Conference Evaluation | 10th Organic Seed Growers Conference

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* 1. Contact Information

First and last name

Company, organization, farm, or university name

Address

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City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

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* 2. How did you hear about the conference? (Check all that apply)

Email from Organic Seed Alliance

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Already knew about it and sought information on your own

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* 3. FARMERS, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

	Farmer who produces seed for commercial contracts	Farmer who produces seed for on-farm use (seed saving)	Farmer who has not produced seed but has interest	Farmer involved in plant breeding	Certified organic	Beginning farmer (farming less than 10 years)
Farmer	Farmer Farmer who produces seed for commercial contracts	Farmer Farmer who produces seed for on-farm use (seed saving)	Farmer Farmer who has not produced seed but has interest	Farmer Farmer involved in plant breeding	Farmer Certified organic	Farmer Beginning farmer (farming less than 10 years)

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* 4. SEED COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

	Marketing to gardeners	Marketing to farmers	Seed production firm selling to seed companies	Seed company with a breeding program	All organic product list	Conventional and organic product list	All conventional product list	Purchase seed from industry	Contract with farmers for seed	Produce seed on company farm
Seed Company Representative	Seed Company Representative Marketing to gardeners	Seed Company Representative Marketing to farmers	Seed Company Representative Seed production firm selling to seed companies	Seed Company Representative Seed company with a breeding program	Seed Company Representative All organic product list	Seed Company Representative Conventional and organic product list	Seed Company Representative All conventional product list	Seed Company Representative Purchase seed from industry	Seed Company Representative Contract with farmers for seed	Seed Company Representative Produce seed on company farm

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* 5. UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

	Plant breeder	Extension	Researcher	Instructor	Graduate student	Undergraduate student
University/College	University/College Plant breeder	University/College Extension	University/College Researcher	University/College Instructor	University/College Graduate student	University/College Undergraduate student

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* 6. OTHER, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

	Gardener/seed saver	Seed conservation organization	Seed Advocate	Media	Food Industry
Other	Other Gardener/seed saver	Other Seed conservation organization	Other Seed Advocate	Other Media	Other Food Industry

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What seed crops do you produce?

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* 8. What do you feel are the most essential factors in improving organic seed quality and availability? What are your challenges in this regard?

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* 9. What seed research would serve you? What are the important traits that organic plant breeders should be breeding for?

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* 10. At future conferences, what topics would you like to have covered?

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* 11. Where do you think the next conference should be held (city, state, or region)? Why?

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* 12. Do you have other pre-conference activities and/or trainings you'd like to see at future conferences?

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* 13. SEED ETHICS INTENSIVE (Wed) | Rate your experience:

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)	N/A
Facilitators	Facilitators 5 (best)	Facilitators 4	Facilitators 3	Facilitators 2	Facilitators 1 (worst)	Facilitators N/A
Materials covered	Materials covered 5 (best)	Materials covered 4	Materials covered 3	Materials covered 2	Materials covered 1 (worst)	Materials covered N/A
Food	Food 5 (best)	Food 4	Food 3	Food 2	Food 1 (worst)	Food N/A
Affordability	Affordability 5 (best)	Affordability 4	Affordability 3	Affordability 2	Affordability 1 (worst)	Affordability N/A

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* 14. WILLAMETTE VALLEY SEED TOUR (Thur) | Rate your experience:

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)	N/A
Hosts	Hosts 5 (best)	Hosts 4	Hosts 3	Hosts 2	Hosts 1 (worst)	Hosts N/A
Material covered	Material covered 5 (best)	Material covered 4	Material covered 3	Material covered 2	Material covered 1 (worst)	Material covered N/A
Sound	Sound 5 (best)	Sound 4	Sound 3	Sound 2	Sound 1 (worst)	Sound N/A
Food	Food 5 (best)	Food 4	Food 3	Food 2	Food 1 (worst)	Food N/A
Affordability	Affordability 5 (best)	Affordability 4	Affordability 3	Affordability 2	Affordability 1 (worst)	Affordability N/A

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* 15. ORGANIC PLANT BREEDING INTENSIVE (Thur) | Rate your experience:

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)	N/A
Hosts	Hosts 5 (best)	Hosts 4	Hosts 3	Hosts 2	Hosts 1 (worst)	Hosts N/A
Material covered	Material covered 5 (best)	Material covered 4	Material covered 3	Material covered 2	Material covered 1 (worst)	Material covered N/A
Sound	Sound 5 (best)	Sound 4	Sound 3	Sound 2	Sound 1 (worst)	Sound N/A
Food	Food 5 (best)	Food 4	Food 3	Food 2	Food 1 (worst)	Food N/A
Affordability	Affordability 5 (best)	Affordability 4	Affordability 3	Affordability 2	Affordability 1 (worst)	Affordability N/A

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* 16. VARIETY TRIAL AND CULINARY EVALUATION INTENSIVE (Thur) | Rate your experience:

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)	N/A
Hosts	Hosts 5 (best)	Hosts 4	Hosts 3	Hosts 2	Hosts 1 (worst)	Hosts N/A
Material covered	Material covered 5 (best)	Material covered 4	Material covered 3	Material covered 2	Material covered 1 (worst)	Material covered N/A
Sound	Sound 5 (best)	Sound 4	Sound 3	Sound 2	Sound 1 (worst)	Sound N/A
Food	Food 5 (best)	Food 4	Food 3	Food 2	Food 1 (worst)	Food N/A
Affordability	Affordability 5 (best)	Affordability 4	Affordability 3	Affordability 2	Affordability 1 (worst)	Affordability N/A

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* 17. MAIN CONFERENCE (Fri & Sat) - Rate your experience:

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)	N/A
Sound	Sound 5 (best)	Sound 4	Sound 3	Sound 2	Sound 1 (worst)	Sound N/A
Seating	Seating 5 (best)	Seating 4	Seating 3	Seating 2	Seating 1 (worst)	Seating N/A
Food	Food 5 (best)	Food 4	Food 3	Food 2	Food 1 (worst)	Food N/A
Accommodations	Accommodations 5 (best)	Accommodations 4	Accommodations 3	Accommodations 2	Accommodations 1 (worst)	Accommodations N/A
Affordability	Affordability 5 (best)	Affordability 4	Affordability 3	Affordability 2	Affordability 1 (worst)	Affordability N/A
Networking	Networking 5 (best)	Networking 4	Networking 3	Networking 2	Networking 1 (worst)	Networking N/A
Seed Expo	Seed Expo 5 (best)	Seed Expo 4	Seed Expo 3	Seed Expo 2	Seed Expo 1 (worst)	Seed Expo N/A
Social times	Social times 5 (best)	Social times 4	Social times 3	Social times 2	Social times 1 (worst)	Social times N/A

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* 18. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Friday, 9:00a - 10:30a

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)
Producing Organic Flower Seed	Producing Organic Flower Seed 5 (best)	Producing Organic Flower Seed 4	Producing Organic Flower Seed 3	Producing Organic Flower Seed 2	Producing Organic Flower Seed 1 (worst)
Accessing Agrobiodiversity: Practical Knowledge for Finding and Using Rare Seeds	Accessing Agrobiodiversity: Practical Knowledge for Finding and Using Rare Seeds 5 (best)	Accessing Agrobiodiversity: Practical Knowledge for Finding and Using Rare Seeds 4	Accessing Agrobiodiversity: Practical Knowledge for Finding and Using Rare Seeds 3	Accessing Agrobiodiversity: Practical Knowledge for Finding and Using Rare Seeds 2	Accessing Agrobiodiversity: Practical Knowledge for Finding and Using Rare Seeds 1 (worst)
Finding a Path Forward on Seed Licenses	Finding a Path Forward on Seed Licenses 5 (best)	Finding a Path Forward on Seed Licenses 4	Finding a Path Forward on Seed Licenses 3	Finding a Path Forward on Seed Licenses 2	Finding a Path Forward on Seed Licenses 1 (worst)
Visualizing Our Seed Network; Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble	Visualizing Our Seed Network; Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble 5 (best)	Visualizing Our Seed Network; Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble 4	Visualizing Our Seed Network; Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble 3	Visualizing Our Seed Network; Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble 2	Visualizing Our Seed Network; Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble 1 (worst)

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* 19. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Friday, 2:00p - 3:30

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1
What the Hemp? Exploring Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production Opportunities	What the Hemp? Exploring Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production Opportunities 5 (best)	What the Hemp? Exploring Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production Opportunities 4	What the Hemp? Exploring Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production Opportunities 3	What the Hemp? Exploring Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production Opportunities 2	What the Hemp? Exploring Cannabis Breeding and Seed Production Opportunities 1
Utilizing Agrobiodiversity: Breeding for Diversity, Resilience, and In Situ Genetic Conservation	Utilizing Agrobiodiversity: Breeding for Diversity, Resilience, and In Situ Genetic Conservation 5 (best)	Utilizing Agrobiodiversity: Breeding for Diversity, Resilience, and In Situ Genetic Conservation 4	Utilizing Agrobiodiversity: Breeding for Diversity, Resilience, and In Situ Genetic Conservation 3	Utilizing Agrobiodiversity: Breeding for Diversity, Resilience, and In Situ Genetic Conservation 2	Utilizing Agrobiodiversity: Breeding for Diversity, Resilience, and In Situ Genetic Conservation 1
In the Trenches and in State Capitals: Legislative Work to Protect Organic Seed	In the Trenches and in State Capitals: Legislative Work to Protect Organic Seed 5 (best)	In the Trenches and in State Capitals: Legislative Work to Protect Organic Seed 4	In the Trenches and in State Capitals: Legislative Work to Protect Organic Seed 3	In the Trenches and in State Capitals: Legislative Work to Protect Organic Seed 2	In the Trenches and in State Capitals: Legislative Work to Protect Organic Seed 1
Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 1	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 1 5 (best)	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 1 4	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 1 3	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 1 2	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 1 1

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* 20. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Friday, 4:00p - 5:30p

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)
Stepping Up Biennial Seed Production	Stepping Up Biennial Seed Production 5 (best)	Stepping Up Biennial Seed Production 4	Stepping Up Biennial Seed Production 3	Stepping Up Biennial Seed Production 2	Stepping Up Biennial Seed Production 1 (worst)
What are We Learning from Trials? Applied Tools Can Improve Plant Breeding and Variety Testing	What are We Learning from Trials? Applied Tools Can Improve Plant Breeding and Variety Testing 5 (best)	What are We Learning from Trials? Applied Tools Can Improve Plant Breeding and Variety Testing 4	What are We Learning from Trials? Applied Tools Can Improve Plant Breeding and Variety Testing 3	What are We Learning from Trials? Applied Tools Can Improve Plant Breeding and Variety Testing 2	What are We Learning from Trials? Applied Tools Can Improve Plant Breeding and Variety Testing 1 (worst)
Moving the Dial Forward on Organic Seed Policy	Moving the Dial Forward on Organic Seed Policy 5 (best)	Moving the Dial Forward on Organic Seed Policy 4	Moving the Dial Forward on Organic Seed Policy 3	Moving the Dial Forward on Organic Seed Policy 2	Moving the Dial Forward on Organic Seed Policy 1 (worst)
Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 2	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 2 5 (best)	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 2 4	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 2 3	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 2 2	Seed Ownership and Seed Commons: Part 2 1 (worst)

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* 21. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Saturday, 9:00a - 10:30a

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)
Small-scale Contract Seed Production Roundtable	Small-scale Contract Seed Production Roundtable 5 (best)	Small-scale Contract Seed Production Roundtable 4	Small-scale Contract Seed Production Roundtable 3	Small-scale Contract Seed Production Roundtable 2	Small-scale Contract Seed Production Roundtable 1 (worst)
Participatory Plant Breeding: Learning from International Farmer-breeders	Participatory Plant Breeding: Learning from International Farmer-breeders 5 (best)	Participatory Plant Breeding: Learning from International Farmer-breeders 4	Participatory Plant Breeding: Learning from International Farmer-breeders 3	Participatory Plant Breeding: Learning from International Farmer-breeders 2	Participatory Plant Breeding: Learning from International Farmer-breeders 1 (worst)
Toward a Radical Vision of Food and Farm Policy in the U.S. Centered Around Regenerative Organic Agriculture	Toward a Radical Vision of Food and Farm Policy in the U.S. Centered Around Regenerative Organic Agriculture 5 (best)	Toward a Radical Vision of Food and Farm Policy in the U.S. Centered Around Regenerative Organic Agriculture 4	Toward a Radical Vision of Food and Farm Policy in the U.S. Centered Around Regenerative Organic Agriculture 3	Toward a Radical Vision of Food and Farm Policy in the U.S. Centered Around Regenerative Organic Agriculture 2	Toward a Radical Vision of Food and Farm Policy in the U.S. Centered Around Regenerative Organic Agriculture 1 (worst)
Community Seed Stewardship Workshop	Community Seed Stewardship Workshop 5 (best)	Community Seed Stewardship Workshop 4	Community Seed Stewardship Workshop 3	Community Seed Stewardship Workshop 2	Community Seed Stewardship Workshop 1 (worst)

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* 22. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Saturday, 1:30p - 3:00p

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)
Seed Processing Roundtable	Seed Processing Roundtable 5 (best)	Seed Processing Roundtable 4	Seed Processing Roundtable 3	Seed Processing Roundtable 2	Seed Processing Roundtable 1 (worst)
Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Brassicas	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Brassicas 5 (best)	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Brassicas 4	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Brassicas 3	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Brassicas 2	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Brassicas 1 (worst)
Excluded Methods: An Industry Perspective	Excluded Methods: An Industry Perspective 5 (best)	Excluded Methods: An Industry Perspective 4	Excluded Methods: An Industry Perspective 3	Excluded Methods: An Industry Perspective 2	Excluded Methods: An Industry Perspective 1 (worst)
Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 1	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 1 5 (best)	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 1 4	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 1 3	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 1 2	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 1 1 (worst)

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* 23. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Saturday, 3:30p - 5:00p

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)
Seed Economics: Balancing Passion and Profitability in Seed Growing	Seed Economics: Balancing Passion and Profitability in Seed Growing 5 (best)	Seed Economics: Balancing Passion and Profitability in Seed Growing 4	Seed Economics: Balancing Passion and Profitability in Seed Growing 3	Seed Economics: Balancing Passion and Profitability in Seed Growing 2	Seed Economics: Balancing Passion and Profitability in Seed Growing 1 (worst)
Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Tomatoes	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Tomatoes 5 (best)	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Tomatoes 4	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Tomatoes 3	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Tomatoes 2	Knowledge Exchange on Breeding Better Tomatoes 1 (worst)
Where Does Open-Source Seed Fit in an IP-dominated Industry?	Where Does Open-Source Seed Fit in an IP-dominated Industry? 5 (best)	Where Does Open-Source Seed Fit in an IP-dominated Industry? 4	Where Does Open-Source Seed Fit in an IP-dominated Industry? 3	Where Does Open-Source Seed Fit in an IP-dominated Industry? 2	Where Does Open-Source Seed Fit in an IP-dominated Industry? 1 (worst)
Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 2	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 2 5 (best)	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 2 4	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 2 3	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 2 2	Seeds of Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Part 2 1 (worst)

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* 24. KEYNOTE EVALUATION | Please rate the keynotes you attended:

	5 (best)	4	3	2	1 (worst)
A 2020 Panel of Sages (Friday, 10:45a – 12:15p)	A 2020 Panel of Sages (Friday, 10:45a – 12:15p) 5 (best)	A 2020 Panel of Sages (Friday, 10:45a – 12:15p) 4	A 2020 Panel of Sages (Friday, 10:45a – 12:15p) 3	A 2020 Panel of Sages (Friday, 10:45a – 12:15p) 2	A 2020 Panel of Sages (Friday, 10:45a – 12:15p) 1 (worst)
Keynote by Ricardo Salvador (Saturday, 10:45a – 12p)	Keynote by Ricardo Salvador (Saturday, 10:45a – 12p) 5 (best)	Keynote by Ricardo Salvador (Saturday, 10:45a – 12p) 4	Keynote by Ricardo Salvador (Saturday, 10:45a – 12p) 3	Keynote by Ricardo Salvador (Saturday, 10:45a – 12p) 2	Keynote by Ricardo Salvador (Saturday, 10:45a – 12p) 1 (worst)

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* 25. Any other additional feedback about the conference you'd like to share?

Thank you for joining us in Corvallis and taking the time to complete this evaluation! We look forward to seeing you at the 11th Organic Seed Growers Conference in 2022!

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. How did you hear about the conference? (Check all that apply)

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* 3. FARMERS, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

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* 4. SEED COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

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* 5. UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

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* 6. OTHER, what is your interest in and experience with organic seed? Please check all that apply:

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* 7. What seed crops do you produce?

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* 8. What do you feel are the most essential factors in improving organic seed quality and availability? What are your challenges in this regard?

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* 9. What seed research would serve you? What are the important traits that organic plant breeders should be breeding for?

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* 10. At future conferences, what topics would you like to have covered?

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* 11. Where do you think the next conference should be held (city, state, or region)? Why?

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* 12. Do you have other pre-conference activities and/or trainings you'd like to see at future conferences?

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* 13. SEED ETHICS INTENSIVE (Wed) | Rate your experience:

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* 14. WILLAMETTE VALLEY SEED TOUR (Thur) | Rate your experience:

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* 15. ORGANIC PLANT BREEDING INTENSIVE (Thur) | Rate your experience:

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* 16. VARIETY TRIAL AND CULINARY EVALUATION INTENSIVE (Thur) | Rate your experience:

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* 17. MAIN CONFERENCE (Fri & Sat) - Rate your experience:

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* 18. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended: Friday, 9:00a - 10:30a

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* 19. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:Friday, 2:00p - 3:30

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* 20. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:Friday, 4:00p - 5:30p

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* 21. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:Saturday, 9:00a - 10:30a

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* 22. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:Saturday, 1:30p - 3:00p

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* 23. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:Saturday, 3:30p - 5:00p

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* 24. KEYNOTE EVALUATION | Please rate the keynotes you attended:

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* 25. Any other additional feedback about the conference you'd like to share?

* 18. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Friday, 9:00a - 10:30a

* 19. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Friday, 2:00p - 3:30

* 20. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Friday, 4:00p - 5:30p

* 21. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Saturday, 9:00a - 10:30a

* 22. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Saturday, 1:30p - 3:00p

* 23. INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP EVALUATION | Please rate the session you attended:
Saturday, 3:30p - 5:00p