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Organising a Tech Conference – 15. Debrief and feedback

The ECIS Tech Conference 2015 was a real success, both in terms of turnout and delegate satisfaction. As organisers, we were thrilled to get great feedback during the entire event. In this post, I share the feedback we received from delegates, as well as some interesting facts about the conference.

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Written by Frederic Nevers
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Piece of paper with the word 'Feedback' written with black marker pen, and pinned on a corkboard.
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ECIS Tech Conference in numbers

  • 3 days, including a pre-conference day
  • 101 presentations, workshops and networking opportunities
  • Up to 8 concurrent strands
  • Over 220 delegates
  • 15 student helpers
  • Over 75 organisations represented
  • 25 countries represented
  • Top 5 countries accounted for 3/4 of delegates
  • Furthest delegates flying all the way from Japan and West Coast of the USA
  • #ECIStech2015 hashtag delivered to over 1 million timelines

Feedback

  • Student helpers highly praised
  • Over 95% of delegates happy with the sessions offered
  • Over 90% of delegates happy with networking opportunities offered
  • 80% of delegates happy with the transportation options provided
  • 90% of delegates happy with the lunch provided
  • Nearly 100% of delegates happy with coffee and snacks provided
  • Nearly 100% of delegates happy with the Wifi provision
  • 90% of delegates happy with the choice of conference hotels
  • 100% of delegates happy with communication from organisers
  • 90% of delegates had their expectations met

Improvements

Even though the feedback was excellent, there are some things we wish we had done better, for example:

  • Better exhibition area
  • Better video recording setup
  • More breaks in between presentations

Photo credit: Got feedback? by Alan Levine under CC-BY-SA

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