The GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 on-line survey: Results and prize winners
The conference and exhibition
The
GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference and exhibition was held over 3 days at Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Gauteng, South Africa, on 2, 3 and 4 October 2012. The event attracted some 600 delegates, 66 exhibitors and 200 walk-in exhibition viewers, and about 20 peer-reviewed academic papers, 40 general papers and 32 training workshops were presented.
The on-line survey prize winners23% of the 600 delegates to GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference and exhibition completed the survey, which makes the results statistically meaningful.
We have pleasure in advising the following winners of prizes for participating in the
GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 survey:
The 10th respondent: Bernard Williamson, City of Ekurhuleni
The 30th respondent: Nikki Coleman, Prosource
The 50th respondent: Sambulo Mngadi, dept of Rural Development & Land Reform
The prizes, each comprising a bottle of fine South African red wine, packed in a hand-crafted wooden
GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 box, and will be delivered shortly.
The on-line delegate survey results 23% of the 600 delegates to GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference and exhibition completed the survey, which makes the results statistically meaningful.
50% of respondents were from Gauteng, 18% from Western Cape, 8,5% from KwaZulu Natal, and 9,3% from outside South Africa.
16,4% of respondents had technikon diplomas, 18,7% had university first degrees, and 46% had university post graduate / second degrees. 37% of respondents were registered with PLATO, and 48% had no professional registration.
Approximately 80% of respondents rated the venue (Emperors Palace) as good or excellent; approximately 90% rated the general organisation and communication as good or excellent; approximately 80% rated the conference content / presentations as good or excellent;
and over 85% of respondents rated the exhibition as good or excellent.
Overall, some 90% of respondents indicated that the
GISSA Ukubuzana 2012 conference and exhibition met or exceeded their expectations, with only 3% of respondents indicating they would not attend a similar event next year.
Thank you to all who participated in the survey. Your feedback is appreciated and will help us to improve and meet your needs better.
