SMASH 2009 - Conference Survey

Now that the SMASH NMR Conference is over the organizing committee would like to get your feedback on the conference.  Please complete the following survey form.  The information you provide will help us continue to make SMASH a success.

 
On questions that ask for ranking, 1 is the worst or lowest and 5 is the best or highest.

1. How do you rate the overall content of the conference?  1 4 5

2. Please indicate how you rate the relevance of each of the sessions.

Multidimensional NMR of Small Molecules  2 3 5
Latest Movements in Solids  1 3 4 5
Student and Post-Doctoral Session2 3 4 5
Advances in NMR Analysis  1 3 4 5
Exotica  1 5
Human Health and Nutrition  1 4 5
Metabolomics  1 3 4 5
Sensitivity Enhancement and Novel Developments in NMR 1 2 3 4 5
Poster Session  1 2 3 4 5
3. Do you like the concept of having workshops during the conference?  Yes   No
4. How many workshops would you like at future conferences?  Less   The Same   More
5. Should workshops be concurrent?    Yes   No
6. Would you like the conference to be 1 day longer?  Yes   No 

7.  For the workshops you attended, please rate the content.

Careers in NMR
Did not Attend   Too Simple   Just Right   Not Simple Enough
Hyphenation and Automation in the NMR Lab

Did not Attend   Too Simple   Just Right   Not Simple Enough

Metabolomics
Did not Attend   Too Simple   Just Right   Not Simple Enough
Pulse Programming
Did not Attend   Too Simple   Just Right   Not Simple Enough

8. Limit Workshops to no more than this many attendees?
                 20   40   60    80    no limit

9. For the workshops you attended, what did you think about the level of open discussion?

Careers in NMR
Did Not Attend  Too Little   Just Right   Too Much 
Hyphenation and Automation in the NMR Lab

Did Not Attend  Too Little   Just Right   Too Much 

Metabolomics
Did Not Attend  Too Little   Just Right   Too Much 
Pulse Programming
Did Not Attend  Too Little   Just Right   Too Much
10. Please suggest any session topics you would like to see covered at future SMASH
     conferences.  If you have a preferred session chair, please indicate that as well.
    
11.  Please suggest any workshop topics you would like to see covered at future SMASH
     conferences.  If you have a preferred workshop leader, please indicate that as well.
    
12.  How do you feel about the vendor involvement in the sessions and workshops?
           Too Little   Just Right   Too Much
13. How do you feel about the vendor's presence at the conference (not including the talks)?
           Too Little    Just Right   Too Much 
14. Do you like the idea of vendor user's meetings prior to the conference?  Yes   No
15. How did you like the setting of the conference?  1 2 3 4 5
16. How did you like the room accommodations?    1 2 3 4 5
17. Overall, how would you rate the food?  1 2 3 5
18. Do you have suggestions for future conference locations in North America?
     
19. Do you have suggestions for future conference locations in Europe?
    
20. What is the one thing you like the most about this conference
     
21. What is the one thing you like the least about this conference?
     

22. Comments on poster session (size, quality, subject matter, etc.)?
    

23.  Do you have any additional comments?
    
24.  Are you interested in getting more involved in SMASH?  
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