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2016 SSTI Awards Program Survey

1.Below is a list of statements regarding the SSTI Excellence in TBED awards program. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
The awards brochure clearly outlines the important elements of a successful application.
I believe that my application was fairly judged during the application process.
I would attend a webinar with the award winners.
SSTI does a good job of highlighting their award winners.
The judging criteria properly evaluate the aspects of a successful TBED effort.
I would find value if SSTI produced a white paper on the best practices, lessons learned, and other insight into the award winners.
The SSTI awards program identifies and recognizes programs that I believe are among the best in the field.
 The application process is clearly articulated in the awards program brochure.
SSTI clearly articulates the types of programs that are appropriate for each category.
Attending a conference session with award winners is something that is beneficial to my practice.
SSTI clearly articulates the judging criteria for each of the awards categories.
The judging criteria are properly weighted to evaluate the aspects of a successful TBED effort.
If SSTI allowed for an appendix for presentation of metrics (in addition to the five-page maximum), it would benefit my organization’s application.
SSTI does a good job of promoting the SSTI awards program.
I would find value in my organization winning an SSTI Excellence in TBED award.
2.If you have any comments on the SSTI awards program or would like to elaborate on one or more of the statements above, please use the text box below:
3.To mark the 10th Anniversary of the SSTI Excellence in TBED awards program, we have decided to create new awards categories to better reflect the change face of economic development. Please rate the new categories on a scale of 1 to 5, from poor to excellent, based on the category's ability to reflect the current field of TBED.

Poor
Fair
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Building Economic Prosperity through Science & Technology – initiatives that support economic prosperity by expanding research capacity and/or moving technologies from the bench to the market place.
Increasing Economic Prosperity through Entrepreneurship & Capital – initiatives that provide the vital support and/or capital necessary to cultivate a community of entrepreneurs and help transform their idea into a sustainable, high-growth business.
Creating Economic Prosperity through Increasing Opportunity – initiatives that increase opportunity for their communities by providing services and other support to unleash the potential of the community’s human capital and local industries. 
Up and Coming TBED Initiative – initiatives that are reshaping the field of economic development. These efforts are using new and exciting methods or are taking an innovative approach to apply proven strategies that spur economic prosperity.
4.Below is a list of statements regarding the new categories for the SSTI Excellence in TBED awards program. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement.
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
The new categories are clearly articulated in the title.
My organization’s activities do not fit within one of these categories.
The new categories increase the likelihood that I will apply in 2016.
My organization’s activities would fit within one of these categories.
My organization intends on applying for a 2016 award.
The new categories accurately reflect the field of TBED.
Winning an award in one of the new categories would help my organization’s brand.
The new categories are clearly articulated in the description.
5.If you have any comments on the new categories or would like to elaborate on one or more of the statements above, please use the text box below:
6.In addition to these new categories, SSTI will have a special award that recognizes an initiative that best addresses one of the pressing issues of the field. Each year, SSTI will solicit award applications for a specific challenge to help identify best practices in the field. Please select one or more challenge areas that you would like to see SSTI solicit: