Genesee Valley SAS Users Group

A group supporting SAS® Users in the Genesee Valley (Rochester, NY) region.

An Informal Poll of the GVSUG  Community

Name        

Affiliation 

 E-mail      

 1. GVSUG has held meetings twice a year.
How many meetings  should we have each year?
   1  2  3  4

2. In addition to meeting, we have discussed having a GVSUG picnic to allow more time for networking.
 Would you attend a GVSUG picnic?
  Yes  No

3. GVSUG meetings have been 3 to 3.5 hours long.
How long should our meetings be?
   2 Hrs 2 1/2 Hrs  3 Hrs  3 1/2 Hrs
  4 Hrs  A Full Day Session

4. When do you prefer having GVSUG meetings?
   On a Weekday Saturday  Sunday

5. When do you prefer having GVSUG meetings?
   9:00 AM 10:00 AM  1:00 PM
  3:00 PM  6:00 PM

6. Would you like having meetings devoted to a single topic or theme? (Examples are: SAS Macro, ODS, Statistics, SQL, Version changes, SAS and the Web
  Yes  No Occasionally

7. If "long" talks last around 45 minutes and short talks are 10-25 minutes long, Would you like to see?
  One long talk and as many short talks as
        time allows (3 - 4 talks)
  As many short talks as time allows (3 - 5 talks)
  As many long talks as time allows (2 or 3 talks)

8. We have also discussed incorporating training of some sort at one of our meeting: Should we...
  Coordinate with SAS Institute to bring formal,
     fee-based SAS training to Rochester
  Create a "workshop" style meeting with classes
     taught by GVSUG members for a small fee
  Do both...have a full day session!
  Keep the format of all meetings the same as
     now...with speakers, networking sessions etc..

9. We usually allocate 20 minutes for a networking session at our meetings.  Should we...
  Eliminate the networking session
  Keep it the same
  Increase the time for networking
  Combine it with the ice breaker session for an extended break

10. Do you want to be included in the drawing for the NESUG pre-paid registration?.
  No Thanks, I can't attend the NESUG
    Conference
  Yes! And I will now attend the conference
     if I win!
  Thanks, but my registration is already paid
     for (or I am a speaker).  Let someone else use it!
(even if you decline the first prize, you  may still win the second prize )

11. What other improvements or changes would you suggest regarding GVSUG Meetings?

 12. Any other comments that you might have:

Last modified: June 15, 2005