ICRC 2021 - IUPAP Survey

Survey

Organization of ICRC

Dear participants of the 37th ICRC (Berlin/online 2021),

the IUPAP C4 commission on Astroparticle Physics is seeking your advice to optimize the planning of forthcoming conferences of the ICRC series.

We appreciate your help and kindly ask you to fill-in the questionnaire below.

With best regards,

IUPAP C4 commission & LOC ICRC Berlin

Plenary Sessions

The plenary sessions were conducted as webinar/video stream

Participants: do you feel connected to the conference/the speaker - compared to an in-person conference?

1 not connected

2

3

4

5 strongly connected

if NOT, do you have ideas to get more connected in digital ways?

Would you prefer to ask your question orally, instead of using the chat feature?

Yes

No

Were your questions adequately answered?

1 not really answered

2

3

4

5 perfectly answered

Speakers: do you feel connected to the audience?

1 did not feel connected

2

3

4

5 felt connected as on stage

Discussion sessions

This is a new element, introduced for this ICRC.

Did you watch the pre-recorded videos of the respective session before attending the discussion?

1 did not watch any video

2

3

4

5 watched all videos of the session

The following two questions are about the FORMAT, not the contents.

Please indicate the discussion session you liked MOST and give the reason (with respect to the format)

Please indicate the format you liked LEAST.

Should we keep the discussion sessions also for in-person meetings?

1 don't keep the discussions

2

3

4

5 keep the discussions

Presenters: do you feel that your contribution is appreciated in this form?

1 not appreciated

2

3

4

5 very appreciated

Presenter forum

What was your overall impression of the FORMAT of the presenter forum?

1 not good

2

3

4

5 very good

Comments on the format:

Did you participate as presenter in a forum?

Yes

No

if YES, please proceed

How many visitors did you get at your table?

0

1-10

11-20

>20

Did you see it as an issue that you could not yourself visit other presenters?

Yes

No

Do you feel that your contribution is appreciated in this form?

1 not appreciated

2

3

4

5 fully appreciated

Parallel sessions

In former conferences we had parallel sessions with a series of talks about a certain topic, followed by Q&A.

Do you miss them?

yes

no

I have not been at a previous ICRC

At this conference, the parallel sessions were replaced by pre-recorded videos, followed by topical discussion sessions.

Which format gives better exposure for (young) colleagues?

1 live talk

2

3

4

5 pre-recorded video

Which format gives you better access to the information presented?

1 live talk

2

3

4

5 pre-recorded video

Posters

Presenters: Do you feel that your contribution is appreciated in this form?

1 not appreciated

2

3

4

5 fully appreciated

Does it make sense to distinguish between posters and oral contributions in a virtual meeting?

1 no

2

3

4

5 yes

MM branch

The multi-messenger branch is a new feature introduced at this ICRC.
(naturally there is a lot of overlap with other branches)

Should the MM branch be continued?

1 no

2

3

4

5 yes

O&E branch

The outreach & education branch is a new feature introduced at this ICRC.

(by design, there is overlap with the other branches)

Should the O&E branch be continued? Yes

1 no

2

3

4

5 yes

General questions

Do you think the ratio of female and male speakers in plenary sessions were reasonably balanced?

1 not balanced

2

3

4

5 very balanced

Do you think the ICRC was reasonably diverse?

1 not sufficiently diverse

2

3

4

5 reasonably diverse

What do you think about the price-performance ratio of the fee for this conference?

1 very reasonable

2

3

4

5 too expensive

What is the most important item you want to get out from an ICRC (select max 3)?

new results

scientific trend

knowledge

proceedings

career

meeting colleagues

finding potential collaborators

PR

other

What format would you prefer for future ICRCs even though Covid-19 may be over?

in-person (as Madison ICRC with live streaming)

hybrid

virtual

If hybrid or virtual only, what is is your main reason

budget

time

taking care of family members

CO2 footprint

others

What changes should be made if we were forced to have the next ICRC also as an online conference?

What elements of the online format would you like to see in a future face-to-face ICRC?

What are the three features of the ICRC-2021 that you liked most?

What are the three features of the ICRC-2021 that you did not like?

Any other comments you wish to make?

About you

Are you a (PhD) student?

Yes

No

How many ICRCS have you attended PREVIOUSLY?

0

1

2-9

>=10

Your answers will be submitted anonymously.