Michigan Water Collaboration Network Workshop Planning Poll

The Michigan Water Collaboration Network is a professional network that was established in 2015 to promote connections and collaborations around issues affecting Michigan’s water resources, with benefits for both public college and university researchers and state quality of life agency personnel from the Departments of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Natural Resources (MDNR), and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). In addition to an online networking tool (https://michiganwater.net/), about 100 participants convened at an in-person kick-off workshop in October 2015. We are interested your input related to the timing, location, and format for a 2016 State of Michigan Water Collaboration Workshop. Please indicate your preferences by Friday, January 22nd.

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* 1. Timing of workshop: Please select all months that you would be likely to attend a collaboration workshop. Note, Dec-Feb were removed as options due to potentially poor winter weather conditions.

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

I am not interested in attending a future workshop.

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* 2. Comments on timing of workshop:

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* 3. Location of workshop: Please indicate your preference for workshop location. You may select more than one option.

I prefer that the workshop continue to be held in a central location such as Roscommon.

I prefer that the workshop be rotated to different locations each year.

I prefer that the workshop be held at/near a university.

I prefer that the workshop be held on/near a Great Lake or other body of water.

No preference

Other (please describe):

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* 4. Comments on location of workshop:

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* 5. Length of workshop: Many participants of the 2015 workshop indicated that the event was not long enough. Please indicate your preference for workshop length.

Full day workshop

Noon-noon workshop, with organized evening event

Noon-noon workshop, with free evening

One and one-half day workshop with organized evening event

One and one-half day workshop with free evening

Other (please describe)

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* 1. Timing of workshop: Please select all months that you would be likely to attend a collaboration workshop. Note, Dec-Feb were removed as options due to potentially poor winter weather conditions.

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* 2. Comments on timing of workshop:

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* 3. Location of workshop: Please indicate your preference for workshop location. You may select more than one option.

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* 4. Comments on location of workshop:

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* 5. Length of workshop: Many participants of the 2015 workshop indicated that the event was not long enough. Please indicate your preference for workshop length.

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* 6. Comments on length of workshop: