Draft Post-Drupalcon Survey

Events happening in the community are now at Drupal community events on www.drupal.org.

A lot of this is open sourced from OpenSourceBridge's survey last year.
Question 16 will need to be revamped to speak to all of the depth in the Drupal community, but I left it as we had it to get an idea of the breadth of topics we had there.

Page: About you
1. As of today how many years old are you:
18 to 25
26 to 35
36 to 45
46 to 55
56 +

  1. With what gender do you identify?
    Female
    Male
    Other

  2. What is the highest level of education you have achieved?
    Some High School
    High school Diploma or GED
    Some Undergraduate College
    Associate/Junior College
    Bachelor’s Degree
    Graduate Degree
    Doctorate and beyond

  3. If you live in the US, what state are you from?
    State:

  4. If you live outside the US, what country you are from?
    Country:

  5. What was the primary reason you attended this conference:
    Teaching about Drupal
    Learning about Drupal
    Job hunting and/or networking
    Recruiting
    Building Community Relations
    Promoting my product or service
    I was drunk, and I don't remember

  6. Please indicate what conference activities interest you:

Building Community Relations
Drinking
Fun and Games
Hacking
Learning
Networking
Recruiting
Self Promotion
Teaching
Volunteering

  1. In general how many professional conferences do you attend in a year?
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5 or more

  2. In general I thought the sessions were:
    Way too long
    A little too long
    The right length
    A little short
    Way too short

  3. I found the start and end times of the sessions:
    Very Easy to follow
    Easy to follow
    Okay to follow
    I little hard to follow
    Difficult to follow

  4. The number of breaks was:
    Way too many
    A few too many
    Just right
    A few less than I wanted

  5. The length of the lunch break was:

Way too long
A little too long
The right length
A little short
Way too short

  1. The length of time to move between sessions was:
    Way too much
    A little too much
    The right length
    Slightly too little
    Way too little

  2. On average during each day of the conference I left the convention center(not including arriving at the beginning of the day or leaving at the end of the day):
    Never, or less than once
    about once
    twice
    three times
    more than three times

  3. I found that:
    There were many more sessions that I was interested in than I was able to attend.
    There were some sessions I was interested in that were during other sessions I attended.
    There were just enough interesting sessions to fill my day.
    There were not enough interesting sessions to fill my day.
    There were many times where no interesting sessions were happening.

  4. I thought that the number of sessions going on at a given time was:
    Way too many
    A few too many
    Just right
    A few less than I wanted
    Definitely not enough

  5. Please indicate which track names and topics interest you:
    Administration
    Applications
    Beer
    Business
    Careers
    Chemistry
    Cooking
    Culture
    Cyborgs
    Cultural Geography
    Customer Resource Management
    Cloud Computing
    Databases
    Data Analysis
    Design & Usability
    Desktop Applications
    Economic Development
    Education (Open Source in Education)
    Emerging Topics
    Functional Programming
    Fundamentals
    Government
    Hacks
    Hardware and Drivers
    IDE's
    Java
    Languages (Language Development and Research)
    Leadership (Being a Leader in an Open Source Community)
    Licensing
    Linux
    Mobile
    Mapping
    Mashups
    Networking (Professional)
    Non Profits
    Open Data
    OOP
    People
    Perl
    PHP
    Programming
    Python
    Research
    Ruby
    Security
    Small Business Resources
    Systems Programming
    Ubuntu
    Web Apps

  6. I thought that the overall length of the conference was:

Way too long
A little too long
Just right
A little too short
Definitely too short

  1. How likely is it you will choose to attend next year?
    I'm already there.
    I'll probably be there.
    It's fifty/fifty.
    I'll probably not be there.
    No way am I doing this again.

  2. At this conference:

I had a good time.
I had an okay time.
I didn't enjoy myself at all.

  1. How likely is it that you would recommend this conference to you friends and colleagues?
    I'm already bragging.
    I'll share the news.
    It might happen.
    I wouldn't get my hopes up.
    I don't know.

  2. I thought the wifi at the convention center was:

Great.
Good enough.
It got the job done most of the time.
A little slow.
Inadequate.

  1. I thought the number of power outlets at the convention center was:

Great.
Good enough.
It got the job done most of the time.
A little slow.
Inadequate.

  1. The coffee and beverage service was:

All I wanted.
A little skim.
Something's better than nothing.
I'm still thirsty.
What service?

  1. Next year I'd love to see a continental breakfast:

Yes
No
I don't care

  1. I was happy with lunch:
    Yes
    No
    I don't care

  2. Next year I would pay to attend a happy hour:
    Yes
    No
    I don't care

Page: Website
27. I found the website easy to navigate:
All the time
Most of the time
Half of the time
Some of the time
Never

  1. In general I thought the quality of the website design was:

Exceptional
Above average
Average
Below Average
Poor

  1. I thought the website had:

Too much information
A little more information than I needed
The right amount of information
I would have liked a little more information
Not enough information

  1. What best describes how you felt about the information on the website:

All of it was useful.
Most of it was useful.
Half of it was useful.
Some of it was useful.
None of it was useful.

  1. The website presented information in an clear and orderly way:

I strongly agree.
I agree.
I'm indifferent.
I disagree.
I strongly disagree.

  1. Before attending the conference I visited the website:

never
once or twice
three to seven times
eight to sixteen time
more than sixteen times, I'm sure

  1. During the conference I visited the website:
    never
    once a day
    two or three times a day
    four to seven times a day
    eight or more times a day

  2. What best describes your interest in listening to podcasts of the sessions:
    I dream about it.
    I think about it.
    Now that you mention it, it sounds nice.
    I might listen.
    I don't think that I will.

  3. What best describes your interest in watching video of the sessions:

I dream about it.
I think about it.
Now that you mention it, it sounds nice.
I might watch.
I don't think that I will.

Page: Cost and value
36. I would attend this conference next year if it cost as much as:
$125
$250
$375
$500
$625
$750
$875
$1000

  1. Compared to other conferences I have attended I feel like this conference:
    is way too cheap
    is a little too cheap
    cost the right amount
    was a little too expensive
    was way too expensive
    I have never attended a similar conference

  2. For this conference I think I paid:
    way too little
    slightly too little
    the right amount
    slightly too much
    way too much
    I didn't have to pay, yay me!

  3. For this conference I paid:
    the early bird rate
    full admission
    student admission
    a different discount rate
    nothing

Page: Employment
40. Are you self-employed, or do you work for someone else?
Self-employed
Someone else
Not Employed

  1. How would you describe your work status?
    Working full time
    Working part time
    With a job, but generally not at work
    Unemployed and looking for Work
    Unemployed and not looking for work
    Retired
    In school
    Other

  2. Do you employ others, if so how many employees you have?
    I don't employ others.
    I have one or two employees.
    I have three to five employees.
    I have over five employees.

  3. Where do you work?
    I work within a company in my metropolitan area.
    I telecommute to work for a company in another metropolitan area.
    I work for clients in my metropolitan area.
    I work for clients in other metropolitan areas.

Page: Spending
44. Do you purchase equipment or make purchasing decisions for the company you work for?
Yes
No

  1. How much do you spend annually on computer hardware for yourself and your business?
    $0 to $500
    $500 to $1,000
    $1,000 to $2,500
    $2,500 to $5,000
    over $5,000

  2. How much do you spend annually on computer software for yourself and your business?

$0 to $500
$500 to $1,000
$1,000 to $2,500
$2,500 to $5,000
over $5,000

  1. How much do you spend annually on mobile devices?

$0 to $50
$50 to $100
$100 to $250
$250 to $500
over $500

  1. How much do you spend annually on mobile service costs?
    $0 to $100
    $100 to $200
    $200 to $500
    $500 to $1000
    over $1000

  2. How much do you spend annually on web based services for yourself and your business?

$0 to $200
$200 to $400
$400 to $800
$800 to $1600
over $1600

  1. How much do you spend annually on internet access for your home?
    $0 to $100
    $100 to $200
    $200 to $500
    $500 to $1000
    over $1000

  2. Do you purchase mobile internet access?
    Yes
    No

  3. Do you purchase consulting services for yourself or your business?
    Yes
    No

  4. Having an area at the conference where I could speak with vendors and companies makes me feel:
    Curious
    Nothing Special
    Annoyed
    Irate

Page: OMG! The end
53. General comments that didn't fit elsewhere

  1. Was this survey longer and more boring than you expected?

  2. If you're interested in being entered in the drawing for (Whatever we can come up with), please complete the following information.
    Name, Company, Address, Phone number, email.

  3. Feel free to contact me for clarification about my answers to this survey.
    Yes, I'd love to chat.
    No, thanks.

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