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1. SECO International 2013 Survey

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Please take a moment to assist SECO International in creating a better experience for attendees. Attendees who provide contact information in Question #25 will be entered to win one of many $50 American Express gift cards or FREE registration to the SECO 2014 meeting. The drawing will take place April 5, 2013...in order to be eligible you must complete this survey no later than April 4.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey and we hope to see you at London 2013 (October 6-7) and SECO 2014 (March 12-16)!

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* 1. Please describe your role within the ophthalmic community/profession (select one):

Optometrist

Optometric Resident

Optometry Student

Ophthalmologist

Optician, Licensed or Certified

Optician, Non-Certified

Opticianry Assistant

Ophthalmic Medical Personnel - COA/CPOA

Ophthalmic Medical Personnel - COT/CPOT

Ophthalmic Medical Personnel - COMT

Ophthalmic Assistant (Non-Certified)

Optometric Technician

Buyer

Laboratory Manager

Laboratory Technician

Paraoptometric (Certified - CPO)

Paraoptometric (Non-Certified)

Administrative Staff

Practice/Business Manager

Industry Professional/Exhibitor (of a company or corporation)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What influence do you exert in making buying decisions for your practice or company?

Final Decision Maker

Significant Influence

Initial Recommendations

Research New Products

Not Applicable

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* 3. If you were unable to attend SECO 2013, please tell us why (then skip to question #15.) If you attended SECO 2013, continue to question #4.

Conflict with the meeting dates (February 27 - March 3)

Death in the family

Illness

Other (Please specify below)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What motivated you to attend SECO 2013 (check all that apply)?

Dates met my scheduling needs

Selection of educational courses

Expanded hours of education

Overall educational value

Referral from colleague/friend

Selected to represent office

Networking events

Optometry's Marketplace - Exhibit Hall

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Do you plan to make purchases as a result of your attendance at Optometry's Marketplace (Exhibit Hall)?

Not applicable, did not attend Optometry's Marketplace

Yes, I made a purchase during SECO 2013

Yes, I plan to make a purchase within the next three months

Yes, I plan to make a purchase within the next six months

Yes, I plan to make a purchase within the next year

Maybe, I will consider my purchase options

No, I do not plan to make a purchase

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* 6. If you have attended in the past five years would you say that SECO 2013 was:

The best you've ever attended

Not much different than in years past

Not as good as years past

Not applicable (first time attendee)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How did you learn about SECO 2013? (Select all that apply.)

Registration brochure received by mail

Mailings from SECO International other than the registration brochure

E-mail from SECO International other than registration e-mail

secointernational.com

Referral from colleague/friend

Advertisement in industry publication(s)

Internet search engine

Link from another organization's web site

Facebook

SECO International presentation at state association meeting(s)

Received information through Optometry School

Invitation from company sales representative

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Where did you stay during SECO 2013?

Omni Hotel at CNN Center (Headquarter Hotel)

Atlanta Marriott Marquis (Affiliate Hotel)

Marriott Downtown

Westin Peachtree Plaza (Affiliate Hotel)

Days Inn, Downtown Atlanta

Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park (Affiliate Hotel)

Hampton Inn & Suites - Downtown

Hilton, Downtown Atlanta

Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Downtown (Affiliate Hotel)

Holiday Inn Express, Downtown Atlanta (Affiliate Hotel)

Hyatt Regency

Sheraton, Downtown Atlanta

The Glenn Hotel, Downtown Atlanta (Affiliate Hotel)

Ritz Carlton, Downtown Atlanta (Affiliate Hotel)

Wyndham, Downtown Atlanta

I stayed with friends/family

I commuted from home

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How did you book your hotel reservation(s)?

Directly through hotel

SECO's housing bureau, EventSphere

Expedia

Travelocity

Priceline

Other housing service/site

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please rate the following components of SECO 2013?

If you responded "Unsatisfied" to any of the above, please tell us why:

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* 11. Do you think SECO's President's Celebration (Saturday Night Party) should be moved to Friday night?

No opinion - either night is fine with me.

No, the party should stay on Saturday night.

Yes, the party should be moved to Friday night.

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* 12. Please rate your overall satisfaction with SECO 2013.

Very satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Somewhat dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

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* 13. Positive or negative, what is most memorable about SECO 2013?

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* 14. Please rate the following updated components of SECO 2013:

	Excellent	Good	Poor	N/A
Registration system/QMS Services	Registration system/QMS Services Excellent	Registration system/QMS Services Good	Registration system/QMS Services Poor	Registration system/QMS Services N/A
Housing Service/EventSphere	Housing Service/EventSphere Excellent	Housing Service/EventSphere Good	Housing Service/EventSphere Poor	Housing Service/EventSphere N/A
Verification of Attendance process	Verification of Attendance process Excellent	Verification of Attendance process Good	Verification of Attendance process Poor	Verification of Attendance process N/A
Course Ticket Exchange process	Course Ticket Exchange process Excellent	Course Ticket Exchange process Good	Course Ticket Exchange process Poor	Course Ticket Exchange process N/A
(NEW at 2013) Registration packages: Special Session, Grand Experience and 90th Year promotion packages	(NEW at 2013) Registration packages: Special Session, Grand Experience and 90th Year promotion packages Excellent	(NEW at 2013) Registration packages: Special Session, Grand Experience and 90th Year promotion packages Good	(NEW at 2013) Registration packages: Special Session, Grand Experience and 90th Year promotion packages Poor	(NEW at 2013) Registration packages: Special Session, Grand Experience and 90th Year promotion packages N/A

If you responded "Dissatisfied" to any of the above, please tell us why:

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* 15. Would you recommend a SECO meeting (Atlanta or London) to a colleague?

Yes

If no, please explain:

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* 16. Which of the following SECO course offerings would motivate you to attend SECO in the future? (Check all that apply). Additionally, please use the "other" comment box to advise on what specific course topics you would like to see offered at SECO 2014 that were not offered at SECO 2013?

Contact Lenses (general)

Contact Lenses (specialty)

Pediatrics

Low Vision

Glaucoma

OCT Interpretation

Visual Fields

Peri-Operative Management of Ophthalmic Surgery

Advanced Optometric Procedures Courses

Advanced Optometric Procedures Workshops

Refractive Surgery Management

Corneal Disease

Ocular Infections

Viral Disease

Retinal Disease

Oncology

Neuro-Optometry

Pharmacology

Systemic Disease

Ethics/Jurisprudence

Practice Management

Coding and Billing

Hands-on Workshops

Other (please specify)

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* 17. How interested are you in taking select SECO courses via webcast in the future?

Not interested at all

Somewhat interested

Interested

Very interested

N/A

Not interested at all

Somewhat interested

Interested

Very interested

N/A

Comments

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* 18. To help SECO make the meeting as convenient and up to date as possible, please advise if you bring your laptop, iPad or other mobile device to the annual Congress.

Laptop

iPad

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Please check all that apply:

I utilize Facebook and I am a SECO Facebook Fan

I utilize Facebook but am not currently a SECO Facebook Fan

I utilize Twitter and follow SECO on Twitter

I utilize Twitter but do not follow SECO on Twitter

I do not currently utilize any social media

If not a SECO social media follower, please explain:

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* 20. What is the key to your practice growth?

Staff

Insurance

Patient Referrals

Cost per patient

Other (please specify)

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* 21. How familiar are you with the “Physician Payment Sunshine Act”, due to go into effect in the very near future?

Completely familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not very familiar

Completely unfamiliar

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* 22. Which practice management tools do you find most useful?

Reimbursement guides

Billing and Coding tools

Managed Care access information

Patient Education Materials

Customer Service training guides

Disease education materials

Other (please specify)

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* 23. Other than CE, what do you hope to gain by attending conferences:

New Product information

Networking with peers

Meet with sales representatives or manufacturers

Non-credit information and education sessions

Other (please specify)

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* 24. Please feel free to make any additional comments or suggestions:

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* 25. To enter the drawing for a chance to win one of the $50 American Express gift cards or FREE registration to SECO 2014, please enter your information below:

Name

Address (including City, State and Zip)

Email Address OR Phone Number