Workshop EVALUATION

Thank you for attending our workshop! As part of our funding agreement with the National Science Foundation we are required to evaluate our workshops. Would you please take a few minutes and fill out the form below for us? When it's completed just press the "submit" button at the bottom.
Workshop attended:
Dates Attended:
1. Your name
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
2. Affiliation:(name of company, college, lab etc.)
3. E-mail:
4. What best describes your position?
Student University Faculty
College Faculty Government Lab
Exec. Officer/Director
Computer Support
Industrial Researcher Other:

5. Primary scientific research area:


6. [Optional] Race:
Gender: Male Female

Scientific Value

(Scoring: 1=poor; 2=fair; 3=good; 4=excellent)


7. Rate your overall satisfaction/value of this workshop: 1 2 3 4
8. How would you rate the quality of the research results presented at this workshop? 1 2 3 4
9. Were the workshop goals clearly communicated through publicity and/or workshop introduction? Yes No
10. DIMACS workshop goals include highest quality research, stimulating research in emerging topics, and bridging discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science to other areas in the sciences and industry. Overall, how did this workshop rate in achieving these goals? 1 2 3 4
11. If applicable, rate the following:
Talks 1 2 3 4
Invited Lecturers 1 2 3 4
Panel Sessions 1 2 3 4
Demos 1 2 3 4
Open Problem Sessions 1 2 3 4
12. One of DIMACS goals includes bringing questions from other areas of science to DM/TCS. Did you find this happening during this workshop? Yes No
Could you describe specific ways that you expect these goals to be achieved for you?


13. Do you have suggestions regarding how it could have been better achieved?


14. Do you anticipate that the workshop will be useful to your research? Yes No

15. Can you describe how you might expect it to impact on your work?


16. Would you attend another workshop at DIMACS? Yes No
17. Would you attend a follow-up on this same topic? Yes No

18. Do you have suggestions for other follow-up areas that might be explored?

19. If applicable, did you learn something at this workshop that you will incorporate into your role as an educator at the high school, college, university, graduate or post-graduate level?
Yes No

20. Did you make any useful contacts with any of the following?
Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Postdoctoral researchers
Researchers
Other(s):

21. Are you anticipating following up with any of the contacts you made at this workshop on any papers or research?
Yes Maybe No

22. List any collaborations you may have begun while attending this workshop:


23. Do you have any suggestions to improve the value of the sessions or the workshop Scientific program?


Arrangements:

24. How did you hear about the workshop? (Choose one):
WWW Organizer Mailing Lists Email Word-of-mouth Paper Notice

25. Was the publicity adequate for you? Yes No

26. Were there other avenues of publicity that you feel should have been used? (List)


27. Was the web site information about the program helpful? Yes No

28. Was pre-workshop information about travel to this area useful? Yes No

29. What hotel did you stay at?

(Scoring: 1=poor; 2=fair; 3=good; 4=excellent)

30. How would you rate hotel accommodations? 1 2 3 4
31. How would you rate meals and coffee breaks at DIMACS? 1 2 3 4
32. How would you rate facilities at DIMACS? 1 2 3 4
33. Did you electronically register? Yes No
34. How would you rate the registration process?
1 2 3 4
35. How helpful were the staff during the workshop?
1 2 3 4

36. Do you have suggestions to improve local arrangements for DIMACS Workshops?


37. Your comments and suggestions regarding the workshop would be most appreciated.