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2024 Welcoming Interactive Evaluation

Thank you for attending the 2024 Welcoming Interactive! This year’s event was the largest Interactive yet with over 700 participants. We are thrilled to continue to support the growing field of welcomers.

In the coming weeks, Welcoming America staff and leadership will reflect on the successes and challenges of the 2024 Interactive and begin to plan the 2025 Interactive. Your feedback is critical to this process. Please take a few moments to share about your event experience by Friday, April 26.

Thank you for your time!
1.How likely are you to recommend the Welcoming Interactive to a colleague?(Required.)
1 (Very Unlikely)
5 (Neutral)
10 (Very likely)
2.Below are several statements describing the overall conference experience. Please indicate your agreement with each statement (from strongly agree to strongly disagree).(Required.)
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
The Welcoming Interactive energizes me, and I feel recharged to go back to the work in my community.
The Welcoming Interactive helps me understand good practice for welcoming communities, and I come away with strategies I can apply in my community.
The Welcoming Interactive connects me to people doing similar work in other places. After the conference I have new people to reach out to when I need to problem solve.
The Welcoming Interactive is a place where I bring new partners or staff to help them better understand welcoming work.
3.To help with future planning, when you attend a conference like the Interactive, what logistical components are the most important. (Pick your top 2)(Required.)
4.Please share your experience on the following logistical components of the conference:(Required.)
Positive experience 
Neutral experience
Negative experience
Registration
Onsite check in
Hotel location
Conference space
Conference food
Reception food
Reception locations
5.Please use this space to provide any additional feedback on the logistical components of the Welcoming Interactive.
6.Each year we try to improve on the accessibility of the Interactive. Do you have recommendations for making the 2025 Interactive more accessible?
7.Below are several statements describing communications for the conference. Please indicate your agreement with each statement.(Required.)
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
I received information on the conference in time to easily work through travel approval processes at my organization.
The email communications I received prior to the Interactive provided me with the information I needed to plan my trip.
The email communications I received prior to the Interactive had me excited to attend the conference.
The attendee app was easy to use, and I could find the information I needed during the conference.
8.Please use this space to provide any additional feedback on communications for the Welcoming Interactive.
9.Below are several statements describing the content of the conference. Please indicate your agreement with each statement.(Required.)
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
N/A
I felt inspired by the plenary speakers.
The breakout session topics covered were relevant to my work.
The breakout sessions I attended were interactive and engaging.
I had enough time for networking.
The community tour I attended was relevant to my work.
10.Please share your favorite piece of content at the Interactive (session, plenary, and/or office hours). What made it stand out?
11.As we plan for the 2025 Interactive, please share what part of a conference agenda is most important to you by ranking the following. (1 = Most important; 5 = Least important)(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
Intimate spaces that allow for networking
Access to large numbers of people
Inspiring plenary speakers
Experiential learning in the community
Tactical training on implementing welcoming work
12.To help us better understand where there may be gaps in meeting the needs of our diverse stakeholders, please provide the following demographic information in the next few questions.

Are you a member of the Welcoming America membership network?(Required.)
13.Would you describe yourself as an immigrant and/or refugee?(Required.)
14.How would you describe your race and ethnicity?(Required.)
15.Would you be willing to provide a testimonial comment about attending the Welcoming Interactive that can be shared in public communications?(Required.)
16.If you would like to be added to the Welcoming America newsletter and communications, please share your name and email address below.