Survey results:
Conference Attendee Feedback
48.4% of attendees heard about it from the e news. 22.6% heard about it from a friend.
52.2% liked the mini-talks best, with the rest spread evenly over the other talks.
14 different workshops were named as favorites.
We received many comments and suggestions. These Included:
More student involvement and presentations.
People loved the Whova app
Some people were frustrated about having to make a choice with many interesting things going on at once.
Many people liked the conference the way it was but wished more people had a chance to experience it.
One suggested the conference run as a zero waste event.
One person liked that everything ran on time and loved the books in the bookstore.
Several potential conference sites were mentioned with a request that they be near airports and public transportation.
Some wanted more specific networking events.
Some wanted more hands-on workshops and events.
One person wrote.” I liked the schedule. I liked the cost. I liked staying on campus. I liked all the different types of presentations….mini-talks…breakouts….keynotes….documentaries….well done! I like that we got to meet with others and talk about what we do individually during breaks.”
96% scored the conference average to strongly believe they would recommend the conference to others.
33% gave it the highest possible rating
96% scored average to strongest about returning to future AERO conferences.
Live Stream Viewers
90% of those who received links to the live stream of the conference were able to successfully view it.
All respondents said the quality was overage to good.
90 said it was worth their investment.
22% said their favorites were the mini talks. The rest were spread evenly over many talks.
40% of the viewers were sustaining members (we received free access)
66.7% thought the networking was the most important aspect of the conference
