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.

2015, June 3 · 1 min · Frederic Nevers | Suggest Changes

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ECIS Tech Conference in numbers
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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