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ESAE Event Activity Survey

A core objective of the European Society of Association Executives is to provide networking and educational opportunities for association professionals to enhance the work we do for the organizations we serve.

Based on the feedback received from many of you to our questionnaire late last year about what is most important to you, ESAE has developed a programme of events designed to educate, interact and bring new ideas and information to all of us.

We would appreciate 5 minutes of your time to inform us which session topics and formats would be of most interest and convenience to you – to ensure that we offer a programme that is of real value to you in your work.

Please feel free to invite any other colleagues and association professionals to also complete a copy of this survey.

Thank you for your participation - your responses are of great value to us.

Best wishes,

Luc Maene
President, ESAE

Part 1 - About You

I am:

ESAE Member

Past Member

Never Been a Member

Located in:

City:

Country:

I work for:

		Trade Association			Association Management Company
		Professional Society			Other Consultancy
		Foundation			Supplier to the Association Industry
		Other Not-for-Profit Organisation			Other (please specify)

Part 2 - Educational Session Topics

Please rank your interest in the following specific session topics:
(please note that ESAE plans to live-cast sessions, allowing interested association professionals everywhere in Europe to participate):

	will definitely attend	will likely attend	am interested	am not interested	no opinion

Branding as a Management Tool
Broadening your Revenue Base: Philanthropic Fundraising
Business Modelling: Setting your Association up for a Successful Future
Communication and Your Association: What Every Successful Association Executive Needs to Know
Competition Law Training for Associations
Creating Favourable Perceptions through Successful PR & Media Campaigns
Delivering the Goods: Discovering What Your Members Really, Really Want
Driving Non-Dues Revenue
Get the Most from Your Board and Committees
Get the Most from Your Team
Get Your Data Under Control – And Make the Most out of your Association’s Information
How to Develop and Deploy a Clear Vision and Strategy for your Association
Identifying Key Economic Indicators for Your Organization and Build a Dashboard for Success
Increase Member and Customer Acquisition & Retention Rates Via New Marketing Strategies
Is Your Association Covered? The New Insurance Environment for Associations
Issues Navigation and Message Resonance
Get Your Message Across: Key Message Development and Delivery for Associations
Overcommitted, Overwhelmed and Over It! – Time Management for the Busy Association Professional
Outsourcing Toolkit for Associations - What are the Options and How to Manage your Partners and Vendors
Successful Change Management in Associations
Take Your Conferences Online
The Lisbon Treaty, Civil Society and Your Association
The Myths & Opportunities of Information Overload - How to Cut Through the Clutter & Focus on the Essential
Trends in Association Lobbying - What Works and What Does Not (Anymore)
Trends in EU Associations
Unlock the Revenue Potential of Your Organization's Online Offerings
Virtual Board Meetings: Transition from Onsite to Online - or Do Both
What the EU’s Transparency Initiative means to your Association
Why Trade Associations Are an Endangered Species and What You Can Do about It

Please feel free to suggest any other topics of interest to you that are not listed:

Are you interested in delivering one of these or other topics?

	Yes	- please specify:
	No

Part 3 - ESAE Session Format

Please rank the importance of the following session elements

	very important	important	not important	no opinion

Content (Relevance/Importance to Your Daily Work)
Q&A Opportunities
Meeting other Association Professional / Networking (before/after)
Handouts
Catering
Other, please specify:

If ESAE provides Interactive Livecasting of its sessions to allow association professionals everywhere in Europe to participate, would you attend the breakfast meetings this way

	Yes
	No

Would interactivity (ie so you can ask questions) be:

	very important
	important
	not important
	no opinion

Notwithstanding the different topics, what time commitment would you be willing to make (on a regular basis) to attend ESAE educational sessions?

	1.5 - 2 hrs
	Half days
	Full days

What day of the week would generally be most convenient for you to attend an ESAE session?

	Monday
	Tuesday
	Wednesday
	Thursday
	Friday

Provided we offer 1.5 – 2 hour sessions, what would be your preferred times of the day to attend an ESAE educational sessions?

	Before 08.00
	08.00 - 09.30
	09.30 - 10.00
	12.00 - 14.00
	17.00 - 19.00
	18.00 - 20.00

What would be your preferred frequency of relevant and topical ESAE educational events?

	Quarterly
	Every Other Month
	Every Month
	Twice A Month
	Weekly

Would you review ESAE educational sessions online after an event if the content was captured during the session?

	Yes
	No

If the quality of ESAE sessions met your expectations, would you inform and encourage other members of your team to attend sessions even though any given topic may not be your specific area of interest?

	Yes
	No

Would you be willing to pay a small fee contribution to offset some ESAE expenses incurred in delivering educational sessions?

	I am an ESAE member			Would pay up to €10
	I am not an ESAE member			Would pay up to €20
				Would pay up to €50
				Would not pay

If you are not an ESAE member and ESAE were to offer a group membership instead of individual membership allowing different team members to attend different ESAE events and benefits, would you consider joining ESAE?

	Yes
	No

Part 4 - ESAE Annual Congress

The ESAE Annual Congress will take place 11-12 October in Brussels.

Contrary to previous years, we would like to change the format to start at noon on Day 1 and finish around noon time on Day 2.

In addition, we are planning to offer up to three parallel sessions (some topics may be taken from the list you rated above) in the afternoon of Day 1 and a different set on the morning of Day 2 with one repetition of topics to allow attendees to attend two out of three sessions per slot. Two plenary session would also be planned. The evening between day one and two would be focused on networking.

Provided the session topics are of interest and the speakers of good quality, would such a new format and timing be more likely or less likely to make you attend the congress:

	More likely
	Less likely
	Don't know

If the topics were diverse enough, would you also encourage other members of your team to attend?

	Yes
	No

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