The Northwest Chapter is interested in your feedback on ways to improve the chapter’s educational
offerings – primarily offered through chapter meetings and the annual Professional Development
Conference (PDC). Thank you in advance for completing this survey.
In recent history the Northwest Chapter has held its annual one day professional development
conference (PDC) in February. As you are aware, there is a high probability of an adverse weather
event in February. This impacts travel for speakers, attendees, and exhibitors. With this in mind,
the chapter is considering moving its PDC to the early fall and would like your feedback regarding
this potential change.
1.
Have you attended a chapter PDC in the past 5 years.
Yes __ No __
If No, do any of these reasons prevent you from attending the PDC? (choose one for each item)
Travel time to PDC location
Most of the Time
Sometimes
No
Don’t Know
Cost
Most of the Time
Sometimes
No
Don’t Know
Topics not of interest
Most of the Time
Sometimes
No
Don’t Know
Employer not supportive of
Most of the Time
Sometimes
No
Don’t Know
continuing ed
Did not know about the
Most of the Time
Sometimes
No
Don’t Know
conference
Did not know about the
Most of the Time
Sometimes
No
Don’t Know
conference in time to plan to attend
Other _______________________________________
2. How likely would you be to attend a chapter PDC in the following time frames
February 2012
October 2012
Very Unlikely Somewhat unlikely Neutral
Very Unlikely Somewhat unlikely Neutral
Somewhat Likely
Somewhat Likely
Very likely
Very likely
If you answered “very unlikely” or “somewhat unlikely”, what would be the primary reasons you
would not attend? (please rank your top 5)
Travel time to PDC location ___
Cost ___
Topics not of interest ___
Employer not supportive of continuing ed ___
I attend other professional development events ____
Too busy with job responsibilities _____
Other:________________________
3. How likely are you to attend the following
1 1/2 day with even networking event
Very Unlikely Somewhat unlikely Neutral
Full Day
Very Unlikely Somewhat unlikely Neutral
Half Day
Very Unlikely Somewhat unlikely Neutral
PDC types?
Somewhat Likely
Very likely
Somewhat Likely
Very likely
Somewhat Likely
Very likely
4. How much do you expect to pay for a chapter PDC?
Less than $50
Between $51-$75
Between $76-$100
Between $101-$125
Between $126-150
5. What topics would you most like to see addressed at a chapter PDC? (please rank your top 5)
Ergonomics
Workers Compensation
Incident Investigation
Arc Flash
Lockout/tagout
Behavior Based Safety
Safety Culture
Effective Safety Committees
Human Error
Developing return on investment
Sales skills for safety professionals
Driver Fatigue
Aging Workforce
Global Harmonized Systems
Other ____________
6. Do you have any speaker suggestions?
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
In addition to improving the professional development conference, the chapter officers are also
interested in getting your feedback regarding chapter meetings.
7. Have you attended a chapter meeting in the past 12 months? Yes No
7 a. If No, do any of these reasons prevent you from attending the chapter meetings? (choose one
for each item)
Travel time to meeting
Most of the Time
Cost to attend
Most of the Time
Topics not of interest
Most of the Time
Employer not supportive of
Most of the Time
continuing ed
Time of Day
Most of the Time
Day of the Week
Most of the Time
Other _______________________________________
7b. How far are you willing to travel for a chapter meeting?
__ Up to 10 miles
__ 11-20 miles
__ 21-30 miles
__ 31 – 40 miles
__ Over 40 miles
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
No
No
No
No
Don’t
Don’t
Don’t
Don’t
Know
Know
Know
Know
Sometimes
Sometimes
No
No
Don’t Know
Don’t Know
I am not willing to travel
8 What is the best time of day to have chapter meetings?
Weekday morning
Weekday luncheon
Weekday dinner
Weekday late afternoon
Weekend
No preference
9. What days are you most likely to attend chapter meetings? (check all that apply)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No preference
10. How interested would you be in attending ASSE Chapter Meetings on the following topics? (Please pick
your top five)
Ergonomics
Workers Compensation
Incident Investigation
Arc Flash
Lockout/tagout
Behavior Based Safety
Safety Culture
Effective Safety Committees
Human Error
Developing return on investment
Sales skills for safety professionals
Driver Fatigue
Aging Workforce
Global Harmonized Systems
Sharing of best practices/Case Studies
Other ____________
For our current meeting locations, we are looking at going to a buffet lunch. This would provide
greater food choices for the meetings at Grumpy’s. This would increase the price of the luncheon
meeting to $20.
11. Do you support this change? Yes No NA (I don’t attend meetings at Grumpy’s)
Optional: Name___________________________________ Contact: _______________________________