MW20 Remote Participation Survey

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* 1. As of today, are you planning to come to MW20 in Los Angeles?

Yes

Not sure

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Is your employer or sponsor prohibiting or currently recommending against your in-person travel to and/or participation in MW20?

Yes

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* 3. To the best of your knowledge, how likely is it your employer or sponsor will cancel or prohibit your in-person travel to and participation in MW20?

Not at all likely

Extremely likely

Not at all likely

Extremely likely

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* 4. If available, how likely are you to participate in the MW20 conference remotely?

Not at all likely

Extremely likely

Not at all likely

Extremely likely

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* 5. How significant are the following factors in making your decision whether to attend remotely:

	Strongly influences decision	Slightly influences decision	Does not influence decision
Financial cost	Financial cost Strongly influences decision	Financial cost Slightly influences decision	Financial cost Does not influence decision
Time zone/date the conference is offered remotely	Time zone/date the conference is offered remotely Strongly influences decision	Time zone/date the conference is offered remotely Slightly influences decision	Time zone/date the conference is offered remotely Does not influence decision
Approval of my supervisor	Approval of my supervisor Strongly influences decision	Approval of my supervisor Slightly influences decision	Approval of my supervisor Does not influence decision
Level of workload at the office	Level of workload at the office Strongly influences decision	Level of workload at the office Slightly influences decision	Level of workload at the office Does not influence decision
Whether my office is working remotely	Whether my office is working remotely Strongly influences decision	Whether my office is working remotely Slightly influences decision	Whether my office is working remotely Does not influence decision
Familiarity with the platform required	Familiarity with the platform required Strongly influences decision	Familiarity with the platform required Slightly influences decision	Familiarity with the platform required Does not influence decision
Ease of use of the remote participation platform	Ease of use of the remote participation platform Strongly influences decision	Ease of use of the remote participation platform Slightly influences decision	Ease of use of the remote participation platform Does not influence decision
Availability of required technology/internet connection	Availability of required technology/internet connection Strongly influences decision	Availability of required technology/internet connection Slightly influences decision	Availability of required technology/internet connection Does not influence decision
Level/kind of participation possible	Level/kind of participation possible Strongly influences decision	Level/kind of participation possible Slightly influences decision	Level/kind of participation possible Does not influence decision
What content/presenters will be available	What content/presenters will be available Strongly influences decision	What content/presenters will be available Slightly influences decision	What content/presenters will be available Does not influence decision
Who else is participating	Who else is participating Strongly influences decision	Who else is participating Slightly influences decision	Who else is participating Does not influence decision

Other (please specify)

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* 6. For the MW20 conference what kinds of remote participation would you use? (Check all that apply.)

Watching live streamed presentations

Accessing a video archive of presentations at my convenience after the event

Participating in sessions via a virtual world platform (e.g. Second Life) where you can interact through your avatar with the speakers and other attendees

Participating in sessions via audio conference call

Participating in sessions via video conference call

Participating in “chat” sessions with presenters and other participants

Reading the papers on the conference website and in the MuseWeb archives

Reading the MW20 proceedings printed book

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you are in the program to present at MW20, would you be able to present remotely through any of these means? (Check all that apply.)

I can send a video recording of my presentation by March 31, 2020.

I can present and participate in my session via video conferencing.

I can present and participate in my session as an avatar in a virtual world (e.g. Second Life).

I would prefer not to present, but will submit or have submitted a paper for the conference website and MuseWeb paper archives.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you have indicated that you can attend MW20 through an online platform, please let us know what support you would need to participate. (Check all that apply.)

Visual description of the slides and other visual elements of the sessions.

Transcription of the audio to text (in English).

Signed interpretation (ASL).

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Anything else you’d like to tell us or suggest?

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* 10. If you are willing to be contacted about technical issues related to remote participation in MW20, please leave your contact info here:

Name

Organization

Email Address