FUDCon Toronto 2009 Survey

For surveying participants of FUDCon 2009 in Toronto.

Thank you for participating in the 2009 FUDCon Toronto survey!

This survey was developed to gather feedback from attendees of the December, 2009 FUDCon in Toronto.  The survey is designed for feedback from both in-person and FUDCon Live (via internet) attendees, as well as for those who were unable to attend, as we would like to understand why you were unable to attend.

This survey will be active from 12/16/2009 through 1/8/2010.

There are 29 questions in this survey

Background Information

This portion of the survey is for letting us know a little bit about you.

1 [a]Describe your primary role in the Fedora Project. *

Please choose all that apply:

  • Developer Developer
  • Tester Tester
  • Documentation Writer Documentation Writer
  • End User End User
  • Translation or other Internationalization Translation or other Internationalization
  • Ambassador Ambassador
  • Marketing / Design Marketing / Design
  • Other:
     

2 [b]Which of the following categories represent your relationship with Fedora? *

Please choose all that apply:

  • I don't use Fedora, but want to find out more about it I don't use Fedora, but want to find out more about it
  • I use Fedora and want to improve my skills I use Fedora and want to improve my skills
  • I use Fedora and want to learn to contribute I use Fedora and want to learn to contribute
  • I contribute to upstream open-source projects that could be, or are, in Fedora I contribute to upstream open-source projects that could be, or are, in Fedora
  • I contribute to Fedora in my spare time as a volunteer I contribute to Fedora in my spare time as a volunteer
  • I am not a Red Hat employee, but I contribute to Fedora for another entity I am not a Red Hat employee, but I contribute to Fedora for another entity
  • I am a Red Hat employee who contributes to Fedora as part of my job I am a Red Hat employee who contributes to Fedora as part of my job
  • I am a Red Hat employee who contributes to Fedora full-time I am a Red Hat employee who contributes to Fedora full-time
  • Other:
     

3 [c]Is English your primary language? *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes Yes
  • No No

Did you attend?

This portion of the survey will ask questions relating to attendance at FUDCon.

4 [a]Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009? *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes - In Person Yes - In Person
  • Yes - from remote Yes - from remote
  • No No
  • Planned to attend, but was unable to make it (sickness / travel delays) Planned to attend, but was unable to make it (sickness / travel delays)

5 [previous-FUDCon]Have you attended a FUDCon before (either remotely or in-person)? *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes Yes
  • No No

Travel

How and when did you travel to FUDCon?

6 [a]When did you arrive in Toronto for FUDCon? (choose one) *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Earlier than Friday Earlier than Friday
  • Friday Friday
  • Saturday Saturday
  • Sunday Sunday
  • Monday Monday

7 [b]What was your mode of travel to / from home? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Drove a car Drove a car
  • Rode on the FUDBus Rode on the FUDBus
  • Caught a ride (non-FUDBus) Caught a ride (non-FUDBus)
  • Took a plane Took a plane
  • Took a train Took a train
  • Live local to the event Live local to the event

8 [c]When did you depart FUDCon? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Saturday Saturday
  • Sunday Sunday
  • Monday Monday
  • Tuesday Tuesday
  • Later than Tuesday Later than Tuesday

9 [c]Who paid for your attendance at FUDCon? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • My place of business My place of business
  • The open source project I represent The open source project I represent
  • I paid for my attendance I paid for my attendance
  • The Fedora Project paid for some / all of my attendance The Fedora Project paid for some / all of my attendance
  • Other Other
     

Factors in attendance

This portion of the survey will query you on the factors relating to your decision to attend FUDCon.

10 [a]For each of the following questions, indicate on a scale of 1-5, with 1
being not at all important and 5 being very important, how important
each of the indicated factors was in your decision whether to attend
FUDCon. *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' or 'Planned to attend, but was unable to make it (sickness / travel delays)' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

  1 2 3 4 5
The cost of the conference 1 2 3 4 5
The overall cost of attendance (lodging, travel, etc.) 1 2 3 4 5
Where the conference was held (geographic location) 1 2 3 4 5
Meeting and networking with other attendees 1 2 3 4 5
The hackfest sessions 1 2 3 4 5
The BarCamp sessions 1 2 3 4 5
FUDPub and other extramural outings 1 2 3 4 5
Physical closeness to a Red Hat facility 1 2 3 4 5
On a scale of 1 - 5, 1 is "not at all important" and 5 is "very important."

Conference Opinions

This portion of the survey will ask you some general questions about your opinions of FUDCon.

11 [a]For each of the items below, indicate on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being low and 5 being high, your satisfaction with each portion of the FUDCon Toronto 2009 event. 

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

  1 2 3 4 5
The cost of the conference 1 2 3 4 5
The overall cost of attendance (lodging, travel, etc.) 1 2 3 4 5
City where the conference was held 1 2 3 4 5
Meeting and networking with other attendees 1 2 3 4 5
The hackfest sessions 1 2 3 4 5
The BarCamp sessions 1 2 3 4 5
FUDPub and other extramural outings 1 2 3 4 5

12 [b]What did you like most about the conference?

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' or 'Yes - from remote' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please write your answer here:

 

13 [c]What did you dislike most about the conference?

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' or 'Yes - from remote' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please write your answer here:

 

14 [d]Based on your attendance at this event, would you attend another like it? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes - In Person' or 'Yes - from remote' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes - in person Yes - in person
  • Yes - Online Yes - Online
  • No No

FUDCon Live

This portion of the survey will ask questions relating to your awareness and usage of the portions of FUDCon which were broadcast "live" via Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

15 [a]Were you aware that many sessions from FUDCon were being transcribed live on IRC, allowing for participation for both remote participants as well as participants wanting to join more than one session?

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes Yes
  • No No
  • Uncertain Uncertain

16 [b]How did you participate in FUDCon Live? *

Please choose all that apply:

  • In-Person transcribing In-Person transcribing
  • Reading archives / logs afterwards Reading archives / logs afterwards
  • Live / in real time - from remote location Live / in real time - from remote location
  • Live / in real time - from another room at FUDCon Live / in real time - from another room at FUDCon
  • Did not participate Did not participate

17 [c]Do you feel that IRC is an effective medium for FUDCon Live? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'In-Person transcribing' or 'Reading archives / logs afterwards' or 'Live / in real time - from remote location' or 'Live / in real time - from another room at FUDCon' at question '16 [b]' (How did you participate in FUDCon Live?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes Yes
  • No No
  • Not Sure Not Sure

18 [d]Did FUDCon Live make it possible for you to participate more or less than you normally would have participated? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'In-Person transcribing' or 'Reading archives / logs afterwards' or 'Live / in real time - from remote location' or 'Live / in real time - from another room at FUDCon' at question '16 [b]' (How did you participate in FUDCon Live?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • FUDCon Live allowed me to participate MORE than I normally would have participated in other sessions FUDCon Live allowed me to participate MORE than I normally would have participated in other sessions
  • FUDCon Live allowed me to participate LESS than I normally would have participated in other sessions FUDCon Live allowed me to participate LESS than I normally would have participated in other sessions
  • I'm not sure I'm not sure

19 [e]On a scale of 1 - 5, with 1 being "Not Good" and 5 being "Very Good," please rate the documentation for FUDCon Live.

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'In-Person transcribing' or 'Reading archives / logs afterwards' or 'Live / in real time - from remote location' or 'Live / in real time - from another room at FUDCon' at question '16 [b]' (How did you participate in FUDCon Live?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • 1 1
  • 2 2
  • 3 3
  • 4 4
  • 5 5

20 [f]How should the final logs for FUDCon Live be made available for viewing? (Select all that apply.) *

Please choose all that apply:

  • fedoraproject.org wiki fedoraproject.org wiki
  • email distribution email distribution
  • other other

21 [g]How aggressive should the marketing be to raise awareness of FUDCon Live? *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • More aggressive More aggressive
  • Less aggressive Less aggressive
  • About the same About the same

FUDCon Live Technologies

This portion of the survey will ask you your opinions on a few different technologies that could be used at future FUDCons for online participation.

22 [a]For the following questions, please indicate your level of interested in using the listed technology for participating in future FUDCon sessions.

Google Wave *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • in conjunction with IRC in conjunction with IRC
  • as a replacement for IRC as a replacement for IRC
  • not interested not interested
  • not familiar with not familiar with

23 [b]Gobby *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • in conjunction with IRC in conjunction with IRC
  • as a replacement for IRC as a replacement for IRC
  • not interested not interested
  • not familiar with not familiar with

24 [c]Whiteboarding *

Please choose only one of the following:

  • in conjunction with IRC in conjunction with IRC
  • as a replacement for IRC as a replacement for IRC
  • not interested not interested
  • not familiar with not familiar with

25 [fudcon-live-other]Other technology or implementation suggestions not listed here you would like to see considered for FUDCon Live:

Please write your answer here:

 

Social Media

This portion of the survey asks you about your usage of social media while at FUDCon.

26 [a]Which, if any, of the following social networking tools did you use while at or remotely participating in FUDCon, to discuss FUDCon or FUDCon-related topics, or alternately, to hear about information from others who were participating at FUDCon? *

Please choose all that apply:

  • Blog Blog
  • Microblog (twitter, identi.ca, etc.) Microblog (twitter, identi.ca, etc.)
  • Facebook Facebook
  • Linkedin Linkedin
  • Flickr Flickr
  • Other tool - international Other tool - international
  • Other tool - English-based Other tool - English-based
  • Did not use social networking tools while at FUDCon Did not use social networking tools while at FUDCon
For example, using Facebook to play Mafia Wars or check on your Farm Town would not count as a FUDCon-related topic. :)

Wrap-up

This is it folks! We'd just like to see if there is anything you'd like to add.

27 [a]Please include any additional comments about the conference you
would like us to know.

Please write your answer here:

 

If you did not attend FUDCon

We'd like to know why you were unable to attend FUDCon, so we can try to work around this in the future. Please let us know!

28 [b]Were you interested in attending FUDCon, but unable to do so? *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'No' at question '4 [a]' (Did you attend FUDCon in Toronto in December, 2009?)

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes Yes
  • No No

29 [a]For each of the following questions, indicate on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not at all important and 5 being very important, how important each of the indicated factors was in your decision to NOT attend FUDCon. *

Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
° Answer was 'Yes' at question '28 [b]' (Were you interested in attending FUDCon, but unable to do so?)

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

  1 2 3 4 5
The cost of the conference 1 2 3 4 5
The overall cost of attendance (lodging, travel, etc.) 1 2 3 4 5
Where the conference was held (geographic location) 1 2 3 4 5
Dates of conference were inconvenient 1 2 3 4 5

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