Supporting CIE volunteers – A scoping survey

The CIE depends on volunteers for the majority of its activities. Without our efforts there would be no technical reports, no standards, no conferences, no consensus…. in short, there would be no CIE!

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey, which is anonymous. Only the members of the working group for this survey will see individual responses. A report based on aggregated responses will be made public, and will be used to guide future decisions by the CIE Governing Board and Technical Management Board about how to support volunteers.

For those who are new to the CIE and not yet involved in any CIE activities, we still appreciate your feedback but please only answer the questions relevant to you.

If you have any questions about this survey and how the data will be used, please e-mail president@cie.co.at.

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* 1. In what way have you been involved with the CIE, including roles in which you have served? Please check as many as apply, including any current roles and those that occurred in the past.

Conference/symposium/workshop/tutorial attendance

Submitted a paper to a CIE event

Technical Committee Member (TCM)

Task Group Member

International Scientific Programme Committee Member

Conference or symposium abstract reviewer

Division Member (Voting)

Alternate Division Member

Division Associate (DA)

Division Reporter (DR)

TC Chair, JTC chair or co-Chair (TCC)

Liaison Representative (LR)

Division Correspondent (DC)

Division Editor (DE)

Division Secretary (DS)

Associate Division Director (ADD)

Division Director (DD)

BA member / GB member / TMB member / Officer of the Commission

Conference or event sponsor

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 2. For how long have you been involved in CIE activities in any way?

< 1 year

1 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

11 - 15 years

16 - 20 years

> 20 years

I am not yet involved in CIE activities

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* 3. Thinking back to your first involvement in CIE activities, what led you to become involved? (If you are not currently involved, which of these factors might lead you to become involved?) [Check all that apply]

A colleague invited me to join a technical committee.

I saw a notice of a TC being formed, and the topic was one that interested me.

I wanted a new career challenge.

I thought committee membership might teach me something about the topic.

I wanted to contribute to the development of the field.

My employer directed me to become involved in a specific TC.

I wanted to expand my professional network.

I thought it would look good on my résumé.

I attended a CIE event and was inspired!

Other (please specify)

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* 4. We have heard that some people encounter barriers to joining in CIE activities. Were any of the following problems that you have encountered? [Check all that apply]

It was unclear how to join.

My employer did not want to support my time.

The copyright form was unacceptable to my employer (or me).

My national committee did not support my application.

The cost of travel to meetings was too high, and there were no online alternatives.

I applied, but never heard back from anyone.

The groups seemed unwelcoming, so I left.

There were language or cultural barriers between me and other people.

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Professional volunteer activities can contribute to career development. Regardless of your roles in the CIE, has your involvement in the CIE had any of these career-related effects? (If you are not currently involved, which of these do you think you might experience if you were to be involved?) [Check all that apply]

I have become better at speaking in public.

I have learned information that I could apply in my regular job.

I have improved my technical writing.

I have developed leadership skills.

I have learned new project management skills.

I have learned to build consensus in a group.

I have learned how to manage difficult conversations.

I have expanded my professional network.

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What rewards do you experience (or might you experience) as a CIE volunteer? [Check all that apply]

I take pride in contributing to the global light and lighting community.

I feel there is prestige in a leadership role at the CIE.

My employer has promoted me at least in part on the basis of CIE contributions.

Putting CIE publications on my résumé fills me with pride.

I have friends all over the world.

I am happy when my ideas are reflected in a publication.

My employer benefits from my work in the CIE.

Seeing my name in a CIE publication fills me with pride.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How easy or difficult is it (or has it been) for you to be as involved in CIE activities as you would like?

Very difficult

Difficult

Somewhat difficult

Neither easy nor difficult

Somewhat easy

Easy

Very easy

Very difficult

Difficult

Somewhat difficult

Neither easy nor difficult

Somewhat easy

Easy

Very easy

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* 8. If you have had some difficulties, what are some of the factors that prevent you from being fully involved in CIE activities? [Check all that apply.]

Travel costs

Online meetings that are hard to attend from my time zone

Work commitments

Lack of support from my employer

Family commitments

Poor internet access for online meetings

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Have you felt that others in the CIE have helped you to achieve your goals for your CIE contributions? Others were...

Very unhelpful

Unhelpful

Somewhat unhelpful

Neither helpful nor unhelpful

Somewhat helpful

Helpful

Very helpful

Very unhelpful

Unhelpful

Somewhat unhelpful

Neither helpful nor unhelpful

Somewhat helpful

Helpful

Very helpful

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* 10. What types of help or support have you received that has contributed to achieving your CIE goals? [Check all that apply]

Central Bureau (CB) training for TC Chairs

Procedural advice from CB staff

Support from CB to prepare drafts of TC documents

Advice from a TC chair

Advice from someone in a Division or BA/GB/TMB leadership position

Advice from someone in your National Committee

Informal conversations with other volunteers

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What additional support do you wish you could receive, either from the Central Bureau staff or from other CIE leaders, that would help you as a CIE volunteer?

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* 12. What is your primary professional identity?

Engineer

Physicist

Designer

Architect

Psychologist

Physiologist

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What is your principal professional activity [the activity that takes most of your time]?

Product development

Design

Research

Measurement

Standards development

Sales

Teaching

Administration/management

Technical support

Retired

Other (please specify)

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* 14. How do you identify yourself?

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to answer

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* 15. In what global region do you live?

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Supporting CIE volunteers – A scoping survey

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* 1. In what way have you been involved with the CIE, including roles in which you have served? Please check as many as apply, including any current roles and those that occurred in the past.

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* 2. For how long have you been involved in CIE activities in any way?

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* 3. Thinking back to your first involvement in CIE activities, what led you to become involved? (If you are not currently involved, which of these factors might lead you to become involved?) [Check all that apply]

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* 4. We have heard that some people encounter barriers to joining in CIE activities. Were any of the following problems that you have encountered? [Check all that apply]

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* 6. What rewards do you experience (or might you experience) as a CIE volunteer? [Check all that apply]

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* 7. How easy or difficult is it (or has it been) for you to be as involved in CIE activities as you would like?

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* 8. If you have had some difficulties, what are some of the factors that prevent you from being fully involved in CIE activities? [Check all that apply.]

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* 9. Have you felt that others in the CIE have helped you to achieve your goals for your CIE contributions? Others were...

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* 10. What types of help or support have you received that has contributed to achieving your CIE goals? [Check all that apply]

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* 11. What additional support do you wish you could receive, either from the Central Bureau staff or from other CIE leaders, that would help you as a CIE volunteer?

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* 12. What is your primary professional identity?

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* 13. What is your principal professional activity [the activity that takes most of your time]?

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* 14. How do you identify yourself?

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* 15. In what global region do you live?

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* 16. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your experiences as a CIE volunteer?