APSE membership survey: Conferences

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We continue to follow up on some of the topics raised at our summer conference in Indianapolis and want your opinions. Here is Part 2 of our survey series on conferences.

Please fill out this survey only once, but if multiple APSE members are at the same publication, each member can fill out the survey separately. Your responses will only be shared with APSE officers. 

Thank you.

Jorge Rojas, APSE president

Name:

Organization

What type of APSE membership do you have?

Division A

Division B

Division C

Division D

Educators

Student Chapter Advisers

Student

Writers Wing

Alumni

Associate Member

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How regularly do you attend the APSE summer conference?

Often. I try to go every year.

Sometimes.

I rarely go.

Never.

Clear selection

How regularly do you attend the APSE winter judging conference?

Often. I try to go every year.

Sometimes.

I rarely go.

Never.

Clear selection

How regularly do you attend an APSE region meeting?

Often. I try to go every year.

Sometimes.

I rarely go.

Never.

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What is the biggest factor in your decision to attend an APSE summer conference, winter judging or region meeting?

Money is the most important factor.

Time is the most important factor.

Programming is the most important factor.

Location is the most important factor

The networking opportunity is the most important factor.

I can do one conference a year, but not two or three.

If my company doesn't support it, I can’t go.

I'm just not that interested. I'd rather go on vacation.

Other:

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Which are you most likely to attend?

Summer conference

Winter judging

Region meeting

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Who pays for you to attend APSE conferences?

I pay my own way.

My company pays for all of it.

My company pays for some of it.

Sometimes I pay for it, sometimes my company pays for it.

Other:

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If your organization pays some or all of your way to go to an APSE conference, what expenses does it usually cover? Check all that apply.

Registration fee

Travel costs (airfare, mileage, gas, etc.)

Hotel

Meals

All of them

None of them

Other:

Should APSE consider using certain cities as regular hosts in a rotation for its conferences? If so, please suggest some hub cities you would be interested in.

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SUMMER CONFERENCES

If you regularly attend the summer conference, what is your main reason for going?

To pick up awards

To see friends and colleagues

To network for career opportunities

To attend sessions about the industry

Other:

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Did you attend the APSE summer conference in Indianapolis this year?

Yes

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If you answered no, which best describes the reason you didn't attend?

Too expensive

Couldn't get time off work

Covid-19 concerns

Schedule conflict

I didn't think I would get enough out of it

My company would not pay for it

I chose to attend APSE judging instead

Inconvenient location

I didn't win an award

Other:

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If you attended this year's summer conference, did you stay at the Alexander?

Yes

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Did you attend the awards banquet?

Yes

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Would you prefer finding your own lodging instead of using a room block at the conference hotel?

Yes

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Do you like the idea of a university hosting a conference on its campus occasionally?

Yes

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With the APSE Red Smith Hall of Fame in Indianapolis, do you favor that city hosting events on a more regular basis?

Yes

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The summer conference could be more affordable if the format changed. Please select the format you'd prefer.

The current format: four-day conference with four nights in a hotel and an awards dinner on the final day

Four-day conference with three nights in a hotel and an awards brunch on the final day

Three-day conference with three nights in a hotel and an awards dinner on the final day

Three-day conference with two nights in a hotel and an awards brunch on the final day

Other:

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What is the most prohibitive expense when deciding whether to attend the summer conference?

Registration fee

Travel costs (airfare, gas, etc.)

Hotel costs

Other:

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What type of conference programming do you prefer?

More small-group workshops than the two that were offered at the Indianapolis conference

More general sessions than workshops

Other:

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Do you find the digital conference program guide useful?

Yes

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Name three cities you would like to see host the summer convention.

SUMMER CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Rank the following types of sessions with 4 being the one you are most interested in attending and 1 being the one you are least interested in.

Sessions that offer hands-on learning tools

Least interested

Most interested

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Sessions featuring well-known speakers

Least interested

Most interested

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Sessions featuring writers and editors explaining how they did big stories

Least interested

Most interested

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Sessions reacting to current events or trends in sports media

Least interested

Most interested

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WINTER CONFERENCE/CONTEST JUDGING

Did you attend the APSE winter judging conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., this year?

Yes

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If you answered no, which best describes the reason you didn't attend?

Too expensive

Couldn't get time off work

Covid-19 concerns

Schedule conflict

My company would not pay for it

I chose to attend APSE summer conference instead

Served as a remote judge instead

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This year, partly because of Covid-19, approximately 70 judges were remote and 50 were in-person. Should we continue to have in-person judging?

Yes

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What do you find most valuable about attending winter judging?

What would you change about the APSE winter judging?

Would you be interested in a formal event honoring an APSE legend or legends if it was added to winter judging?

Yes

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Would you be interested in adding any other kind of programming to the winter conference to make the trip more valuable to you? If so, what?

If you served as a remote judge, what can we do to improve the experience?

Which site would you prefer for winter judging?

Orlando

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Indianapolis

Las Vegas

Other:

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REGION MEETINGS

If you rarely or never attend region meetings, which best describes why?

Too expensive

Covid-19 concerns

Can't get time off work

Schedule conflict

I don't get enough out of them

My company won't pay for it.

I usually don't know about it

They don't happen regularly

Other:

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What do you find most valuable about region meetings?

What would add value and entice you to attend a region meeting?

What is your preferred format for region meetings?

Always in person

Always virtual

One in-person meeting and one virtual meeting per year

Hybrid in-person and virtual meeting

Other:

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FEEDBACK

Please share any concerns or suggestions for APSE's conferences and region meetings not addressed elsewhere in this survey. We are particularly interested in your ideas for how to make attending conferences more affordable. These may be shared anonymously with APSE officers.

Are you willing to discuss your survey answers with APSE officers? If so, put your preferred contact information below.

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