MARS 2017 Summer Meeting Survey WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE TRACKS FOR RAIL SHIPPERS? Question Title * 1. Overall, the topics addressed were: 5 Interesting/relevant 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Poor 1 Wake me when it's over Comments Question Title * 2. Overall, the presenters/speakers were: 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Poor 1 Need Help Comments Question Title * 3. Name your favorite speaker (select all that apply) Keith Creel, Canadian Pacific Railway Pat Ries, Consolidated Grain & Barge Barry Pottle, American Trucking Associations Sharon Clark, Perdue Farms Paul Titterton, GATX Corporation Mike McClellan, Norfolk Southern Corporation Ben Shain, Nissan Tim Quinlan, Wells Fargo Securities Gabriel Meyer, Surface Transportation Board Comment Question Title * 4. Name your favorite topic (select all that apply) Opening Keynote Address Grain Markets - Farm to Market State of the Motor Carrier industry : Trucking Today Regulatory Update : Regulation, Innovation and the Supply Chain State of Rail Car Equipment: Rail Freight Equipment update Luncheon Keynote Address Automobile Supply Chain: Logistics in the Automobile Industry Review of the Economy: Economic Update STB Customer Service: Introduction to the STB's Customer and Public Assistance Program Commet Question Title * 5. We have another record attendance again this meeting. Why did you decide to attend this meeting? (select all that apply) New to my job New to the rail industry Looking for educational opportunities Looking for networking opportunities Chance to meet suppliers and/or customers Speaker/agenda Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. Responding to comments from our members, we moved the meeting back to the main hotel requiring use of two meeting rooms and enhanced Networking Break area. Please share your opinion of this set up. Question Title * 7. How could we improve our meeting? Question Title * 8. What would be your opinion of a rearranged schedule, having a half day of educational conference on Monday afternoon, followed by reception and buffet; then on Tuesday, having a half day of educational conference in the morning followed by the Scholarship Outing in the after noon? Prefer schedule the way it is. Would like to try the change. The proposed schedule change would make it more difficult for me to attend. Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. We are often asked to have more shipper speakers. Are there any that you specifically want to hear from? If you are a shipper, would you like to present to MARS and if so on what topic? Question Title * 10. Did you use the phone app for the MARS Winter 2016 meeting? Yes (proceed to question #12) No (proceed to question #13) Question Title * 11. I would like to see the following subject(s) covered during the next MARS meeting? Question Title * 12. If you used the phone app, what features did you like/use? (select all that apply) Schedule Attendees Floor Plans Sponsors Speakers Members Overall Survey Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. If you did not use the phone app, please tell us why? (select all that apply) Don't have a smart phone/tablet etc. Prefer hard copy of meeting materials Not comfortable using it Company policy does not allow download of apps Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. MARS is always working to improve our communications to our membership & the market. What social media sources do you regularly use? (Select all that apply): Websites Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. Suggest someone who you think should be attending a MARS meeting (Specific person/company/contact number) Name: Company: Address: City/Town: State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP: Email Address: Phone Number: Question Title * 16. If you have any additional comments please share below: Question Title * 17. Thanks for attending. Please share your contact information (optional). Name: Company: Done
