Warpstock 98 attendee survey results - page 3 |
This survey was taken from a poll of the people attending the 1998 show. The results were compiled in November from the list
of 91 people responding. They are posted here with a great deal of gratitude to Esther Schindler who did all the work.
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Question 21: How satisfied were you with the event publicity? |
A- Very satisfied 08.05% B- Satisfied 45.98% C- Dissatisfied 34.48% D- Very dissatisfied 11.49% |
Question 22: If very dissatisfied, why? |
Even though I visit a lot of OS/2 sites I did not learn about it early on I don't believe that the event was publicized to the public at large. I didn't see any publicity No one else knew about it, there wasn't any mention of the event locally, or anywhere other than select few websites No press. No articles before, no articles after. No LinkExchange ads. Nothing. :( Not enough attention is paid to advertising / publicizing. Promotion is always the most difficult activity for a volunteer (and sometimes commercial) effort. There was _NO_ Mainstream Coverage of the event! There was a lot of negative publicity around the event such as "Warpstock is dead" due the last minute change of events. THERE WAS ALMOST NO PUBLICITY There was barely any advertising of the event besides Warpcast and the newsgroups There was none Too much early confusion and related rumors We needed more. You guys did the best you could, but I wish some trade rags at least mentioned its existence. Did anyone send out a Press Release? Before or after? What event publicity? What event publicity? Only Usenetters ever heard of it, I think. What Publicity? |
Question 23: How satisfied were you with the social aspects (meeting other users, dinner out, etc)? |
A- Very satisfied 30.38% B- Satisfied 49.37% C- Dissatisfied 13.92% D- Very dissatisfied 06.33% |
Question 24: If very dissatisfied, why? |
Again, I am really just dissatisfied. I think it would have worked out better if there had been an inexpensive banquet Saturday night that every one could have attended instead of people signing up to go out to dinner with a group. It might also be a good idea to schedule Warp Stock earlier in the year (or in a warmer part of the country) in a location near lots of restaurants. Maybe a Saturday evening barbecue or something outside for everyone attending Warp Stock or who bought tickets for this social event. Badly planned BOF room always seemed empty probably due to lack of breathing time between seminars. It sounds like the socializing was better if you stayed at the hotel, but I didn't. I went to Chicago and it was very expensive In the hotel, there was not a convenient place for folks to socialize. I believe this hurt the "Birds of a Feather sessions. The POSSI dinner was okay, but did not compare at all to the outside event we had at Diamond Bar. Should be an organized opportunity to meet on each day of the event Some attempt to provide organization for dinner for those interested might have been beneficial |
Question 25: How satisfied were/are you with the Warpstock Web site? |
A- Very satisfied 25.29% B- Satisfied 57.47% C- Dissatisfied 09.20% D- Very dissatisfied 01.15% E- Didn't use the Web site 06.90% |
Question 26: If very dissatisfied, why? |
Actually, I thought the web site was very informative and useful, I just wish that the seminar schedule and content could have been posted sooner. But I also appreciate the effort of the volunteers and speakers and know the difficulty to get such a large undertaking together. Itinerary should be released much earlier - would have attended 2nd day (or even both days) instead of first if we had the itinerary beforehand Recommend posting directions to the event |
Question 27: How satisfied were you with the badge pick-up process? |
A- Very satisfied 27.91% B- Satisfied 52.33% C- Dissatisfied 13.95% D- Very dissatisfied 05.81% |
Question 28: If very dissatisfied, why? |
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! :-) Seriously, I paid for more than one attendee, and all their badges ended up with my name on them. 1 Couldn't find you Friday Night, Sat just busy Did not have badge ready It was very disorganized. LATE! "Early check in was for a certain time, but the badge check in did not open until 3.5 hours later, then not complete. Also, no proof of Identification was asked for... very unprofessional. Lost our registration Registration not found The registration area didn't open until late on Fri. Vendor badges weren't at the normal pick-up location and only one person there seemed to know where we had to go to get them. Totally unorganized. No audit trail. We prepaid for more than one person using the same credit card, and then had a huge hassle standing in line to straighten it out |
Question 29: How satisfied were you with the event program, listing the sessions, exhibitors, rooms, times, and so on? |
A- Very satisfied 15.48% B- Satisfied 55.95% C- Dissatisfied 15.48% D- Very dissatisfied 13.10% |
Question 30: If very dissatisfied, why? |
Events should not overlap, in some cases you had to leave session early to attend another one whose time overlapped I was satisfied, but frustrated, because often there was more than one event that I wanted attend at the same time. Many sessions were one day only. If missed on day 1, could not be attended on day 2. No description of what the session was or who was presenting it. No lunch break No one told us the information was on a channel in our rooms and it took us a while to find the electronic version in the lobby. Obviously I have some bias here -- I had attendance that was lower than WS97, even though I thought I had a better presentation. |
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