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APLS 2008--Jacksonville, FL
Conference Survey

This evaluation is designed to help the organization and the conference chairs to improve future conferences and plan conferences that are appropriate to your needs.

Please answer the following questions with regard to only the 2008 conference in Jacksonville, FL.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN OVERALL EVALUATION, NOT AIMED AT SPECIFIC PRESENTATIONS.

Name (optional):

Affiliation (optional):

CONTENT	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. The content was appropriate to my needs and interests.
2. The presentations were of high quality.
3. The information presented enhanced my knowledge.
4. There is a need to broaden the topics covered (e.g., more law, civil issues).
5. I left the conference with new research ideas and/or collaborators.
6. I would like to see more programming time highlighting "hot topics" and/or innovative research in psychology and law.
7. I did not have enough opportunities to meet new people at the conference.
8. There were too many paper presentations by students at the conference.

Please enter any specific comments about the content of the 2008 AP-LS Conference:

PRESENTATIONS	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. The presentations were well paced and covered an appropriate amount of information.
2. There was sufficient time for discussion and questions after the presentations.
3. The presentation slides were clear and useful.

Please enter any specific comments about the presentations at the 2008 AP-LS Conference:

PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENTS	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. I could see the speakers and slides well.
2. I could hear the speakers well.
3. The presentation rooms were too crowded.

Please enter any specific comments about the physical arrangements at the 2008 AP-LS Conference:

Please enter any specific comments about the promotion of the 2008 AP-LS Conference:

*CONFERENCE WEBSITES*	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. The Web-based abstract submission process was easy to use.
2. The Web-based review process was easy to use.
3. The comments I received from reviewers were helpful.
4. I think the review process was fair.
5. Reviewers should be required to write comments to the authors.
6. The conference pages on the AP-LS website were user-friendly and helpful.

Please enter any specific comments about the conference websites for the 2008 AP-LS Conference:

INVITED SPEAKERS & AWARDS SESSIONS	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. Awards sessions are important to celebrate the accomplishments of division members.
2. I usually attend special sessions.


3. How many sessions with invited speakers did you attend at the 2008 conference?

	More	Same Number	Fewer
4. Would like to see more, fewer, or the same number of invited speakers at future AP-LS meetings:


5. For the 2009 Conference, are there any speakers that you would like to see give an Invited talk?

Please enter any specific comments about the invited speakers at the 2008 AP-LS Conference:

	Half-day (3 hours)	Full-day (7 hours)
3. What type of workshops do you prefer?

4. What topics would you like to see offered for Continuing Education or Continuing Legal Education workshops in 2009?

CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. The registration fee is appropriate for the conference.
2. I liked having the conference "mini-program."
3. I liked having the presentation abstracts in the conference program.
4. All paper sessions and symposiums should be allotted the same amount of time.
5. There were too many paper sessions, and not enough symposiums.
6. I favor an earlier submission deadline.
7. Submission acceptance decisions were made in a timely manner.
8. A draft of the conference program should be made available sooner.
9. Submissions for research that do not yet have all data collected should not be allowed.
10. Students should not be involved in the reviewing process.


11. Please suggest future conference cities and/or sites:

Suggestions/General Comments:

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Please provide the following demographic information:

Years of Affiliation with Div. 41:

How many AP-LS Conferences have you attended?:

Gender:
	Male
	Female

Age:

Province/State/Country:

Race/Ethnicity:

Are you currently a student?
YES		NO

IF yes, please indicate the degree you are pursuing. Foreign applicants, please select the closest equivalent.		If no: Please select the highest degree you have obtained.
	undergraduate		undergraduate
	master’s degree		master’s degree/MSW
	doctoral degree		Ph.D./PsyD./EdD.
	law degree		law degree
	law degree and master’s degree		law degree and master’s degree
	law and doctoral degree		law and doctoral degree
	Other (please specify):		Other (please specify):

Are you trained or in training as a clinical or counseling psychologist?
YES	NO

Current Field:
	Academic
	Mental Health Professional
	Legal Professional
	Researcher
	Other (please specify):

Thank you for completing this survey!!!

	Yes	No
Did you present a paper or poster at the 2008 Conference?
Did you submit a paper or poster that was not accepted?
Did you review proposals submitted to the Conference?
Did you attend the Mentoring Breakfast on Friday morning?
Did you attend the "Murder on a Sunday Morning" session?
Did you attend a workshop on Wednesday?
Did you use the All Academic website to view the conference program?
Did you see the advertisement for the conference that appeared in the APA Monitor?

PROMOTION	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. Notice of this conference was insufficient.
2. The AP-LS Newsletter effectively communicated what I could expect to learn at the conference.
3. The information and reminders that I received by email were helpful.

*WORKSHOPS*	Strongly Agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1. AP-LS should continue to offer Continuing Legal Education workshops.
2. The workshops offered on Wednesday covered appropriate topics.

APLS 2008--Jacksonville, FL Conference Survey

APLS 2008--Jacksonville, FL
Conference Survey