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name: The Conference Survey
version: 0.01
abstract: The Conference Survey Submission Form
sections:
- label: Demographics
tag: demographics
results: survey
preamble: These questions will help us understand who our attendees are.
questions:
- label: "Age Band:"
mandatory: yes
type: select
options:
- key: under 20
value: 1
- key: 20 - 29
value: 2
- key: 30 - 39
value: 3
- key: 40 - 49
value: 4
- key: 50 - 59
value: 5
- key: 60 and over
value: 6
- label: "Gender:"
preamble: Although this question is optional, with your help we would like to monitor changes in attendance over time.
type: select
options:
- key: Male
value: M
- key: Female
value: F
- key: It's Complicated
value: D
- label: "Job Type:"
multipart:
- type: select
mandatory: yes
footnote: "If your position covers many roles, please base this on your most senior responsibility. Also base this on the role you perform, rather than your job title. For example, a 'QA Developer' would be a 'Developer' role, and 'Information Manager' would a Manager role (Technical or Non-Technical depending upon your responsibilites)"
options:
- key: CEO/Company Director/Senior Manager
value: 1
- key: Non-Technical Manager
value: 2
- key: Technical Manager
value: 3
- key: Technical Architect/Analyst
value: 4
- key: Developer
value: 5
- key: Engineer
value: 6
- key: SysAdmin
value: 7
- key: Student
value: 8
- key: Lecturer/Teacher/Trainer
value: 9
- key: Human Resources
value: 10
- key: Researcher
value: 11
- key: Unemployed
value: 12
- key: Other
value: 13
- type: text
preamble: "If 'Other' please enter your professional job role or title:"
- label: "Industry:"
multipart:
- type: select
mandatory: yes
footnote: "If you or your company undertake work within mulitple industry sectors, please select the primary one you are currently working within."
options:
- key: Automotive
value: 1
- key: Education
value: 2
- key: Engineering
value: 3
- key: Finance
value: 4
- key: Government
value: 5
- key: IT Services
value: 6
- key: Internet/Web
value: 14
- key: Legal
value: 7
- key: Logistics
value: 8
- key: Media/Entertainment
value: 9
- key: Medical/Healthcare
value: 10
- key: Property
value: 11
- key: Research
value: 12
- key: Retail
value: 13
- key: Telecommunications
value: 18
- key: Travel
value: 15
- key: Unemployed
value: 16
- key: Other
value: 17
- type: text
preamble: "If 'Other' please enter your industry sector:"
- label: "Region:"
mandatory: yes
type: select
options:
- key: Bulgaria
value: 1
- key: UK / Ireland
value: 3
- key: Western Europa
value: 4
- key: Eastern Europa
value: 5
- key: Southern Europa
value: 6
- key: United States / Canada
value: 7
- key: Asia / Australaisa
value: 8
- key: South America
value: 9
- key: Africa
value: 10
footnote: Please note this is the region you were a resident in, prior to attending the conference.
- label: The Perl Community, YAPCs & Workshops
tag: community
results: survey
preamble: These questions are designed to help us understand our attendees level of involvement in the Perl community.
questions:
- label: How do you rate your Perl knowledge?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: Beginner
value: 1
- key: Intermediate
value: 2
- key: Advanced
value: 3
- label: How long have you been programming in Perl?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: less than a year
value: 1
- key: 1-2 years
value: 2
- key: 3-5 years
value: 3
- key: 5-10 years
value: 4
- key: more than 10 years
value: 5
- label: How many previous YAPCs have you attended?
collate: yes
multipart:
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: This was my first YAPC
value: 1
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::Europe
value: 0
max: 14
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::NA
value: 0
max: 16
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::Asia
value: 0
max: 9
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::Australia / OSDC::Australia
value: 0
max: 10
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::Israel / OSDC::Israel
value: 0
max: 9
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::Russia
value: 0
max: 7
- type: count
group: YAPCs
options:
- key: YAPC::SA / YAPC::Brazil
value: 0
max: 13
- label: How many Perl Workshops have you attended?
collate: yes
multipart:
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: Never attended one
value: 1
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Austrian Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Belgian Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: French Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: German Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Italian Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: London Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Netherlands Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Nordic Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Portuguese Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Ukrainian Perl Workshop
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: any American Perl Workshops
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: any Russian Perl Workshops
value: 0
- type: count
group: Workshops
options:
- key: Other Perl Workshops
value: 0
- label: Do you plan to attend a future YAPC/Workshop?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: Maybe
value: M
- key: Don't Know
value: D
- key: No
value: N
- label: If no, could you tell us why?
collate: yes
preamble: Particularly if this is your first YAPC, we would like to understand why you would not be able or interested in attending another event like it.
type: textarea
- label: Are you a member of a local Perl Mongers user group?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: No
value: N
- label: If not, do you plan to find one or start one?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: Maybe
value: M
- key: Don't Know
value: D
- key: No
value: N
- label: What other areas of the Perl Community do you contribute to?
collate: yes
preamble: Aside, from the above examples, are there any further activities you are involved with? The Perl Community is bigger than the major websites and projects, so please let us know if there are further aspects of the community that deserve a mention. By the way, we're not aiming to cover everything in the list below, as we hope to be enlightened of other ways to participate and extend the Perl community.
multipart:
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I'm a CPAN Author
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I'm a CPAN Tester
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I'm a Perl event organiser (e.g. YAPC, Perl Workshop, QA Hackathon, local technical meetings, etc.)
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I'm a board or committee member of a recognised Perl body (e.g. TPF, EPO, YEF, JPF, etc.)
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I'm a Perl project developer (e.g. Rakudo, Catalyst, Dancer, Padre, etc.)
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I have a technical blog (e.g. on blogs.perl.org or a personal blog)
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I use or contribute to PerlMonks or other Perl related forums
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I use IRC (e.g. #perl, #yapc, #london.pm, etc.)
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: I contribute to Perl mailing lists (e.g. P5P, Perl QA, etc)
value: 1
- type: checkbox
options:
- key: other ...
value: 1
default: yes
default_label: If 'Other' please enter your area of contribution
- label: YAPC::Europe 2014
tag: yapc
results: survey
preamble: Regarding YAPC::Europe 2014 in Sofia specifically, please answer the following as best you can.
questions:
- label: When did you decide to come to this conference?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: I'm now a regular YAPC::Europe attendee
value: 1
- key: After YAPC::Europe 2014 in Kiev
value: 2
- key: After reading a YAPC::Europe blog post
value: 3
- key: I was nominated to attend by manager/colleague
value: 4
- key: I was recommended to attend by friend/colleague
value: 5
- key: After reading the Perl Weekly
value: 6
- key: After seeing a link or advert on a Perl specific website
value: 7
- key: After seeing a link or advert on a non-Perl website
value: 8
- key: After seeing a link on Twitter, Facebook or other social media website.
value: 9
- key: After reading an email sent to a mailing list I was in
value: 10
- key: After seeing other promotions online/in the press
value: 11
- key: other ...
value: 12
default: yes
default_label: If 'Other' please let us know when
- label: Were you a speaker?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: No
value: 1
- key: No, but I have spoken before at similar conferences
value: 2
- key: Yes, and I have spoken before at similar conferences
value: 3
- key: Yes, and it was my first time as a speaker
value: 4
footnote: Note that "similar conferences" includes other YAPCs, as well as Linux, Open Source or large technical events such as workshops.
- label: If you were a speaker, would you have been able to attend if you hadn't been speaking?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: 1
- key: No
value: 2
- label: If you weren't a speaker, would you consider speaking at a future conference?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: 1
- key: No
value: 2
- key: Ask me later
value: 3
- label: Were there any speakers not present, who you would like to have seen at the conference?
collate: yes
multipart:
- type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: No
value: N
footnote: If 'Yes', which speakers?
- type: textarea
- label: What kinds of talks would you prefer at future conferences?
collate: yes
type: radio
options:
- key: More beginner level talks
value: 1
- key: More intermediate level talks
value: 2
- key: More advanced level talks
value: 3
- key: It's about right
value: 4
- key: No preference
value: 5
- label: Are there any topics you would specifically like to see featured?
collate: yes
type: textarea
- label: How do you rate the conference?
collate: yes
preamble: How would you rate your overall satisfaction of the following areas of the conference?
type: matrix
options:
- Very Satisfied
- Somewhat satisfied
- Somewhat un-satisfied
- Very un-satisfied
- N/A
choices:
- Newsletters/Updates
- Website
- Registration process
- Directions/Maps
- Content of the talks
- Schedule efficiency
- BOFs
- Social events
- Parking
- Facilities
- Food service
- Accommodation
- Staff
- Overall experience
- Value for price
- label: Would you like to expand on any strong views?
results: feedback
type: textarea
- label: Conference Attendance
tag: attendance
results: survey
preamble: In order to help future organisers gauge an appropriate conference fee, how much would you (or your company) have paid for a conference ticket? Feel free to provide an answer for all rates, where corporate rate would be paid for by your company (including a Master Class place), standard rate would be the regular price paid by attendees in paid employment, and lastly the concession rate for anyone who holds proof that they are in fulltime education or are unemployed.
questions:
- label: "Corporate Rate:"
collate: yes
pre: "€"
type: currency
- label: "Standard Rate:"
collate: yes
pre: "€"
type: currency
- label: "Concession Rate:"
collate: yes
pre: "€"
type: currency
- label: "Would you pay more for a YAPC if we could exclude sponsorship advertising?"
collate: yes
multipart:
- type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: No
value: N
- label: "If so, how much?"
collate: yes
pre: "€"
type: currency
- label: How did you pay for the conference fee?
collate: yes
type: select
options:
- key: N/A - I was a speaker
value: 1
- key: N/A - I was a sponsor
value: 2
- key: My company paid
value: 3
- key: I paid out of my own pocket
value: 4
- key: I wasn't able to attend
value: 5
- label: "If your employer didn't send you, did they give you time off to attend?"
collate: yes
multipart:
- type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: No
value: N
- label: "Does distance prevent you from being able to attend some YAPCs?"
multipart:
- type: radio
options:
- key: Yes
value: Y
- key: No
value: N
- label: Feedback
results: feedback
tag: feedback
questions:
- label: For the Sofia organisers
preamble: Do you have any feedback you would like to give specifically to this year's organisers?
type: textarea
- label: For future organisers
preamble: Do you have any suggestions for improvement (please give examples where possible)?
type: textarea