EGU General Assembly 2013 · European Geosciences Union Poster experience at EGU 2013 relative to other GAs n = 1,606 N/A, 39.8% Much worse, 0.8% Worse, 4.4% Same, 32.6% Better, 20.2%

European Geosciences Union

EGU General Assembly 2013

Results of Participants Survey

Meetings | Publications | Outreach | www.egu.eu


EGU GA 2013: Number of abstracts and sessions

4,684 Orals | 8,207 Posters | Ratio 36/64 [2010: 32/68, 2011: 34/66,

2012:33/67]

544 Sessions (not including side-events)

452 PICO presentations

Poster

Presentations

8,207 | 62%

PICO

Presentations

452 | 3%

Oral

Presentations

4,684 | 35%


EGU General Assembly Participants: 2005 – 2013

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Meetings | Publications | Outreach | www.egu.eu

EGU General Assembly Questionnaire

Results of Participants Survey

EGU General Assembly

7 – 12 April 2013 | Vienna | Austria


General Information about the EGU GA 2013 Survey

SurveyGizmo used to design and conduct the survey

Links distributed by email to participants, Twitter, Facebook, the

egu2013.eu homepage and feedback cards handed out at the General

Assembly

1,690 responses

Survey live between early April and the end of May 2013

Data analysed using SurveyGizmo’s tools, Excel and Wordle


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2012: 62% Male | 37% Female | 1% Prefer not to say



2009: 65% Male | 34% Female | 1% No answer

Male, 60.2%

Female, 38.3%

Prefer not to say, 1.5%


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What sector does your employer belong to?

n = 1,690

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Are you a…?

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Are you an EGU member for 2013?

n = 1,690

58% 21%

9%

13%

Yes - paid for

Yes - complementary

Don't know

No


Why are you not an EGU member?

n = 208

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Lack ofInformation

No interest AGUMember

Other Cost Forgot


Did you attend the EGU GA 2013 in Vienna?

Yes, 96%

No, 4%

n = 1,690


Reasons for not attending EGU 2013, despite abstract

acceptance

Reason Count

Visa issues 1

Illness or personal problems 3

Financial problems 8

Never planned to attend 8

Lack of time to prepare 5

Other 3

Total 25


Role at EGU GA 2013

n = 1,622

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Poster experience at EGU 2013 relative to other GAs

n = 1,606

N/A, 39.8%

Much worse, 0.8%

Worse, 4.4%

Same, 32.6%

Better, 20.2%

Much better, 2.4%


n = 1,431

Did you feel uncomfortable as a

poster presenter for any reason?

Why?

Other, 48.7%

Lack of attention/interest, 49.0%

Insensitive remarks,

1.8%

Yes, 8.0%

No, 92.0%


You stated that you felt uncomfortable as a poster

presenter, why?


How can the poster experience be improved next

year?


Did you attend these events?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

PICO

Plenary

Awards Ceremony

Medal Lectures

Meet EGU

Division Meetings

Yes No

n = 1,601

n = 1,590

n = 1,592

n = 1,588

n = 1,592

n = 1,601


You did not attend these events, why?

n = 1,282

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

PICO

Plenary

AwardsCeremony

MedalLectures

Meet EGU

DivisionMeetings

No interest Conflict Unaware Other

n = 1,318

n = 718

n = 1,264

n = 921

n = 924


You participated in a PICO session as…

n = 650

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A convener A presenter A listener

Yes, 41.20%

No, 58.80%

Did you attend a

PICO session?


You did not attend a PICO session, why?


Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the

PICO sessions?


Side events: did you attend these?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Fossil Bodies Exhibition

Great Debate

GeoCinema

Photo Competition

Yes No

n = 1,471

n = 1,453

n = 1,469

n = 1,507

Level of interest in these events:

8.2% Very Interested | 40.0% Interested | 43.5% Neutral | 8.3% Not Interested

(n = 1,602)


Did you follow the EGU on social media?

n = 1,508

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

GeoLog

Twitter

Google+

Facebook

LinkedIn

Yes No Did not know they existed

n = 1,525

n = 1,517

n = 1,517

n = 1,519


n = 1,611

Did you use the EGU 2013 mobile app?

n = 940

…If not, why? Yes,

40.7%

No, 59.3% Not

aware, 20.9%

No interest 37.8%

Other, 41.4%


EGU 2013 mobile app: was it missing any features?

n = 940

Yes, 35.0%

No, 65.0%


EGU 2013 mobile app: was it missing any features?


Did you use the USB stick

containing all conference

abstracts?

n = 1,611

Should we make it available to

all participants?

n = 1,612

Yes, 70.0%

No, 30.0%

Yes, 69.9%

No, 27.7%

No opinion 11.5%


How did you find the following tools?

n = 209

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Abstract Submission Abstract Update AbstractImplementation

Not Applicable

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n = 210

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Session Tagging PresentationSelection

Support ApplicationAssignment &

Ranking

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n = 210 n = 205



n = 18

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AbstractImplementation &Session Tagging

Scheduling

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Presentation Selection Session ProgrammeFinalisation

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n = 18


Do you enjoy the city of Vienna?

n = 1,609

Do you like the conference

facilities in Vienna?

n = 1,615

Yes, 93.7%

No, 3.2%

No opinion,

3.2%

Yes, 93.7%

No, 3.2%

No opinion,

3.2%


Do you feel you have a voice in the EGU?

n = 1,550

Yes, 65.7%

No, 34.3%


Comments: one item you would like to see improved

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EGU General Assembly 2013 · European Geosciences Union Poster experience at EGU 2013 relative to other GAs n = 1,606 N/A, 39.8% Much worse, 0.8% Worse, 4.4% Same, 32.6% Better, 20.2%