CHI2004 Conference Survey
Q1 Was CHI2004 worth your time and money?
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Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 92.17% 848
No 7.83% 72
Total 920
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Opening Plenary
CHI Fringe
Demonstrations
Design Expo
Development Consortium
Doctoral Consortium
Exhibits
HCI Overviews
Informal SIGs
Other Special Sessions
Panel Sessions
Paper Sessions
Posters
Short Talks
SIGs
Student Competition
Tutorials
Workshops
Closing Plenary
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Poor Fair Neutral Good Excellent Didn't attend Total Weighted Average
Opening Plenary 2.50% 6.74% 10.33% 39.89% 19.89% 20.65% 23 62 95 367 183 190 920 3.86
CHI Fringe 0.76% 2.07% 6.09% 14.78% 9.02% 67.28% 7 19 56 136 83 619 920 3.89
Demonstrations 0.43% 4.02% 12.72% 32.93% 7.50% 42.39% 4 37 117 303 69 390 920 3.75
Design Expo 0.76% 2.50% 8.37% 19.78% 7.83% 60.76% 7 23 77 182 72 559 920 3.80
Development Consortium 0.11% 0.22% 2.61% 3.48% 0.65% 92.93% 1 2 24 32 6 855 920 3.62
Doctoral Consortium 0.11% 0.11% 2.72% 1.63% 2.28% 93.15% 1 1 25 15 21 857 920 3.86
Exhibits 1.52% 6.20% 22.17% 39.78% 5.33% 25.00% 14 57 204 366 49 230 920 3.55
HCI Overviews 0.65% 3.26% 8.37% 20.22% 4.46% 63.04% 6 30 77 186 41 580 920 3.66
Informal SIGs 0.33% 2.07% 5.33% 10.76% 3.91% 77.61% 3 19 49 99 36 714 920 3.71
Other Special Sessions 0.54% 1.20% 5.00% 14.78% 6.52% 71.96% 5 11 46 136 60 662 920 3.91
Panel Sessions 3.04% 5.22% 12.83% 26.85% 8.70% 43.37% 28 48 118 247 80 399 920 3.58
Paper Sessions 1.63% 4.78% 12.72% 52.39% 18.04% 10.43% 15 44 117 482 166 96 920 3.90
Posters 1.63% 5.54% 16.63% 44.67% 10.87% 20.65% 15 51 153 411 100 190 920 3.73
Short Talks 0.87% 3.26% 10.98% 45.22% 27.28% 12.39% 8 30 101 416 251 114 920 4.08
SIGs 0.11% 2.72% 7.39% 16.96% 10.33% 62.50% 1 25 68 156 95 575 920 3.92
Student Competition 0.87% 1.09% 5.54% 12.61% 14.57% 65.33% 8 10 51 116 134 601 920 4.12
Tutorials 1.52% 2.61% 4.13% 12.83% 7.83% 71.09% 14 24 38 118 72 654 920 3.79
Workshops 0.54% 1.09% 2.93% 7.83% 7.28% 80.33% 5 10 27 72 67 739 920 4.03
Closing Plenary 1.74% 3.15% 8.04% 22.72% 27.17% 37.17% 16 29 74 209 250 342 920 4.12
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Q3 Please rate the conference overall:
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Overall Rating
Carried out the conferen...
Kept up with the latest...
Content was interesting
Content was personally...
Content was business...
Content met my overall needs
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Poor Fair Neutral Good Excellent Don't care Total Weighted Average
Overall Rating 1.09% 4.67% 10.65% 63.59% 18.70% 1.30% 10 43 98 585 172 12 920 3.95
Carried out the conference theme “Connect” 4.67% 8.26% 30.76% 29.35% 10.65% 16.30% 43 76 283 270 98 150 920 3.39
Kept up with the latest trends 2.39% 7.07% 20.98% 48.15% 16.52% 4.89% 22 65 193 443 152 45 920 3.73
Content was interesting 1.20% 5.43% 12.07% 61.30% 18.80% 1.20% 11 50 111 564 173 11 920 3.92
Content was personally valuable 2.50% 5.98% 16.09% 51.85% 22.28% 1.30% 23 55 148 477 205 12 920 3.87
Content was business valuable 3.15% 8.80% 26.96% 31.63% 10.33% 19.13% 29 81 248 291 95 176 920 3.46
Content met my overall needs 2.61% 8.26% 20.11% 50.54% 16.85% 1.63% 24 76 185 465 155 15 920 3.72
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Q4 What is the value you received from attending CHI2004? (please check all that apply)
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Present my work
Get feedback on my work
Learn new material
Seek job opportunities
Meet new friends and...
Renew relationship...
Expand my business...
Visit an interesting...
Get an overview of ...
Get new ideas and inspiration
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Present my work 43.48% 400
Get feedback on my work 42.61% 392
Learn new material 74.67% 687
Seek job opportunities 14.57% 134
Meet new friends and colleagues 73.91% 680
Renew relationships with others 62.72% 577
Expand my business opportunities 16.96% 156
Visit an interesting location 56.41% 519
Get an overview of the field 45.65% 420
Get new ideas and inspiration 80.11% 737
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Other (please specify) 5.43% 50
Total Respondents: 920
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Q5 Before the conference: how did the following meet your needs?
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Conference web site
Submission process
Registration process
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Poor Fair Neutral Good Excellent N/A Total Weighted Average
Conference web site 7.17% 14.13% 20.43% 41.74% 15.22% 1.30% 66 130 188 384 140 12 920 3.44
Submission process 3.04% 6.30% 13.15% 32.83% 11.52% 33.15% 28 58 121 302 106 305 920 3.65
Registration process 4.13% 8.59% 15.76% 50.11% 17.50% 3.91% 38 79 145 461 161 36 920 3.71
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Q9 Based on your experiences at CHI2004 would you recommend the conference to others?
Answered: 883 Skipped: 40
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 91.73% 810
No 8.27% 73
Total 883
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Q10 Do you plan to attend CHI 2005 in Portland, Oregon, US?
Answered: 883 Skipped: 40
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Yes 65.12% 575
No 34.88% 308
Total 883
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Q11 In which region or city would you be most likely to attend the CHI conference after 2006?
Answered: 1,766 Skipped: -843
US Bay area/San...
Vancouver B.C.
US Southern California...
US East cost
US Central
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Asia-Pacific
No preference
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
US Bay area/San Francisco 10.99% 194
Vancouver B.C. 9.74% 172
US Southern California coast 2.38% 42
US East cost 6.34% 112
US Central 0.91% 16
Northern Europe 26.39% 466
Southern Europe 19.25% 340
Asia-Pacific 8.15% 144
No preference 15.86% 280
Total 1,766
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Q12 Which of the following would you prefer?
Answered: 1,766 Skipped: -843
CD/DVD at the conference...
CD/DVD at the conference...
CD/DVD at the conference...
No preference
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
CD/DVD at the conference included in registration fee 28.54% 504
CD/DVD at the conference included in registration fee with printed proceedings for additional fee (approximately $50) 43.49% 768
CD/DVD at the conference included in registration fee and printed proceedings available after the conference for additional fee (approximately $50) 14.84% 262
No preference 13.14% 232
Total 1,766
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Q13 How do you use the proceedings? Check all that apply.
Answered: 1,766 Skipped: -843
Read before attending...
Decide which sessions to...
Read and make notes during...
Read after the conference
Keep in personal...
Use search to find topics ...
Share with colleagues o...
Don't use
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Read before attending sessions 45.19% 798
Decide which sessions to attend 61.83% 1,092
Read and make notes during sessions 39.98% 706
Read after the conference 79.28% 1,400
Keep in personal library 77.69% 1,372
Use search to find topics you are interested in 45.53% 804
Share with colleagues or students 63.08% 1,114
Don't use 1.93% 34
Other (please specify) 6.80% 120
Total Respondents: 1,766
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Q14 What role did you play at CHI2004? (Please check all that apply.)
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
Attendee
Presenter/Organ izer
Student Volunteer
Exhibitor/Vendo r
Sponsor
Committee Member –...
Committee Member – CHI...
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Attendee 50.86% 886
Presenter/Organizer 32.03% 558
Student Volunteer 4.25% 74
Exhibitor/Vendor 1.26% 22
Sponsor 0.92% 16
Committee Member – CHI2004 2.53% 44
Committee Member – CHI 2005 0.23% 4
Other (please specify) 7.92% 138
Total 1,742
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Q15 Which of the following best describes your profession? (If you are a student enter the professional discipline you are studying.)
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
Architect
Anthropologist
Designer Graphics/Ill...
Designer Industrial/P...
Designer Interaction
Designer User Experience
Engineer Design
Engineer Software
Ethnographer
Human Factors/Ergo...
Information Architect
Information Systems...
Marketing
Product Management
Psychologist Cognitive
Psychologist Perceptual
Psychologist Social
Researcher Academia
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Researcher Government
Researcher Industry
Sociologist
Software Developer
Teaching Academic
Training Corporate
Usability Engineering
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Architect 0.34% 6
Anthropologist 0.57% 10
Designer Graphics/Illustration 0.46% 8
Designer Industrial/Product 2.30% 40
Designer Interaction 7.92% 138
Designer User Experience 6.89% 120
Engineer Design 1.49% 26
Engineer Software 3.56% 62
Ethnographer 1.95% 34
Human Factors/Ergonomics 3.44% 60
Information Architect 1.95% 34
Information Systems Specialist 1.61% 28
Marketing 0.69% 12
Product Management 0.46% 8
3.56% 62 Psychologist Cognitive
Psychologist Perceptual 0.34% 6
Psychologist Social 1.95% 34
Researcher Academia 26.41% 460
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Researcher Government 1.72% 30
Researcher Industry 8.61% 150
Sociologist 0.23% 4
Software Developer 2.76% 48
Teaching Academic 4.02% 70
Training Corporate 0.00% 0
Usability Engineering 10.79% 188
Other (please specify) 5.97% 104
Total 1,742
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Q16 What is your position?
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
Domain expert
Student
C-level (CEO/CIO/CFO)
Partner
Professor
Consultant
Other Management
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Domain expert 18.94% 330
Student 28.13% 490
C-level (CEO/CIO/CFO) 1.95% 34
Partner 1.03% 18
Professor 17.45% 304
Consultant 9.64% 168
Other Management 8.15% 142
Other (please specify) 14.70% 256
Total 1,742
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Q17 Select from below the best description of where you work:
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
Advertising
Architecture
CAE/CAD/CAM/CIM
Computer/Periph erals...
Consulting
Consumer products and...
Design Services
Education
Engineering
Entertainment
Finance/Banking
Government
Hardware Development
Medical/Healthc are
Military
Mobile Systems
Product Manufacturing
Publishing/Medi a
Software Development
Systems 18 / 25 CHI2004 Conference Survey Systems Integration
Telecommunicati ons
University/rese arch institute
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Advertising 0.34% 6
Architecture 0.00% 0
CAE/CAD/CAM/CIM 0.80% 14
Computer/Peripherals Manufacturing 1.38% 24
Consulting 5.17% 90
Consumer products and systems 3.33% 58
Design Services 2.30% 40
Education 8.84% 154
Engineering 2.30% 40
Entertainment 0.80% 14
Finance/Banking 1.84% 32
Government 1.84% 32
Hardware Development 0.11% 2
Medical/Healthcare 1.15% 20
Military 0.57% 10
Mobile Systems 2.30% 40
Product Manufacturing 0.80% 14
Publishing/Media 0.57% 10
Software Development 12.28% 214
Systems Integration 0.80% 14
Telecommunications 3.33% 58
43.97% 766 University/research institute
Other (please specify) 5.17% 90
Total 1,742
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Q18 Please check each Association of which you are currently a member:
Answered: 1,740 Skipped: -817
ACM
ACM SIGCHI
ACM SIGCHI local SIG
ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIG - other
AIGA
ASD
HFES
IEEE
UPA
AFIHM
BCS-HCI
EACE
GI
STIMDI
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
49.89% 868 ACM
ACM SIGCHI 47.59% 828
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ACM SIGCHI local SIG 17.36% 302
ACM SIGGRAPH 2.64% 46
ACM SIG - other 4.83% 84
AIGA 1.38% 24
ASD 0.11% 2
HFES 3.79% 66
IEEE 11.84% 206
UPA 6.32% 110
AFIHM 1.15% 20
BCS-HCI 4.37% 76
EACE 1.49% 26
GI 3.68% 64
STIMDI 1.26% 22
Other (please specify) 27.59% 480
Total Respondents: 1,740
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Q19 Please indicate which CHI conferences you have attended or plan to attend:
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
CHI 2001
CHI 2002
CHI 2003
CHI 2004
CHI 2005
CHI 2006
None
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
CHI 2001 26.29% 458
CHI 2002 25.49% 444
CHI 2003 25.60% 446
CHI 2004 70.03% 1,220
CHI 2005 57.06% 994
CHI 2006 41.91% 730
None 9.99% 174
Total Respondents: 1,742
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Q20 Who makes the funding decision for you to go to conferences?
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
Me - I pay for myself
My manager - my company p...
Upper level manager
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Me - I pay for myself 24.57% 428
My manager - my company pays for me 53.16% 926
Upper level manager 5.51% 96
Other (please specify) 16.76% 292
Total 1,742
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Q21 How many events (conferences workshops seminars etc.) do you attend per year on average?
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
0-1
2-3
4-5
6+
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
0-1 24.34% 424
2-3 57.29% 998
4-5 14.24% 248
6+ 4.13% 72
Total 1,742
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Q22 Is there a condition placed on your attendance at events? (Please check all that apply.)
Answered: 1,742 Skipped: -819
Must have a submission...
Local travel only
Specific events or...
Must provide business...
Must have budget...
Must fit to career...
Must be relevant to...
No condition
Other (please specify)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Must have a submission accepted to attend 36.39% 634
Local travel only 6.08% 106
Specific events or specific number of events per year only 18.83% 328
Must provide business benefits 28.13% 490
Must have budget available 58.78% 1,024
Must fit to career development or educational goals 42.48% 740
Must be relevant to current project(s) 35.02% 610
No condition 11.02% 192
Other (please specify) 4.48% 78
Total Respondents: 1,742
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