American Humanist Association's 77th Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada

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* 1. Overall, how would you rate the AHA's 77th Annual Conference in Las Vegas?

Excellent

Very good

Fairly good

Not good at all

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* 2. How did this conference compare to other AHA Conferences?

This conference was better than other AHA conferences I’ve attended

This conference was similar to other AHA conferences I’ve attended

I’ve attended better AHA conferences than this one

This was my first AHA conference

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* 3. What motivated you to attend this conference? (Check all that apply.)

It was near my home

I liked the location of the conference

I've attended AHA conferences in the past and enjoyed them

I wanted to meet other humanists

I want to get more involved with the AHA

I wanted to hear a particular speaker or awardee

The registration cost was affordable compared to other events

The hotel cost was affordable compared to other events

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How do you rate the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino's special room rate of $99 per night for AHA conference attendees, considering both quality and location?

Inexpensive

Moderately Inexpensive

Just Right

Moderately Expensive

Expensive

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* 5. Which sessions or speakers did you like best? (Please describe.)

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* 6. Which sessions or speakers did you like least? (Please describe.)

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* 7. How would you rate the following banquet speakers, awardees and entertainment?

	Very Good	Good	Average	Poor	Very Poor	N/A
Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity	Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity Very Good	Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity Good	Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity Average	Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity Poor	Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity Very Poor	Lauren Barnhart, The Problem With Purity N/A
JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales	JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales Very Good	JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales Good	JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales Average	JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales Poor	JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales Very Poor	JR Becker, Selling Reality In A World Of Fairy Tales N/A
Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously	Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously Very Good	Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously Good	Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously Average	Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously Poor	Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously Very Poor	Ryan Bell, Taking Materialism Seriously N/A
Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News	Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News Very Good	Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News Good	Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News Average	Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News Poor	Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News Very Poor	Rob Boston, The Religious Right’s Fake News N/A
Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award	Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award Very Good	Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award Good	Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award Average	Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award Poor	Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award Very Poor	Andrew Bradley & Deven Green, Humanist Arts Award N/A
Cardio Spider Comedy	Cardio Spider Comedy Very Good	Cardio Spider Comedy Good	Cardio Spider Comedy Average	Cardio Spider Comedy Poor	Cardio Spider Comedy Very Poor	Cardio Spider Comedy N/A
Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity	Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity Very Good	Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity Good	Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity Average	Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity Poor	Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity Very Poor	Thea Deley, How Humanists Can Save Humanity N/A
Karen Garst, From Goddess to God	Karen Garst, From Goddess to God Very Good	Karen Garst, From Goddess to God Good	Karen Garst, From Goddess to God Average	Karen Garst, From Goddess to God Poor	Karen Garst, From Goddess to God Very Poor	Karen Garst, From Goddess to God N/A
Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming	Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming Very Good	Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming Good	Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming Average	Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming Poor	Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming Very Poor	Richard Greene, How Can A Humanist Stop Global Warming N/A
Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker	Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker Very Good	Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker Good	Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker Average	Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker Poor	Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker Very Poor	Gavin Grimm, Keynote Speaker N/A
Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation	Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation Very Good	Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation Good	Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation Average	Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation Poor	Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation Very Poor	Mark Gura, Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation N/A
Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming	Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming Very Good	Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming Good	Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming Average	Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming Poor	Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming Very Poor	Amy Halpern-Laff, The Ethical Case for Ending Factory Farming N/A
Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement	Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement Very Good	Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement Good	Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement Average	Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement Poor	Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement Very Poor	Ralph Hughes, Assembling A Humanist “Resistance” Movement N/A
Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication	Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication Very Good	Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication Good	Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication Average	Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication Poor	Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication Very Poor	Jennifer Kalmanson, Constructive Communication N/A
Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award	Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award Very Good	Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award Good	Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award Average	Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award Poor	Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award Very Poor	Ana Kasparian, Humanist Media Award N/A
Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not	Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not Very Good	Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not Good	Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not Average	Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not Poor	Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not Very Poor	Lori Lipman Brown, Identifying Gender … or Not N/A
Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready?	Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready? Very Good	Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready? Good	Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready? Average	Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready? Poor	Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready? Very Poor	Dale McGowan, As the American Church Crumbles, Is Humanism Ready? N/A
Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice	Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice Very Good	Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice Good	Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice Average	Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice Poor	Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice Very Poor	Anthony Pinn & Juhem Navarro-Rivera, A Humanist Response to Racial Injustice N/A
Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights	Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights Very Good	Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights Good	Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights Average	Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights Poor	Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights Very Poor	Glenn Northern: Securing Reproductive Rights N/A
Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award	Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award Very Good	Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award Good	Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award Average	Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award Poor	Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award Very Poor	Ijeoma Oluo, Feminist Humanist Award N/A
Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year	Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year Very Good	Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year Good	Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year Average	Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year Poor	Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year Very Poor	Jennifer Ouellette, Humanist of the Year N/A
Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology	Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology Very Good	Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology Good	Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology Average	Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology Poor	Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology Very Poor	Lyle Simpson, The Science of Humanistic Psychology N/A
David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award	David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award Very Good	David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award Good	David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award Average	David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award Poor	David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award Very Poor	David Suzuki, Lifetime Achievement Award N/A
Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy	Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy Very Good	Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy Good	Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy Average	Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy Poor	Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy Very Poor	Chris Thompson, The Need for Cannabis Advocacy N/A
Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women	Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women Very Good	Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women Good	Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women Average	Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women Poor	Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women Very Poor	Toni Van Pelt, NOW: National Organization for Women N/A
Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities	Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities Very Good	Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities Good	Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities Average	Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities Poor	Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities Very Poor	Kristin Wintermute & Emily Newman: Let’s Engage and Grow Humanist Communities N/A
Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer	Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer Very Good	Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer Good	Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer Average	Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer Poor	Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer Very Poor	Roy Zimmerman, Entertainer N/A

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* 8. Did you participate in any of the following conference activities? (Check all that apply.)

Exhibitors Area

AHA Board of Directors Meeting

Film Screening: Science Moms

Welcome Reception

Meet and Greet Coffee Hour

The State of Humanism Annual Meeting

Center for Freethought Equality Membership Meeting

Social Justice Alliance Happy Hour

Humanist Contributors Reception

On-Site Training for Humanist Celebrants

Red Rock Canyon Tour (Post-Conference Tour)

Which activities did you like best? What activities would you like to see at future conferences?

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* 9. AHA Conferences are currently held plenary-style (all attendees in one room listening to one lecture) rather than previous years with concurrent breakout sessions (2-3 sessions in different rooms for different lectures). Which format do you prefer?

Plenary-Style Sessions

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

A mix of both

No preference

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* 10. We welcome your feedback. What topics, speakers, or awardees would you like to see at future conferences? Do you plan to attend a future AHA conference? Please add any final thoughts.