2026 SCAS/SCJAS Survey – South Carolina Academy of Science

Post attendee survey for the SCAS/SCJAS Annual Meeting held Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Furman University. This form does not collect any personally identifiable information.

Science & Ideas *

	Completely Agree	Moderately Agree	Neutral	Moderately Disagree	Completely Disagree	N/A
Presentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions	Completely AgreePresentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions Completely Agree	Moderately AgreePresentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions Moderately Agree	NeutralPresentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions Neutral	Moderately DisagreePresentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreePresentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions Completely Disagree	N/APresentations defined and analyzed relevant scientific questions N/A
The talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas	Completely AgreeThe talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeThe talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas Moderately Agree	NeutralThe talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas Neutral	Moderately DisagreeThe talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeThe talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas Completely Disagree	N/AThe talks were thought- and discussion-provoking and stimulated exchange of ideas N/A
The poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas	Completely AgreeThe poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeThe poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas Moderately Agree	NeutralThe poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas Neutral	Moderately DisagreeThe poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeThe poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas Completely Disagree	N/AThe poster session included rigorous research and enabled exchange of ideas N/A

Discussion at Oral Sessions & Posters *

	Completely Agree	Moderately Agree	Neutral	Moderately Disagree	Completely Disagree	N/A
Adequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions	Completely AgreeAdequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeAdequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions Moderately Agree	NeutralAdequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions Neutral	Moderately DisagreeAdequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeAdequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions Completely Disagree	N/AAdequate time for discussion was allowed during posters and oral sessions N/A
Discussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion	Completely AgreeDiscussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeDiscussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion Moderately Agree	NeutralDiscussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion Neutral	Moderately DisagreeDiscussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeDiscussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion Completely Disagree	N/ADiscussion leaders/judges managed their sessions well and stimulated discussion N/A
Discussions provoked thought to explore new directions	Completely AgreeDiscussions provoked thought to explore new directions Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeDiscussions provoked thought to explore new directions Moderately Agree	NeutralDiscussions provoked thought to explore new directions Neutral	Moderately DisagreeDiscussions provoked thought to explore new directions Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeDiscussions provoked thought to explore new directions Completely Disagree	N/ADiscussions provoked thought to explore new directions N/A
The interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent	Completely AgreeThe interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeThe interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent Moderately Agree	NeutralThe interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent Neutral	Moderately DisagreeThe interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeThe interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent Completely Disagree	N/AThe interaction between students and established investigators/mentors/principal investigators and judges was excellent N/A

Conference Organization *

	Completely Agree	Moderately Agree	Neutral	Moderately Disagree	Completely Disagree	N/A
Online/On-site registrations were user-friendly	Completely AgreeOnline/On-site registrations were user-friendly Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeOnline/On-site registrations were user-friendly Moderately Agree	NeutralOnline/On-site registrations were user-friendly Neutral	Moderately DisagreeOnline/On-site registrations were user-friendly Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeOnline/On-site registrations were user-friendly Completely Disagree	N/AOnline/On-site registrations were user-friendly N/A
Breakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory	Completely AgreeBreakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeBreakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory Moderately Agree	NeutralBreakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory Neutral	Moderately DisagreeBreakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeBreakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory Completely Disagree	N/ABreakfast and Lunch options were satisfactory N/A
Plenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation	Completely AgreePlenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation Completely Agree	Moderately AgreePlenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation Moderately Agree	NeutralPlenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation Neutral	Moderately DisagreePlenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreePlenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation Completely Disagree	N/APlenary speaker was present and available for discussion after their presentation N/A
Attendees exhibited respectability	Completely AgreeAttendees exhibited respectability Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeAttendees exhibited respectability Moderately Agree	NeutralAttendees exhibited respectability Neutral	Moderately DisagreeAttendees exhibited respectability Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeAttendees exhibited respectability Completely Disagree	N/AAttendees exhibited respectability N/A
I prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session	Completely AgreeI prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeI prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session Moderately Agree	NeutralI prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session Neutral	Moderately DisagreeI prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeI prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session Completely Disagree	N/AI prefer a morning poster session over an afternoon session N/A
I received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.)	Completely AgreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.) Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.) Moderately Agree	NeutralI received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.) Neutral	Moderately DisagreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.) Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.) Completely Disagree	N/AI received timely information from the meeting organizers about presentation logistics (session, room, time, etc.) N/A
I received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.)	Completely AgreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.) Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.) Moderately Agree	NeutralI received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.) Neutral	Moderately DisagreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.) Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeI received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.) Completely Disagree	N/AI received timely information from the meeting organizers about on-site technology (wi-fi password, etc.) N/A

Conference Atmosphere *

	Completely Agree	Moderately Agree	Neutral	Moderately Disagree	Completely Disagree	N/A
Overall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate	Completely AgreeOverall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeOverall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate Moderately Agree	NeutralOverall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate Neutral	Moderately DisagreeOverall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeOverall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate Completely Disagree	N/AOverall atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the venue appropriate N/A
Informal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting	Completely AgreeInformal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeInformal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting Moderately Agree	NeutralInformal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting Neutral	Moderately DisagreeInformal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeInformal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting Completely Disagree	N/AInformal interactions contributed strongly to the quality of the meeting N/A
There was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking	Completely AgreeThere was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeThere was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking Moderately Agree	NeutralThere was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking Neutral	Moderately DisagreeThere was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeThere was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking Completely Disagree	N/AThere was enough unstructured time for informal discussions and networking N/A
Conference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion	Completely AgreeConference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeConference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion Moderately Agree	NeutralConference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion Neutral	Moderately DisagreeConference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeConference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion Completely Disagree	N/AConference business was conducted in an open and democratic fashion N/A

attended Conference completely

Overall Quality *

	Completely Agree	Moderately Agree	Neutral	Moderately Disagree	Completely Disagree	N/A
The meeting met my expectations	Completely AgreeThe meeting met my expectations Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeThe meeting met my expectations Moderately Agree	NeutralThe meeting met my expectations Neutral	Moderately DisagreeThe meeting met my expectations Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeThe meeting met my expectations Completely Disagree	N/AThe meeting met my expectations N/A
I expect to attend this meeting again	Completely AgreeI expect to attend this meeting again Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeI expect to attend this meeting again Moderately Agree	NeutralI expect to attend this meeting again Neutral	Moderately DisagreeI expect to attend this meeting again Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeI expect to attend this meeting again Completely Disagree	N/AI expect to attend this meeting again N/A
My research/career benefited from attending this meeting	Completely AgreeMy research/career benefited from attending this meeting Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeMy research/career benefited from attending this meeting Moderately Agree	NeutralMy research/career benefited from attending this meeting Neutral	Moderately DisagreeMy research/career benefited from attending this meeting Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeMy research/career benefited from attending this meeting Completely Disagree	N/AMy research/career benefited from attending this meeting N/A
For presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable	Completely AgreeFor presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable Completely Agree	Moderately AgreeFor presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable Moderately Agree	NeutralFor presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable Neutral	Moderately DisagreeFor presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable Moderately Disagree	Completely DisagreeFor presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable Completely Disagree	N/AFor presenters: Judging of oral presentations or poster presentations was acceptable N/A

Please, clarify and elaborate on any item for which you moderately or completely disagree.

Demographics (Please select the most appropriate response)

Number of SCAS/SCJAS meetings attended

None
1-5
6-10
11+

Minority

Yes
No
Do not wish to report

Primary Role at Conference

Primary Affiliation

Academic
Industry
Technical College
Government

Position