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Symposium Planning Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey to inform planning efforts for the 2026 Central Coast Regional Climate Resilience Symposium, taking place December 9, 2026 in Santa Cruz, CA. Your voice is critical to supporting the Central Coast Climate Collaborative (4C) in planning a meaningful symposium for our region's diverse and growing ecosystem of climate resilience partners.

We greatly appreciate your time in sharing your ideas, insights, and priorities through this survey and kindly request your input by EOD January 16th.

Please note that all questions are optional and incomplete survey responses will be accepted.

Thank you in advance - and we look forward to connecting at the symposium (if not sooner)! If you have any questions, please reach out to us at admin@centralcoastclimate.org.
About You
1.Contact Information
2.What type of organization do you represent?
3.Which Central Coast counties does your organization serve, either partially or entirely?
Symposium Design & Participant Experience
4.Share your level of interest in seeing the following climate impacts, sectors, and topics addressed at the symposium.
Not Interested
Interested
Very Interested
Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise
Drought and Reduced Precipitation
Extreme Heat and Rising Temperatures
Extreme Weather Events and Flooding
Ocean Acidification
Wildfires and Wildfire Smoke
Agriculture and Food Security
Biodiversity and Habitats
Climate Justice and Equity
Economic and Workforce Development
Emergency Management
Energy Resilience
Funding and Financing
Insurance and Risk Management
Land Use Planning
Multi-jurisdictional Partnerships
Natural and Working Lands
Public Health
Social Cohesion and Resilience
Transportation
5.Which of the following session formats and symposium activities would you be most interested in participating in?
Not Interested
Interested
Very Interested
Case study deep dives
Facilitated peer-to-peer discussions or roundtables
Interactive workshops
Lightning presentations
Panel discussions
Mentorship program
Networking reception
Poster session
Traditional presentations
Tool salon
Tours and site visits
Morning group activities (e.g., beach walk, yoga, etc.)
Evening offsite networking events
6.Are there any specific sessions or activities you hope to see included in the program?
7.Are there any individuals you recommend inviting as a keynote or plenary speaker?
8.What registration cost range would be most feasible for you and your organization? Please note that we aim to keep registration costs as low as possible. Final pricing will depend on sponsorships and other financial support secured.
9.We are exploring tradeoffs between affordability and the overall symposium experience. Which of the following, if any, would you be supportive of if it meant higher registration costs?
10.If you are interested in participating in pre- or post-symposium events in Santa Cruz or the surrounding area, please select the timeframe(s) that work best for you. The symposium will take place Wed, Dec 9, ~8:00am-5:00pm.
Interest in Contributing to the Symposium
11.If you are interested in organizing a session or presenting at the symposium, please briefly describe your proposed topic and preferred format.
12.Which of the following roles would you or your organization be interested in?
13.Do you have any comments to share regarding your interest in contributing to the symposium?
Closing Questions
14.How likely are you to attend the symposium at this time?
15.Generally speaking, what do you hope to gain from attending the symposium? What is one key question you hope will get answered?
16.Are you interested in becoming a member of the Central Coast Climate Collaborative (4C)?
17.Would you like to join 4C’s email list to receive symposium updates and 4C’s bimonthly newsletters?
18.What questions do you have about the symposium? What questions would you suggest we include in an FAQ?
19.Do you have any additional comments to share at this time?
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