Post Conference Survey, AOS-SCO 2017 Annual Meeting

Thank you for attending the 2017 annual meeting at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The organizing committees for the meeting worked very hard to plan this conference, and the societies would appreciate any feedback on your experience. This survey should only take a few minutes of your time, and your input is vital to improving future meetings.

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* 1. The typical schedule at our meetings is:
Monday: Workshops/Business meetings
Tuesday: Workshop/Business meetings - Opening reception
Wed - Saturday: Science Program
Sunday: Field trips.

How many days did you attend the 2017 annual meeting?
Meeting dates: Monday, July 31, 2017 - Saturday, August 5, 2017
Field Trips: Sunday, August 6, 2017

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* 2. When did you arrive and depart the 2017 annual meeting?

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* 3. How important are the following events at the annual meeting in terms of meeting your goals of a conference? Please check "N/A" if you did not attend the event.

	Not At All Important	Slightly Important	Important	Fairly Important	Very Important	N/A
Plenary Addresses	Plenary Addresses Not At All Important	Plenary Addresses Slightly Important	Plenary Addresses Important	Plenary Addresses Fairly Important	Plenary Addresses Very Important	Plenary Addresses N/A
Opening Reception	Opening Reception Not At All Important	Opening Reception Slightly Important	Opening Reception Important	Opening Reception Fairly Important	Opening Reception Very Important	Opening Reception N/A
Student-Mentor Lunch	Student-Mentor Lunch Not At All Important	Student-Mentor Lunch Slightly Important	Student-Mentor Lunch Important	Student-Mentor Lunch Fairly Important	Student-Mentor Lunch Very Important	Student-Mentor Lunch N/A
Student-Professional Mixer	Student-Professional Mixer Not At All Important	Student-Professional Mixer Slightly Important	Student-Professional Mixer Important	Student-Professional Mixer Fairly Important	Student-Professional Mixer Very Important	Student-Professional Mixer N/A
Early Professional Mixer	Early Professional Mixer Not At All Important	Early Professional Mixer Slightly Important	Early Professional Mixer Important	Early Professional Mixer Fairly Important	Early Professional Mixer Very Important	Early Professional Mixer N/A
Women in Science Panel	Women in Science Panel Not At All Important	Women in Science Panel Slightly Important	Women in Science Panel Important	Women in Science Panel Fairly Important	Women in Science Panel Very Important	Women in Science Panel N/A
Closing Banquet	Closing Banquet Not At All Important	Closing Banquet Slightly Important	Closing Banquet Important	Closing Banquet Fairly Important	Closing Banquet Very Important	Closing Banquet N/A
Bird Jam	Bird Jam Not At All Important	Bird Jam Slightly Important	Bird Jam Important	Bird Jam Fairly Important	Bird Jam Very Important	Bird Jam N/A
Quiz Bowl	Quiz Bowl Not At All Important	Quiz Bowl Slightly Important	Quiz Bowl Important	Quiz Bowl Fairly Important	Quiz Bowl Very Important	Quiz Bowl N/A

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* 4. Would you like to see the length of the annual meeting changed? If yes, how would you change the length?

Yes - And I would change the length of the meeting by:

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* 5. Would you like to see the annual meeting further extended at the front end to accommodate more professional development, topical and techniques workshops?

Yes

Comments:

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* 6. If you registered for the meeting by the Early Bird deadline, were the rates the driving factor?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Did you submit an abstract for a presentation?

Yes

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* 8. If the following professional development workshops were offered at an upcoming annual meeting, indicate the topics that would be most relevant to you: Rank your top 5 selections, 1 being most relevant

Applying to graduate school

Applying for graduate fellowships

Applying for research grants

Applying and interviewing for jobs

Preparing for a tenure decision

Balancing work and life

Preparing seminars and posters

Reviewing manuscripts

Submitting and revising manuscripts

Mentoring undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs

Teaching Undergraduate and Graduate courses

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* 9. Do you have any suggestions for future pre-conference workshops?

Yes (please specify)

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* 10. At the 2017 meeting, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee sponsored a LGBTQ social to promote a more inclusive and welcoming Society.

Did you attend the LGBTQ social? Please comment as to why you did (e.g., ally, other) or did not attend (e.g., schedule conflict, unaware, other).

Yes

My attendance was influenced by:

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* 11. At the 2017 meeting, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee led a symposium on diversity in ornithology to promote a more inclusive and welcoming Society.

Did you attend the diversity symposium? Please comment as to why you did (e.g., ally, other) or did not attend (e.g., schedule conflict, unaware, other).

Yes

My attendance was influenced by:

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* 12. Compared to past meetings (ornithological and others), how welcomed did you feel at the 2017 meeting?

	Very Unwelcomed	Somewhat Unwelcomed	Neither Unwelcomed nor Welcomed	Somewhat Welcomed	Very Welcomed
I felt:	I felt: Very Unwelcomed	I felt: Somewhat Unwelcomed	I felt: Neither Unwelcomed nor Welcomed	I felt: Somewhat Welcomed	I felt: Very Welcomed

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* 13. At any time during the meeting, did you feel any threats to your personal safety?

Yes

Comments

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* 14. At the 2017 meeting, AOS-SCO made multiple efforts towards being more sustainable, expanding on some of the already established practices.

Rate the importance of the different initiatives/approaches to environmentally friendly meetings.

	Not At All Important	Slightly Important	Important	Fairly Important	Very Important	No Opinion
Bird-Friendly Coffee	Bird-Friendly Coffee Not At All Important	Bird-Friendly Coffee Slightly Important	Bird-Friendly Coffee Important	Bird-Friendly Coffee Fairly Important	Bird-Friendly Coffee Very Important	Bird-Friendly Coffee No Opinion
Locally Sourced Food for Banquet	Locally Sourced Food for Banquet Not At All Important	Locally Sourced Food for Banquet Slightly Important	Locally Sourced Food for Banquet Important	Locally Sourced Food for Banquet Fairly Important	Locally Sourced Food for Banquet Very Important	Locally Sourced Food for Banquet No Opinion
Locally Sourced Food & Beverage	Locally Sourced Food & Beverage Not At All Important	Locally Sourced Food & Beverage Slightly Important	Locally Sourced Food & Beverage Important	Locally Sourced Food & Beverage Fairly Important	Locally Sourced Food & Beverage Very Important	Locally Sourced Food & Beverage No Opinion
No Wrapper-Based Snacks	No Wrapper-Based Snacks Not At All Important	No Wrapper-Based Snacks Slightly Important	No Wrapper-Based Snacks Important	No Wrapper-Based Snacks Fairly Important	No Wrapper-Based Snacks Very Important	No Wrapper-Based Snacks No Opinion
No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery	No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery Not At All Important	No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery Slightly Important	No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery Important	No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery Fairly Important	No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery Very Important	No Disposable Plates, Mugs, or Cutlery No Opinion
No Bottled Water at Breaks	No Bottled Water at Breaks Not At All Important	No Bottled Water at Breaks Slightly Important	No Bottled Water at Breaks Important	No Bottled Water at Breaks Fairly Important	No Bottled Water at Breaks Very Important	No Bottled Water at Breaks No Opinion
Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program	Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program Not At All Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program Slightly Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program Fairly Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program Very Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Printed Program No Opinion
Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag	Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag Not At All Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag Slightly Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag Fairly Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag Very Important	Option to 'Opt Out' of Meeting Swag No Opinion

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* 15. The Program book is essentially the “brains” of the meeting. A printed program book has been provided through the decades with recent attempts to replace the printed book with meeting apps and/or a program pdf offered online for attendees to print if they wish. Please tell us your preferences (check all that apply).

Printed program book is essential to me (basically regardless of having an app or pdf online).

Printed program is not needed if a well functioning meeting app is provided

Printed program is not needed if available in pdf online a week before the meeting

Attendees should be allowed to ‘opt out’ of the printed program during the registration process

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* 16. Based on your experience at the 2017 meeting, how likely are you to attend an upcoming AOS annual meeting.

	Very Unlikely	Unlikely	Somewhat Likely	Likely	Definitely	Too Early To Tell
Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018	Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018 Very Unlikely	Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018 Unlikely	Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018 Somewhat Likely	Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018 Likely	Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018 Definitely	Tucson, Arizona - 9-14 April 2018 Too Early To Tell
Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019	Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019 Very Unlikely	Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019 Unlikely	Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019 Somewhat Likely	Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019 Likely	Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019 Definitely	Anchorage, Alaska - 24-28 June 2019 Too Early To Tell
NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020	NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020 Very Unlikely	NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020 Unlikely	NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020 Somewhat Likely	NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020 Likely	NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020 Definitely	NAOC in San Juan, Puerto Rico - 16-24 August 2020 Too Early To Tell

Thank you for completing the survey! We value your feedback and look forward to seeing you at the upcoming meetings.

If you have any further questions or comments please contact AOS via info@americanornithology.org

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* 2. When did you arrive and depart the 2017 annual meeting?

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* 3. How important are the following events at the annual meeting in terms of meeting your goals of a conference? Please check "N/A" if you did not attend the event.

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* 4. Would you like to see the length of the annual meeting changed? If yes, how would you change the length?

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* 5. Would you like to see the annual meeting further extended at the front end to accommodate more professional development, topical and techniques workshops?

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* 6. If you registered for the meeting by the Early Bird deadline, were the rates the driving factor?

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* 7. Did you submit an abstract for a presentation?

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* 8. If the following professional development workshops were offered at an upcoming annual meeting, indicate the topics that would be most relevant to you: Rank your top 5 selections, 1 being most relevant

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* 9. Do you have any suggestions for future pre-conference workshops?

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* 10. At the 2017 meeting, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee sponsored a LGBTQ social to promote a more inclusive and welcoming Society.Did you attend the LGBTQ social? Please comment as to why you did (e.g., ally, other) or did not attend (e.g., schedule conflict, unaware, other).

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* 12. Compared to past meetings (ornithological and others), how welcomed did you feel at the 2017 meeting?

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* 13. At any time during the meeting, did you feel any threats to your personal safety?

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* 14. At the 2017 meeting, AOS-SCO made multiple efforts towards being more sustainable, expanding on some of the already established practices. Rate the importance of the different initiatives/approaches to environmentally friendly meetings.

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* 16. Based on your experience at the 2017 meeting, how likely are you to attend an upcoming AOS annual meeting.

* 10. At the 2017 meeting, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee sponsored a LGBTQ social to promote a more inclusive and welcoming Society.

Did you attend the LGBTQ social? Please comment as to why you did (e.g., ally, other) or did not attend (e.g., schedule conflict, unaware, other).

* 14. At the 2017 meeting, AOS-SCO made multiple efforts towards being more sustainable, expanding on some of the already established practices.

Rate the importance of the different initiatives/approaches to environmentally friendly meetings.