apricot 2016 conference evaluation surveythe thing that i dissatisfied is accommodation for fellow...
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APRICOT2016ConferenceEvaluationSurvey
1.Howsatisfiedwereyouwiththeconferencevenue(SkyCityConventionCentre)?ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 48 52.7%
Satisf ied 37 40.7%
Neutral 4 4.4%
Dissatisf ied 2 2.2%
Total: 91
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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Thecorridorscanbeabitcrammedduringbreaks
Wellorganiseevent
Wouldhavebeenniceifroomswerebetterlabeled
OtherthantheWifiissues(whichgotfixed)andtheairconditioningturnedtoabittoolowasetting(whichI'vealsomentionedtothevenue,andwasfixablebywearinganextralayer)itseemedwellsuited.Havingavenuerightinthecentralcitywasveryhandy.
Nicevenuespoiledbyfrigidairconditioning.
Toiletsonthesameflooraintabigaskisit;)
Greatvenue,butabitcold.
AccesstoNZRooms4&5werenotobviousasyouhadtogothroughRoom3.
SkyCityConventioncenterwasperfectforaninternationalconferencelikeAPRICOT.
Fantasticlocationnexttogreathotelsandrestaurants.
Airconditioningwassetatadtoocool!
Venuewaseasytofindbyanytransportationmode.
goodtopicsandexcellentvenue
Noenoughmeetingtablesandseats
agoodqualityworkshopwithlotsofpractices
Bettersignageofwheretheroomswerewouldhavebeengood.Otherwisegreatlocation.
It'sashamethatthere'snotmuchnaturallightinthoseconferencerooms.
Havingtheconferenceontwodifferentfloorswasabitawkwardattimes,butnotabigdeal
2.Howsatisfiedwereyouwiththeconferencecatering?
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ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 33 36.3%
Satisf ied 40 44.0%
Neutral 11 12.1%
Dissatisf ied 6 6.6%
Verydissatisf ied 1 1.1%
Total: 91
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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Itwasveryniceandquiteabitofvariety
Thefruitwasagoodidea.
therewereseveralmorningteabreakswheretherewasn'tvegetarianfood.andsometimestherewouldn'tbeanyforlunchtoo;butthen,thenextdaythey'dovercompensate....
Therewasonlycoffeeandtea,nocolddrinks.
TheconventioncentrestaffwentoutoftheirwaytoensureIgotfoodsuitableformyfoodallergies.
Muslimfoodwasnotprovided.
shouldhaveregularsupplyofcoffeeandtea.Shouldprovidesomebreadormuffininthemorning..
Satisfiedbutitwouldgreatiftherewassomemoreoptionstoselectsomeasianfoodstoo.
FoodwasdeliciousandagoodmixtureofNZ-inspiredcuisine
alldishwasgood,deliciousandmuchappreciatewithespressocart
Wonderfulfoodandservice!BestI'veseeninNZ.
Therewerenocolddrinksotherthanwater.
Itwillbegoodtodisplayvegetarianfoodmoreprominently.
Thesaladswhereabitlacking,usuallyjustlettuceleaves,moreoptionswouldhavebeengreat.meatwasallverygood.
waterorsomeotherbeveragesatlunchweresometimeshardtofind
Lessvariety
3.Howsatisfiedwereyouwiththequalityofthekeynotepresentations?
VariableVariable VeryVerysatisfiedsatisfied
SatisfiedSatisfied NeutralNeutral DissatisfiedDissatisfied VeryVerydissatisfieddissatisfied
DidnotDidnotattendattend
ScottBartlett(Monday) 99.9%
3942.9%
1314.3%
11.1%
11.1%
2830.8%
Total: 91
SunnyYeung(Monday) 1718.7%
4145.1%
66.6%
44.4%
00.0%
2325.3%
Total: 91
Geof f Huston(Thursday) 2729.7%
4246.2%
88.8%
00.0%
11.1%
1314.3%
Total: 91
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Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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InterestingspeakersalthoughImstilllearningaboutwhattheyaretalkingabout:)
Keynotepresentationwasreallygood.IlikeSunnyYeung'sonemost.
Geoffcanbetoosarcasticsometimes:)
4.PleaseratethequalityofthesessionsatAPRICOT2016:
VariableVariable VeryVerysatisfiedsatisfied
SatisfiedSatisfied NeutralNeutral DissatisfiedDissatisfied VeryVerydissatisfieddissatisfied
DidnotDidnotattendattend
Tutorials 1314.3%
3235.2%
33.3%
22.2%
00.0%
4145.1%
Total: 91
Technicalpresentations 1718.7%
5560.4%
77.7%
11.1%
00.0%
1112.1%
Total: 91
LightningTalks 1718.7%
2931.9%
99.9%
11.1%
00.0%
3538.5%
Total: 91
BoFs 66.6%
2628.6%
99.9%
00.0%
00.0%
5054.9%
Total: 91
APNICSessions 1415.4%
3740.7%
66.6%
00.0%
00.0%
3437.4%
Total: 91
OpeningPlenary&ClosingPlenary
2123.1%
5358.2%
55.5%
22.2%
00.0%
1011.0%
Total: 91
APOPs 1213.2%
4145.1%
77.7%
00.0%
00.0%
3134.1%
Total: 91
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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IattendedtheAP*meetingonSunday-veryinteresting
thepresentationonday#1fromtheladyinyellowatciscowasterrible.nodoubtsheknewhermaterial,butshedoesnotknowhowtopresentinfrontofanaudienceandkeeptheirattention.
Ifeltthatthetechnicalsessionswerenotdeepenough
Workshopwasexcellenttoo!
DetailsofAPOPSneedtobemadeknownearliertofacilitateapprovalprocessforstafftoattendthesessions.
Allthesessionswerereallyagreatopportunitytolearnnewthings.Tutorials,TecchnicalpresentationsandAPNICsessionswasreallygood.
Toomanyvendorlightingtalks,theyshouldhavenotbeenallowed.
timefortutorialisless
Anumberofthelightningtalkswereverythinlyveiledsalespitches.
We'renotabletofinishlightningtalksduetobuildingfirealarm
5.Howsatisfiedwereyouwiththeoverallqualityoftheconferencespeakers?ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 19 22.6%
Satisf ied 60 71.4%
Neutral 5 6.0%
Total: 84
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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Ienjoyedallthesessionthatiparticipatedandspeakerswerebrilliant.
Generallyveryhighqualityofspeaker,ifanythingsomeofthetopicsweretoohighlevelgiventheskilllevelofmosttechnicalattendees.
Lovedlisteningtothe7-8speakersinthereacclocationofIPV4address's
6.HowsatisfiedwereyouwiththeAPRICOT2016socialevents?
VariableVariable VeryVerysatisfiedsatisfied
SatisfiedSatisfied NeutralNeutral DissatisfiedDissatisfied VeryVerydissatisfieddissatisfied
DidnotDidnotattendattend
APRICOT OpeningSocial(Hilton)
2833.3%
2631.0%
44.8%
00.0%
00.0%
2631.0%
Total: 84
PeeringSocial(Skycity) 1416.7%
2529.8%
67.1%
00.0%
00.0%
3946.4%
Total: 84
APRICOT ClosingSocial(Skycity)
1619.0%
3541.7%
78.3%
11.2%
00.0%
2529.8%
Total: 84
APNICClosingDinner(Rydges)
89.5%
1214.3%
78.3%
22.4%
00.0%
5565.5%
Total: 84
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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Rydgesroof-topbaristoohot
TheselectionofshowfortheOpeningSocialwasbizarre.Itwasappropriateforabacheloretteparty.
AllthesocialeventsweregoodbutienjoyedtheHiltononeasitwasmyfirsttimeatAPRICOTconferenceasafellowifoundaveryspecialopportunitytomeetpeoplesfromdifferentorganizationandgotchancetobuildmynetwork,gathersomeknowldegefromthemtoo.
Ididn'tthinkthepeeringsocialwasopensinceEquinixwerehandingoutinvitations.
Wouldhavebeennicetohavetheclosingsocialsomewhereotherthantheconferencevenue!
FoodandperformanceatAPRICOTClosingSocialisgreat.
ThePeeringsociallocationwasn'tgreat,thefoodwasmainlycheeseandcrackersandnotgreattoeatwithaplateandadrinkinhand.
Toomuchsunformeattheclosingdinner
ThechoiceofentertainmentfortheOpeningSocialwasanunusualone-theguysweretalentedbutfeltmorelikea
7.Overall,howsatisfiedwereyouwithAPRICOT2016?ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 29 34.5%
Satisf ied 48 57.1%
Neutral 6 7.1%
Dissatisf ied 1 1.2%
Total: 84
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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IenjoyedthenetworkingandcatchingupwithpeopleIknewandmakingnewcintacts
ThescheduleofsessionscouldhavebeenbetterasmanysessionsendeduponWednesdayandwerenotspreadouttherewasnoneedof3peeringsessionsonsamedayandnotechpreeentations
IamhonouredthatigotsuchanopportunitytomeetallthepeoplewhoarerecognizedinInternetcommunityandalsogathersomanyknowledgeaboutthisindustry.Iwouldliketoattendmoresuchconferencesandalsowanttosharemyexperienceandknowldgewithothers.
Thesessionsneedtobemoredistributed.Wednesdaywaspackedwithmoreinterestingonesandcouldhavebeenmoredistributed
ItwasagreatexperiencetomeetupwithkeyplayersfromaroundtheAPACregion.Therewasastrongfocusonpeeringwhichwasgoodaswell.
ThethingthatIdissatisfiedisaccommodationforfellow(BaseBackpacker).Thatplaceisforsomeonewhotravelorhangoutforfun.Sonoisyandunprofessionalforprofessionalpeople.
TravelingtoNewZealandwasverydifficultthanotherlocationsinthepast,andfeltitwaslowerturnoutthanusual.Itdidn'tattractsomeofthekeyISPsfromAustralia.
thiswasahorablelocationasitwasdifficultformanyofustogethere...itisbetterinmajorairportlocations.vietnamisaverybadidea..pleasemovetoabetterconnectedlocation
8.HowsatisfiedwereyouwithyourvisittotheAPNICMemberServicesLounge?ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 10 11.9%
Satisf ied 27 32.1%
Neutral 5 6.0%
Didnotvisit 42 50.0%
Total: 84
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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Didn'tknowtherewasaMemberServicesLounge.
9.DidyoumakeuseoftheAPNICHostmasterConsultationservice?ResponseResponse CountCount
Yes 16 19.0%
No 68 81.0%
Total: 84
10.HowwasyourAPNICHostmasterConsultation:ResponseResponse CountCount
Veryuseful 9 56.3%
Useful 7 43.8%
Total: 16
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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GreatchatwithAnnaandElly
ItwasagreatsessionwithveryhelpfulAPNICstaff
11.HowsatisfiedwereyouwiththeConferenceWirelessNetwork?
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ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 15 18.1%
Satisf ied 38 45.8%
Neutral 17 20.5%
Dissatisf ied 7 8.4%
Verydissatisf ied 6 7.2%
Total: 83
CommentsResponseResponse CountCount
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Itwasgood,onceitstartedworking.
Ithardlyworked.Itwasimpossibletogetworkdone.
Itgotbetter:)
TheConferenceWifiwasratherunstableinthefirst1-2days,butgoodaftertheemergency-reconfigurationwasdone.
MajorfailurebySkyCityandtheirsuppliers,notmuchinformationfromInternetNZabouttheproblemuntilWedsmorning.
Ihaveapssionregardingwirelessnetworkthoughididn'tgotscopeyettoworkinwirelessnetwork.Ienjoyedthetutorialalotaboutwirelessnetworkinmobile.
Baaaaaaaaad!
Didnotuse
Itwasfineafteritwasproperlyfixed.
Itrieditforabout30minsonthefirstday,butitwassopoorandappearedtohavesomeweirdproxinghappeningthaticouldn'ttrusttheservicesoitetheredoffmyphonemostofthetime
Verydissatisfiedonthefirstday,thenitwasokay,andinthelasttwodays,itwasgood!
itwaspooratbest...iusedmyphonethewholetimeasahotspot
Gotbetteratendofmeeting.
Wasupanddownforthefirst2days
Prettygoodperformance-thereweresomeoccasionalissuesatthestartoftheconferenceweek,butitwasmostlyironedout.Surebeatstethering
12.WasiteasytofindalltheinformationyouneededtoparticipateatAPRICOT2016ontheconferencewebsite?ResponseResponse CountCount
Yes 70 84.3%
No 13 15.7%
Total: 83
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CommentsResponseResponse CountCount
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Theconferencewebsiteshouldhavemadeitclearerwheretheregistrationwas.Also,it'sverypoorformtohavetheregistration/paymentdetailsonacompletelydifferentdomain
Therewerespaceforlightningtalks,butunlessyouwereintheroom,itwasnotpossibleto
Theprogrammeisdifficulttonavigatewithalldetailcollapseddowntojusta"overallsessionheading",anduncollapsingsectionsistimeconsuming.Thewebsitealsodisplayspoorlyonnarrow(mobile)devices.Thelackof(indicative)starttimesfortalkswithinasessionalsomadeitdifficulttojudgewhetheritwasappropriate/possibletoenteraroomaftersomeotherinvent(eg,workcalling)andseeaspecifictalk.
Websiteistoohardtonavigate-anongoingproblemthatneverseemstobefixed.
ItwouldhelpiftheAPRICOTwebsitewouldprovidesomebackgroundontheconferenceitself.Whatitismeanttobeandistryingtoachieve.
MoredetailsoftheintendedAPOPSpresentationsneedtobemadeknownearlier.
Thereisnophotoofparticipantmakingdifficulttofindwhoarethey.TheAppisnoteasytoloadphotoin.
Thewebsitewasterrible,youhavetoclickthroughoneachandeverysessionjusttoseewhattalksweregoingtobeonandthetalkswerepostedverylate.
easytofind,butlittlebitproblemtomakeapaymentonlastdaybeforeconference
TheAppwasgreat-veryuseful!
thewebsitecouldbemuchbetter.Nocleardescriptionwhatisapnic,history,purpose,etc
Meetingmakerwasconfusingbetweentwochoices,hadtousebothasnoteveryonewasusingboth.Itwouldbebettertostickwithonlyoneoptiononmeetingmakertool.
Theagendawasabitlateuponthesitesoearlieronitwasn'tclearwhateachsessionmeant-APOPS,etc.
Therewerenoprogramsonpeeringforumsessioninadvance.Why?
13.DidyouusetheAPRICOTMobileApp?
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ResponseResponse CountCount
Yes 63 75.9%
No 20 24.1%
Total: 83
14.HowsatisfiedwereyouoverallwiththeMobileApp?ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 16 25.4%
Satisf ied 27 42.9%
Neutral 16 25.4%
Dissatisf ied 3 4.8%
Verydissatisf ied 1 1.6%
Total: 63
15.DidyouusetheMobileApptodoanyofthefollowing?(Selectallthatapply)ResponseResponse CountCount
Customizeyouragenda 46 73.0%
Networkwithcolleagues
36 57.1%
Findinformationonsponsors
15 23.8%
Usethemaps 25 39.7%
N/A 4 6.3%
Total: 63
16.DidyouusethenetworkingfunctionalityofferedbythePresdoMatchwebsitetoconnectwithcolleaguesandfriends?
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ResponseResponse CountCount
Yes 37 45.1%
No 41 50.0%
N/A 4 4.9%
Total: 82
Comments:ResponseResponse CountCount
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Suggesttooffervenuebookingformeeting
It'sbettertocombinethemeetingschedulerintoonesingleplace
Networkingisbetterdoneinperson
Noresponse
Ididn'tuseonlytoconnectwithcolleaguesandfriendsbutalsomeetsomecompanyprofessionalfrominternetindustry.Itwasreallyhelpful.
needtoalertanyonewhonotputphotoandmakeiteasytoloadphoto
Gotalotofspammeetingrequests.
Ithadtheoptionofrooms,butnoroomsavailable,itwouldhavebeengoodtoorganisebreakoutroomsoratleasttablesthatcouldbebookedforthesemeetings.
Workedprettywellwithcolleaguesthatweren'tusinganyparticularIMtool,butwecouldchatwithintheapp
17.DidyouusetheAPRICOTMeetingMaker(poweredbyEquinix)?
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ResponseResponse CountCount
Yes 17 20.7%
No 65 79.3%
Total: 82
18.HowsatisfiedwereyouoverallwiththeMeetingMaker?ResponseResponse CountCount
Verysatisf ied 5 29.4%
Satisf ied 7 41.2%
Neutral 3 17.6%
Dissatisf ied 1 5.9%
Verydissatisf ied 1 5.9%
Total: 17
19.Didyoufindtheconferenceofferedenoughnetworkingopportunitiesforyou?ResponseResponse CountCount
Yes 78 96.3%
No 3 3.7%
Total: 81
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