Issue 3, July 2021 Scientific Issues in MDM Poll

SMDM is interested in knowing your preference for conferences - in-person vs. virtual and what features of conferences are important to you.

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* 1. What are your preferences for future SMDM conferences?

They should go back to being completely in-person when it is safe to do so.

They should continue being completely virtual.

They should be a mix of in-person and virtual sessions.

We should alternate between fully in-person and fully virtual conferences (e.g., one year in-person, the following year all virtual)

No preference

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* 2. What is the main reason you attend conferences?

Exposure for my own work

Networking opportunities

Mentoring opportunities

Opportunity to socialize with colleagues

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What features of in-person conferences are important for you? [multiple answers possible]

The opportunity to present my work

Networking with peers and/or mentors

The opportunity to travel

Meeting colleagues from across the country/world

The opportunity to socialize with colleagues

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What features of virtual conferences are important for you? [multiple answers possible]

Ability to view content at my convenience

No need to travel

Lower cost

Less pressure to engage with people in real-time (e.g., presentations are pre-recorded)

More controlled environment (e.g., fewer opportunities for awkward exchanges)

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What phase of your career are you in?

PhD student/trainee

Early stage researcher

Mid-Career researcher

Senior researcher

Other (please specify)

Issue 3, July 2021 Scientific Issues in MDM Poll

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* 1. What are your preferences for future SMDM conferences?

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* 2. What is the main reason you attend conferences?

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* 3. What features of in-person conferences are important for you? [multiple answers possible]

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* 4. What features of virtual conferences are important for you? [multiple answers possible]

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* 5. What phase of your career are you in?

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* 6. Which of the SMDM subfields best describes your work?

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* 7. Please suggest any topics you would like to see covered in future Scientific Issues in MDM polls:

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* 8. In what country do you work?