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Conference Evaluation |
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NOTE: Please complete this evaluation
by September 25, 2009. |
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First Name: |
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Last Name: |
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How was the registration process for the conference? Do you have any suggestions for improvement? |
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Is this your first Fellows conference? |
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Were you given enough advance notice and information about the conference? Do you have any suggestions for improvement? |
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What were your expectations prior to coming to the conference? |
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Were your expectations met at the conference? If not, what was missing? |
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Did you like having the option of staying with friends and/or relatives versus staying at a hotel? |
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What did you enjoy most and least about the conference? |
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Did you like the program venue (AAAS)? Please list positives and negatives, if any, of the venue. |
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Did you find the Juggling Family and Work Panel Session (Auditorium) interesting and informative? If not, how could this session be improved? |
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Did you find the Successful Grant Writing Panel Sessions (Auditorium) interesting and informative? If not, how could these sessions be improved? |
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Did you find the Editorial Panel: Guidelines and Comments for Selecting the Best Papers for Publication Panel Sessions (Auditorium) interesting and informative? If not, how could these sessions be improved? |
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Which Discussion Group Session did you attend? |
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Did you find the Discussion Group Session interesting and informative? If not, how could it be improved? |
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Who is your Project Officer? |
NOTE:Dale Manty and Stephanie Willett are no longer on the fellowship team. Please check their names if they were assigned to you.
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Did you have questions for your Project Officer? If so, did you have adequate time to have your questions answered? |
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Did you have questions for the representatives from the Grants and Interagency Agreement Management Division (formerly GAD)? If so, did you have adequate time to have your questions answered? |
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Did you have questions for the representative from the Las Vegas Finance Office? |
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Did you like the online versions of the: |
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Program Guide |
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Conference Evaluation Form |
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Poster Evaluation Form |
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Posters |
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Did you like reviewing your peer posters? |
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Did you like receiving comments on your posters from your peers? |
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Did you have adequate time to network? |
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Did you find the report out adequate? |
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How often did you check the EPA Fellowship Inventory Database for updated information about the conference? |
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List some of the positive aspects of using the EPA Fellowship Inventory Database. Any negative ones? |
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Additional Comments: |
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Where do you usually look to find Fellowship Opportunities, and,specifically, where did you find the STAR/GRO Fellowship announcement? |
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Please read the following background material and then answer the two essay questions at the end. We will
use your responses in planning future STAR Fellowship events.
Fellowship Conferences have
traditionally been held annually (more recently, every 2 years), have lasted 3 days,
and have focused on generic topics. Some students have complained about the impact
of the events on their schedules, the drain on their expense budgets, and the repetitive
nature of the events from year to year. In addition, the events have been costly
to the Fellowship program, and travel arrangements, especially for West Coast students,
have been difficult.
The past 10 years have ushered
in a new era of mass communication. Blackberries are no longer a fruit. The Internet,
with Google, Twitter, and Web sites such as Facebook, has facilitated long-distance
communication. Webinars and improved conference calls are increasingly substituting
for extensive travel to scientific meetings.
It has been proposed that in place of the traditional large, physical meetings,
we could schedule periodic focused webinar discussion groups tailored to smaller
groups of students within specific disciplines. This approach would not only be
less expensive and more convenient for students and the Fellowship program but also
might allow a wider group of scientific experts, from within and outside EPA, to
participate. We believe that this approach could provide a stimulating mix of participants
whom we have not been able to attract in the past because their schedules would
not allow them to travel to Washington. |
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Essay Questions
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Does the value of meeting face-to-face with other STAR Fellows at our current
meetings far outweigh the costs to you in terms of time and money? Please feel free
to propose approaches other than those mentioned above and to include comments relevant
to your personal situation. |
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2) How could we best morph to more specific topic-focused events such as conference calls or webinars? Can you suggest other creative approaches that would meet our collective needs? |
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Thank you for taking the time and thought to respond to these essay questions. We sincerely hope that you have a safe trip back to your school. |
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