The ISCA board would like to know your opinion on several issues involving ISCA conferences.  Please take a few minutes to make your views known. 

General Questions for all:


1. Where do you live (continent)?
2. About how long have you been an ISCA member?


3. Do you think that becoming an ISCA member should be separate from conference/workshop registration? I.e., if you could attend a conference or workshop without becoming an ISCA member, but for a higher fee, would you choose that option?


4. Did you attend INTERSPEECH 2004 -- ICSLP?
5. If not, why not? Check all that apply.
The location was inconvenient/hard to get to
It was not a place I wanted to visit
It was held at an inconvenient time
It was too expensive.
Other


6. Are you planning to attend INTERSPEECH 2005 -- EUROSPEECH in Lisbon?
If so, what influences your decision?
The location is convenient
It is a place I want to visit
I want to see my friends and colleagues
I generally go to INTERSPEECH conferences
Other


7. When you attend conferences, what type of internet access do you prefer?


Questions for attendees of INTERSPEECH 2004 -- ICSLP in Jeju Island, Korea:


8. Which of the following influenced your decision to attend? Check all that apply.
The location was convenient
It was a place I wanted to visit
I wanted to see my friends and colleagues
I generally go to INTERSPEECH conferences
The technical program looked interesting
Other


9. Approximately what percentage of the following did you attend (total number of each in parentheses)?
- All oral sessions (44)? %
- All poster sessions (28)? %
- All special sessions, oral and poster (19)? %
- Plenary sessions (4)? %
- Tutorials (6)? %


10. Please rate the following aspects of the conference:
  • Registration process:
    • Website information
    • Registration process and confirmation
    • Hotel selection and confirmation
    • General interaction with organizers

  • Scientific program:
    • Technical program
    • Plenary speakers
    • Special sessions
    • Tutorials
    • Overall balance between scientific and technology-oriented parts of the program

  • Special events and meals:
    • Opening reception
    • Banquet
    • Coffee breaks
    • Lunches

  • Internet access:
  • Price:
    • Registration
    • Cost of hotel
    • Cost of transportation
    • Overall cost

  • Conference venue and infrastructure:
    • Conference center
    • Hotel you stayed in
    • City (interesting, worth visitng)
    • Shuttles to conference
    • Organizing committee

  • Website: what things were most useful to you on the conference website?
    • Maps
    • Hotel information
    • Tourist information
    • Transportation information
    • Technical program information
    • Information about related workshops


11. Overall, what were the best things about the conference?

Worst?


12. What would you like to see done differently?

Same?


13. Overall satisfaction -- would you go again to an INTERSPEECH conference?





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