevented participation

I could not or did not attend either in person or by webinar

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* 2. How often do you attend in-person FOCA events? (seminars, webinars, the Annual General Meeting, FOCA Cottage Succession events)

It's my first time at a FOCA event

I have been at 2 to 4 events

I have been at 5 to 10 events

I have been at more than 10 events!

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* 3. Please rate the value of each of the morning sessions before the refreshment break:

	1-Extremely high value	2-Fairly high value	3-Good value	4-Low value	N/A or didn't attend
9:15am - FOCA Updates from CEO, Lesley Lavender	9:15am - FOCA Updates from CEO, Lesley Lavender 1-Extremely high value	9:15am - FOCA Updates from CEO, Lesley Lavender 2-Fairly high value	9:15am - FOCA Updates from CEO, Lesley Lavender 3-Good value	9:15am - FOCA Updates from CEO, Lesley Lavender 4-Low value	9:15am - FOCA Updates from CEO, Lesley Lavender N/A or didn't attend
9:25am - Cardiac Safety and The Power of Community, Action First Aid	9:25am - Cardiac Safety and The Power of Community, Action First Aid 1-Extremely high value	9:25am - Cardiac Safety and The Power of Community, Action First Aid 2-Fairly high value	9:25am - Cardiac Safety and The Power of Community, Action First Aid 3-Good value	9:25am - Cardiac Safety and The Power of Community, Action First Aid 4-Low value	9:25am - Cardiac Safety and The Power of Community, Action First Aid N/A or didn't attend
9:35am - Top Five Ways to Ensure You Address Your Governance Duties, Don McCreesh	9:35am - Top Five Ways to Ensure You Address Your Governance Duties, Don McCreesh 1-Extremely high value	9:35am - Top Five Ways to Ensure You Address Your Governance Duties, Don McCreesh 2-Fairly high value	9:35am - Top Five Ways to Ensure You Address Your Governance Duties, Don McCreesh 3-Good value	9:35am - Top Five Ways to Ensure You Address Your Governance Duties, Don McCreesh 4-Low value	9:35am - Top Five Ways to Ensure You Address Your Governance Duties, Don McCreesh N/A or didn't attend

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* 4. Please rate the value of each of the sessions after morning break:

	1-Extremely high value	2-Fairly high value	3-Good value	4-Low value	N/A or didn't attend
10:45am - FOCA’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Board Chair Deborah Martin Downs	10:45am - FOCA’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Board Chair Deborah Martin Downs 1-Extremely high value	10:45am - FOCA’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Board Chair Deborah Martin Downs 2-Fairly high value	10:45am - FOCA’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Board Chair Deborah Martin Downs 3-Good value	10:45am - FOCA’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Board Chair Deborah Martin Downs 4-Low value	10:45am - FOCA’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Board Chair Deborah Martin Downs N/A or didn't attend
11:00am - FOCA Annual General Meeting	11:00am - FOCA Annual General Meeting 1-Extremely high value	11:00am - FOCA Annual General Meeting 2-Fairly high value	11:00am - FOCA Annual General Meeting 3-Good value	11:00am - FOCA Annual General Meeting 4-Low value	11:00am - FOCA Annual General Meeting N/A or didn't attend
11:30am - Remarks from Rogers, our Connectivity Sponsor, about the FOCA Preferred Pricing Plan	11:30am - Remarks from Rogers, our Connectivity Sponsor, about the FOCA Preferred Pricing Plan 1-Extremely high value	11:30am - Remarks from Rogers, our Connectivity Sponsor, about the FOCA Preferred Pricing Plan 2-Fairly high value	11:30am - Remarks from Rogers, our Connectivity Sponsor, about the FOCA Preferred Pricing Plan 3-Good value	11:30am - Remarks from Rogers, our Connectivity Sponsor, about the FOCA Preferred Pricing Plan 4-Low value	11:30am - Remarks from Rogers, our Connectivity Sponsor, about the FOCA Preferred Pricing Plan N/A or didn't attend
11:40am - Presentation of the 2024 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award & association success stories	11:40am - Presentation of the 2024 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award & association success stories 1-Extremely high value	11:40am - Presentation of the 2024 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award & association success stories 2-Fairly high value	11:40am - Presentation of the 2024 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award & association success stories 3-Good value	11:40am - Presentation of the 2024 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award & association success stories 4-Low value	11:40am - Presentation of the 2024 FOCA Terry Rees Achievement Award & association success stories N/A or didn't attend

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* 5. Please rate the value of each of the afternoon sessions:

	1-Extremely high value	2-Fairly high value	3-Good value	4-Low value	N/A or didn't attend
12:00pm - Lunchtime networking, collecting information from Sponsors and FOCA materials table	12:00pm - Lunchtime networking, collecting information from Sponsors and FOCA materials table 1-Extremely high value	12:00pm - Lunchtime networking, collecting information from Sponsors and FOCA materials table 2-Fairly high value	12:00pm - Lunchtime networking, collecting information from Sponsors and FOCA materials table 3-Good value	12:00pm - Lunchtime networking, collecting information from Sponsors and FOCA materials table 4-Low value	12:00pm - Lunchtime networking, collecting information from Sponsors and FOCA materials table N/A or didn't attend
1:00pm - Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Lake Communities, Terry Rees	1:00pm - Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Lake Communities, Terry Rees 1-Extremely high value	1:00pm - Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Lake Communities, Terry Rees 2-Fairly high value	1:00pm - Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Lake Communities, Terry Rees 3-Good value	1:00pm - Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Lake Communities, Terry Rees 4-Low value	1:00pm - Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Lake Communities, Terry Rees N/A or didn't attend
1:15pm - Actioning Association Benchmark Data from the FOCA Survey, Michelle Lewin	1:15pm - Actioning Association Benchmark Data from the FOCA Survey, Michelle Lewin 1-Extremely high value	1:15pm - Actioning Association Benchmark Data from the FOCA Survey, Michelle Lewin 2-Fairly high value	1:15pm - Actioning Association Benchmark Data from the FOCA Survey, Michelle Lewin 3-Good value	1:15pm - Actioning Association Benchmark Data from the FOCA Survey, Michelle Lewin 4-Low value	1:15pm - Actioning Association Benchmark Data from the FOCA Survey, Michelle Lewin N/A or didn't attend
2:00pm - Private and Municipally-Unassumed Rural Roads, panel discussion with Jennifer Savini, Ross Fraser and James Smith	2:00pm - Private and Municipally-Unassumed Rural Roads, panel discussion with Jennifer Savini, Ross Fraser and James Smith 1-Extremely high value	2:00pm - Private and Municipally-Unassumed Rural Roads, panel discussion with Jennifer Savini, Ross Fraser and James Smith 2-Fairly high value	2:00pm - Private and Municipally-Unassumed Rural Roads, panel discussion with Jennifer Savini, Ross Fraser and James Smith 3-Good value	2:00pm - Private and Municipally-Unassumed Rural Roads, panel discussion with Jennifer Savini, Ross Fraser and James Smith 4-Low value	2:00pm - Private and Municipally-Unassumed Rural Roads, panel discussion with Jennifer Savini, Ross Fraser and James Smith N/A or didn't attend

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* 6. Overall, what did you like most about the event, or a particular session? (Or, what would you say to encourage another member to attend a future event like this?)

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* 7. Is there another topic or presenter you would like FOCA to feature in a future event? Describe it below.

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* 8. If you attended in person at the Bayview Golf & Country Club: How do you rate the following about the current venue (with an eye toward FOCA considering what is essential at any alternate future venue):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Needs improvement	N/A or no opinion
Meeting room & facilities	Meeting room & facilities Excellent	Meeting room & facilities Good	Meeting room & facilities Fair	Meeting room & facilities Needs improvement	Meeting room & facilities N/A or no opinion
Food & beverages provided for costs paid	Food & beverages provided for costs paid Excellent	Food & beverages provided for costs paid Good	Food & beverages provided for costs paid Fair	Food & beverages provided for costs paid Needs improvement	Food & beverages provided for costs paid N/A or no opinion
Service from club staff	Service from club staff Excellent	Service from club staff Good	Service from club staff Fair	Service from club staff Needs improvement	Service from club staff N/A or no opinion
Parking cost and convenience	Parking cost and convenience Excellent	Parking cost and convenience Good	Parking cost and convenience Fair	Parking cost and convenience Needs improvement	Parking cost and convenience N/A or no opinion
At-grade access	At-grade access Excellent	At-grade access Good	At-grade access Fair	At-grade access Needs improvement	At-grade access N/A or no opinion

Any comments to clarify your responses above (optional):

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* 9. Whether you attended in person or by webinar: What - if anything - didn't work for you, or could have been done to improve the experience?

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* 10. Recognizing the costs and complexity of holding a hybrid (in-person & webinar) AGM & Spring Seminar, should FOCA consider ONLY having an online (webinar) event in the future?

yes

no opinion

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* 11. How likely is it that you would consider attending a future FOCA event in person at each of these southern Ontario locations:

	extremely likely	somewhat likely	somewhat unlikely	extremely unlikely	prefer to attend virtually
at the Bayview Gold & Country Club (Thornhill)	at the Bayview Gold & Country Club (Thornhill) extremely likely	at the Bayview Gold & Country Club (Thornhill) somewhat likely	at the Bayview Gold & Country Club (Thornhill) somewhat unlikely	at the Bayview Gold & Country Club (Thornhill) extremely unlikely	at the Bayview Gold & Country Club (Thornhill) prefer to attend virtually
in central or downtown Toronto	in central or downtown Toronto extremely likely	in central or downtown Toronto somewhat likely	in central or downtown Toronto somewhat unlikely	in central or downtown Toronto extremely unlikely	in central or downtown Toronto prefer to attend virtually
in the north end of Toronto (Vaughan, Markham)	in the north end of Toronto (Vaughan, Markham) extremely likely	in the north end of Toronto (Vaughan, Markham) somewhat likely	in the north end of Toronto (Vaughan, Markham) somewhat unlikely	in the north end of Toronto (Vaughan, Markham) extremely unlikely	in the north end of Toronto (Vaughan, Markham) prefer to attend virtually
near Pearson airport (Mississauga)	near Pearson airport (Mississauga) extremely likely	near Pearson airport (Mississauga) somewhat likely	near Pearson airport (Mississauga) somewhat unlikely	near Pearson airport (Mississauga) extremely unlikely	near Pearson airport (Mississauga) prefer to attend virtually
southwest towards Oakville/ Halton	southwest towards Oakville/ Halton extremely likely	southwest towards Oakville/ Halton somewhat likely	southwest towards Oakville/ Halton somewhat unlikely	southwest towards Oakville/ Halton extremely unlikely	southwest towards Oakville/ Halton prefer to attend virtually
in Scarborough, Pickering or Ajax	in Scarborough, Pickering or Ajax extremely likely	in Scarborough, Pickering or Ajax somewhat likely	in Scarborough, Pickering or Ajax somewhat unlikely	in Scarborough, Pickering or Ajax extremely unlikely	in Scarborough, Pickering or Ajax prefer to attend virtually
north toward Barrie	north toward Barrie extremely likely	north toward Barrie somewhat likely	north toward Barrie somewhat unlikely	north toward Barrie extremely unlikely	north toward Barrie prefer to attend virtually
east towards Kingston	east towards Kingston extremely likely	east towards Kingston somewhat likely	east towards Kingston somewhat unlikely	east towards Kingston extremely unlikely	east towards Kingston prefer to attend virtually
east towards Ottawa	east towards Ottawa extremely likely	east towards Ottawa somewhat likely	east towards Ottawa somewhat unlikely	east towards Ottawa extremely unlikely	east towards Ottawa prefer to attend virtually

Other or specific in-person location you would prefer (please specify):

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