APRICOT 2016 Conference Evaluation Survey · 9. Did you make use of the APNIC Hostmaster...

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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


Satisf ied 40 44.0%

Neutral 11 12.1%


Verydissatisf ied 1 1.1%

Total: 91


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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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InterestingspeakersalthoughImstilllearningaboutwhattheyaretalkingabout:)

Keynotepresentationwasreallygood.IlikeSunnyYeung'sonemost.

Geoffcanbetoosarcasticsometimes:)

4.PleaseratethequalityofthesessionsatAPRICOT2016:




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


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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


Satisf ied 60 71.4%

Neutral 5 6.0%

Total: 84


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Ienjoyedallthesessionthatiparticipatedandspeakerswerebrilliant.

Generallyveryhighqualityofspeaker,ifanythingsomeofthetopicsweretoohighlevelgiventheskilllevelofmosttechnicalattendees.

Lovedlisteningtothe7-8speakersinthereacclocationofIPV4address's

6.HowsatisfiedwereyouwiththeAPRICOT2016socialevents?




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


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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


Satisf ied 48 57.1%

Neutral 6 7.1%


Total: 84


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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


Satisf ied 27 32.1%

Neutral 5 6.0%

Didnotvisit 42 50.0%

Total: 84


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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


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GreatchatwithAnnaandElly

ItwasagreatsessionwithveryhelpfulAPNICstaff

11.HowsatisfiedwereyouwiththeConferenceWirelessNetwork?

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Satisf ied 38 45.8%

Neutral 17 20.5%



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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Yes 63 75.9%

No 20 24.1%

Total: 83

14.HowsatisfiedwereyouoverallwiththeMobileApp?ResponseResponse CountCount


Satisf ied 27 42.9%

Neutral 16 25.4%



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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Yes 37 45.1%

No 41 50.0%

N/A 4 4.9%

Total: 82


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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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Yes 17 20.7%

No 65 79.3%

Total: 82

18.HowsatisfiedwereyouoverallwiththeMeetingMaker?ResponseResponse CountCount


Satisf ied 7 41.2%

Neutral 3 17.6%



Total: 17

19.Didyoufindtheconferenceofferedenoughnetworkingopportunitiesforyou?ResponseResponse CountCount

Yes 78 96.3%

No 3 3.7%

Total: 81


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