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Report on feedback received from the 3rd EGEE Conferencein AthensJim BuddinTERENA, Netherlands

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Introduction

Detailed information available on EDMS, Document ID- 592327;

• The ‘Raw Data’• The form• The brief report

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• A general opinion…

The 3rd EGEE conference was a success!

Thanks to

• A great venue, catering and meeting room provision• GRNET’s excellent networking skills• A broadly accepted static programme• Local organiser’s hard work

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Population Details

• 454 Delegates (unconfirmed total)• 223 Returned forms• 49.1% Response rate

Higher response rate than previous conferences –

The free t-shirt worked!

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Introduction

The form is broken into five sections;

– About you– About the venue and logistic arrangements– Presentations at the Conference– Accommodation– Registration Fee

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• For which days did you

primarily attend?– 51.4% - Cross Activity

meetings (Weds & Thurs)– 29.3% - Technical Plenary

(Tues)

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• For which days did you

primarily attend?– 51.4% - Cross Activity

meetings (Weds & Thurs)– 29.3% - Technical Plenary

(Tues)• Which days did you attend?

EGEE 03 Attendance

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M onday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayDays

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• Project you are primarily involved in?

– 87% EGEE– 13% ‘Others’

CrossGrid Diligent Coregrid GEANT2 GGF LCG ..and many more!

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• Which EGEE activity are you involved in?

– SA1 39.5%– JRA1 13%– For further details see ‘Raw Data Analysis’ document

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• Which EGEE activity are you involved in?

– SA1 39.5%– JRA1 13%– For further details see ‘Raw Data Analysis’ document

• What is your role / function / area of expertise– Researcher / Developer 37.5%– Technology Specialist 25.9%– Activity Manager 17.1%

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• Which EGEE activity are you involved in?

– SA1 39.5%– JRA1 13%– For further details see ‘Raw Data Analysis’ document

• What is your role / function / area of expertise– Researcher / Developer 37.5%– Technology Specialist 25.9%– Activity Manager 17.1%

• What is your nationality? Where do you work?– 32 Different nationalities working in 28 different countries

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ResultsSection 1 - About you• Which EGEE activity are you involved in?

– SA1 39.5%– JRA1 13%– For further details see ‘Raw Data Analysis’ document

• What is your role / function / area of expertise– Researcher / Developer 37.5%– Technology Specialist 25.9%– Activity Manager 17.1%

• What is your nationality? Where do you work?– 32 Different nationalities working in 28 different countries

• Your gender?– 81.9% men, 18.1% women

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements• How would you rate the conference overall?

– 92% rated 4 and above (out of 5)

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements• How would you rate the conference overall?

– 92% rated 4 and above (out of 5)• Conference documentation

– 75.7% rated 4 and above

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements• How would you rate the conference overall?

– 92% rated 4 and above (out of 5)• Conference documentation

– 75.7% rated 4 and above• Conference website

– 82.8% rated 4 and above

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements• How would you rate the conference overall?

– 92% rated 4 and above (out of 5)• Conference documentation

– 75.7% rated 4 and above• Conference website

– 82.8% rated 4 and above• Online registration

– 75% rated 4 and above

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements• How would you rate the conference overall?

– 92% rated 4 and above (out of 5)• Conference documentation

– 75.7% rated 4 and above• Conference website

– 82.8% rated 4 and above• Online registration

– 75% rated 4 and above• Onsite Registration

– 88.3% rated 4 and above

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements• How would you rate the networking facilities?

– 95.5% rated 4 and above (out of 5)

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements

• How would you rate the networking facilities?– 95.5% rated 4 and above (out of 5)

• Catering at the venue– 90.2% rated 4 and above

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements

• How would you rate the networking facilities?– 95.5% rated 4 and above (out of 5)

• Catering at the venue– 90.2% rated 4 and above

• Welcome reception (Monday’s Planetarium trip)– 90.5% rated 4 and above

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ResultsSection 2 - About the venue and logistic arrangements

• How would you rate the networking facilities?– 95.5% rated 4 and above (out of 5)

• Catering at the venue– 90.2% rated 4 and above

• Welcome reception (Monday’s Planetarium trip)– 90.5% rated 4 and above

• Banquet dinner (Wednesday evening)– 70.22% rated at 4 and above

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ResultsSection 3 – Presentations at the conference

• Which presentation was the most interesting?Broad spread of answers – good sign

– gLite related discussions were mentioned most frequently– Security related presentations were a close second

Seems to reflect current EGEE ‘Hot Topics’?

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ResultsSection 3 – Presentations at the conference

• Which presentation was the least interesting?

– Various answers, but Sponsor’s plenary talks came top– Politicians plenary talks came second

Note : These people aren’t necessarily evil

(Always nice to extract cash from Microsoft…)

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ResultsSection 3 – Presentations at the conference

• Do you have any general comments about the programme and content of the conference?– Generally positive comments;– More time for discussion;– Smaller meetings encourage more interaction;– Usual complaints of clashing parallel sessions (though few);– Good to have informal chats between sessions (coffee areas etc).

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ResultsSection 4 – Accommodation

• How much did you pay? (per person per night)– Less than €100 : 45.1%– €100-125 : 40%– €125-150 : 5%

• Rate the accommodation– Good : 64%– Average : 32%– Poor : 4%

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ResultsSection 4 – Accommodation

• How much would you pay? (per person per night)– €50 - €100 : 47%– €100 - €125 : 36%– €125 - €150 : 14%– More : 3%

• Rate the accommodation offered on the website– Good : 67%– Average : 8%– Poor : 1%– No response : 24%

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ResultsSection 5 – The registration fee• In terms of value for money, do you think that the reg. fee was;

– Good : 39%– Reasonable : 60%– Poor :1%

• 99% thought it was reasonable or better!• Good indicator of delegate satisfaction

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Look ahead

– Date : 24-28 October 2005– Venue : Palazzo dei Congressi di Pisa

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