Selective Survey Responses

The number of responses to an item are listed beside the selections.

What do you believe the role of Western Section should be?

18 - a. Organize sectional meetings
10 - b. Distribute information from the national headquarters pertaining to our section dues
  8 - c. Create an email exchange of information and options on sectional email lists
13 - d. Create a voice carried to the executive Committee from our section
11 - e. All of the above

If we have meetings, would you like them to be annual OR biennial, topical (e.g. genomics) OR general (inclusive of all areas), Always held in San Francisco OR Rotating among geographical area.

14 - Annual
10 - Biennial
12 - Topical (e.g. Genomics)
14 - General (inclusive of all areas)
  8 - Always held in San Francisco (centrally located)
19 - Rotating among the geographical area

Which of the following functions of meetings are most important?

26 - Information exchange
14 - Job Fair
  5 - Opportunity for PIs to give a talk
26 - Opportunity for students and postdocs to give a talk
  6 - Bioethics discussions
  7 - Writing workshops (papers, grants)
  9 - Grantsmanship workshops
  8 - Short courses
  9 - Public outreach
24 - Networking

What would prevent you from going to a meeting?

14 - Cost
  9 - Distance
  5 - Location of the meeting
15 - Time it takes
14 - Meeting program

What would prevent you from taking students to a meeting?

13 - Cost
  7 - Distance
  6 - Location of the meeting
  4 - Time it takes
  9 - Meeting program

If you do not pay section dues, why not?

  0 - I bought a latte instead
  1 - WASPP does not do anything for me
  4 - I think dues should be higher to be worth paying

What improvements would you suggest for WASPP?

10 - Reorganize into several smaller regions
14 - Promote local meetings
12 - Promote on-line communication
14 - Generate themes of interest for sectional members, such as educational issues, biotech activity and discussion, job opportunities
  5 - Other