Your opinion is very valuable to us. The first 100 responses will receive a gift from UniForum as a token of our appreciation for your time.
UniForum is planning a series of "Best of UniForum" conferences and seminars to follow UF '95 next March. To better serve you, our members, please take a moment to complete the following questionnaire so we can plan accordingly.
Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________________________________________
Company: _________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________ State: _____ Zip: ______________________
Country: _____________________________ Telephone: ( ____) _____________________
E-mail: ______________________________ Fax: (____) ___________________________
How many computer industry conferences/seminars do you attend annually?
____ 0-5 ____ 5-10 ____ over 10
What are your primary determinants for attending a conference/seminar?
Please indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 (1- high and 10- low).
____ Topic(s) ____ Speaker(s) ____ Group Discounts ____ Peer Interaction
____ Location ____ Costs ____ Other:_____________________________
Please indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 - excellent and 10-poor)
which cities you prefer to attend conferences/seminars.
____ San Francisco ____ Minneapolis _____ Europe (list city below)
____ Los Angeles ____ Atlanta _________________
____ Dallas ____ Orlando _________________
____ Chicago ____ Seattle _____ Asia (list city below)
____ New York City ____ Portland _________________
____ Denver ____ Las Vegas _________________
____ Other (list city below) ____ Boston
________________ ____ Canada (list city below)
________________ __________________
What sources of information most influence your attending conferences/seminars:
High Medium Low
Direct Mail _____ _____ _____
Sales Calls _____ _____ _____
Advertisements _____ _____ _____
Colleagues _____ _____ _____
Magazine Articles _____ _____ _____
Technology Trend Topics at Conferences/Seminars: (please check)
Very Somewhat Not At No
Valuable Valuable All Valuable Opinion
Client/Server Computing ______ ______ ______ ______
Distributed Systems Mgmt. ______ ______ ______ ______
Large, High-Volume Solutions ______ ______ ______ ______
PCs in the Open Sys. Environ. ______ ______ ______ ______
MFs in the Open Sys. Environ. ______ ______ ______ ______
Mission-Critical Open Systems ______ ______ ______ ______
Capacity Mgmt. & Planning ______ ______ ______ ______
Internet/Information Highway ______ ______ ______ ______
Downsizing/Rightsizing ______ ______ ______ ______
Workgroup Solutions ______ ______ ______ ______
Object Computing ______ ______ ______ ______
Open Systems Networking ______ ______ ______ ______
Database Management ______ ______ ______ ______
Emerging Technologies & Apps. ______ ______ ______ ______
Open Operating Systems ______ ______ ______ ______
Software Development ______ ______ ______ ______
Other:______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Which content level do you prefer:
____ Management Level ____ Technical Level
Which venue do you prefer:
____ Tutorial (academic)
____ Roundtable Discussions (with end user participation)
____ Formal Presentations (led by industry experts)
____ Panel Discussions (showcasing solution case studies)
____ Other:_________________________________________________________________
What is the most valuable computer industry conference/seminar
you've attended and why?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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Thank you for your time. Please e-mail or fax your response to
Deborah Bonnin at UniForum, debbieb@uniforum.com
-or-
fax (408) 986-1645.