Symposium
Evaluation: Preliminary Results
A total
of 53 participants returned the evaluation forms. The results will be tabulated
soon. The following are some of the more commonly written responses:
·
Positive
short reflective pieces of comments such as: Congrats. The conference was
conducted well, organisation was execellent, etc.
The
following criticisms were noted and we note the mistakes made & accept the
responsibilities:
·
Too
much changes in the parallel sessions; programs change in the last minute
·
System
of registration for tours not well integrated with on site; confirmation-not
made clear
·
Need
more variety in dinner (seafood all the time) [Conference & Gala dinner in same place]
·
No
program for accompanying spouses; limited choice for dinner-expensive
Messages from Participants on XII IOSTE Symposium at
(dated till 15
August 2006)
("Susan Rodrigues" <S.Rodrigues@dundee.ac.uk> ) Thank
you for organising the symposium. Clearly a
challenging task, and you managed it calmly and with a
much charm. I am sure people enjoyed visiting
(Angela
James <Jamesa1@ukzn.ac.za> ) Thank
you so much for a splendid and well organised
conference. The expereince was one of a lifetime -
not just the discussion sessions but also the full schedule organised.
I was really taken by the immense effort and comfort provided, requestes attended to and the wonderful spirit that
prevailed.
(Elwira & Maciek "RMJaniuk"
rmjaniuk@hermes.umcs.lublin.pl)
We have just returned to
(Nelio
<bizzo@usp.br>) Thank you for the wonderful time we had
together, and many thanks to Suan and his team for
hospitality. (
(Jayshree
Mehta SATWAC SATWAC <satwac@gmail.com>) I am back to home but memories of
(
("Svein Sjoberg" svein.sjoberg@ils.uio.no) Today,
the Norwegian Oslo participants have arrived home, after a successful IOSTE and
very active ROSE workshop with 26 participants. The success of both events are
to a great extent due to the organization by Suan
(and of course his many colleagues). In the ROSE workshop, we also benefited a
lot from his professional expertise regarding psychometrics, statistics and
survey studies as well as thorough knowledge about cultural differences. Great
thanks to him! (
("Shu-Nu
Chang" <shunu@ms3.url.com.tw> ) Thanks
for your wonderful organization for IOSTE. I enjoyed it and learned a lot
from that. (Chinese-Taipei)
("lew leeyuen" <leeyuenlew@hotmail.com>,<leeyuen.lew@liu.edu>) Thank you very much for
an excellent symposium. I have both enjoyed and learned. Thank you Yoong Suan and members of the organizing
committee for all the hard work done. The symposium went smoothly and it is
clear that everything was carefully planned and very well
organized. (
(Betty Dlamini <betty@uniswacc.uniswa.sz>) Just to tell you that I had a
safe and enjoyable trip and am now back home and at work already (We are
opening after a long vacation). I would like to say most sincerely thank you for
a wonderful conference and for looking after us so well. I told my family about
my experience upon returniong yesterday and they are
talking
about planning a holiday in
(Jari Lavonen <jari.lavonen@helsinki.fi>) I am now safely home after
sitting 21 hours in the aeroplane.I like once more
thank you, Suan, and all your colleagues about the
wonderful conference. I learn a lot and get new interesting friends. (Finnland)
(oon peytee <oonpeytee@yahoo.com>) Yes, I did enjoy (the Symposium).
As a novice presenter, I had learned a lot from this conference. (
("Terry Lyons" <terry.lyons@une.edu.au>) I would like to thank you again
for organising an excellent conference. It was
smoothly run and I think everyone had a very worthwhile time, both
professionally and personally (the food was also wonderful, though I put on some
weight which I now have to lose). Considering the importance of each symposium
to the organisation, you and your team have given
IOSTE a big boost which will sustain it for the next two years. (
(Berna Gücüm <gucum@hacettepe.edu.tr> ) We arrieved
our cauntry in healty.It
was an excellent organization. I love too much
("Moyra
Keane" <keanem@science.wits.ac.za> ) I have never propoerly thanked you for the wonderful conference, for
your attention and care. The whole conference had a spirit of friendliness with
professionalism. I also owe you thanks for the sponsorship offered me that
allowed me to attend. I am very grateful for this as without out I would have
missed a wonderful experience and opportunity. I look forward to seeing you in
(Vincentas Lamanauskas <vincentaslamanauskas@yahoo.com> & Rytis Vilkonis) Thank once again for
warm welcome in