2009 Upper Midwest Conference Evaluation
1. Which days of the conference did you attend?
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Percent		Response
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All 3 days
74.2%121
Just Thursday
18.4%30
Just Friday
6.7%11
Just Saturday
0.6%1
I registered but did not attend 0.0%0
2. How would you rate the following general conference objectives?
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The conference facilitated knowledge sharing among participants32.5% (53)44.8% (73)20.2% (33)2.5% (4)0.0% (0)163
I found new contacts and opportunities for future collaboration17.8% (29)28.8% (47)38.0% (62)12.9% (21)2.5% (4)163
The conference provided me professional development opportunities29.4% (48)35.0% (57)23.3% (38)10.4% (17)1.8% (3)163
I learned material helpful to me in performing my job responsibilities21.6% (35)36.4% (59)29.6% (48)9.9% (16)2.5% (4)162
The session topics were important and timely planning issues31.1% (50)39.1% (63)23.0% (37)6.8% (11)0.0% (0)161
Conference format, (few in-hotel sessions with many mobile workshops)58.0% (94)22.2% (36)9.9% (16)8.0% (13)1.9% (3)162
I was able to earn many CM credits51.3% (61)28.6% (34)16.0% (19)4.2% (5)0.0% (0)119
My overall rating of the conference?40.7% (66)38.3% (62)17.9% (29)3.1% (5)0.0% (0)162
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3. How would you rate the following conference components?
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Registration and other conference procedures42.0% (68)37.7% (61)16.0% (26)3.1% (5)1.2% (2)162
Exhibitors and Sponsors22.0% (35)39.0% (62)30.8% (49)7.5% (12)0.6% (1)159
Thursday’s Opening Keynote:”The Legacy of the Plan of Chicago25.7% (37)41.7% (60)24.3% (35)7.6% (11)0.7% (1)144
Thursday Luncheon: “The Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid"22.6% (33)34.2% (50)24.7% (36)14.4% (21)4.1% (6)146
Thursday Evening Reception at Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens33.0% (32)28.9% (28)21.6% (21)13.4% (13)3.1% (3)97
Friday Morning Plenary (Schneiderman, Wilson, Woodhouse)22.4% (24)38.3% (41)36.4% (39)1.9% (2)0.9% (1)107
Friday Morning PowerPlanningPalooza41.4% (48)32.8% (38)19.8% (23)6.0% (7)0.0% (0)116
Friday Award Luncheon and Presentation on Midewin Tallgrass Prairie14.9% (17)39.5% (45)36.0% (41)7.0% (8)2.6% (3)114
Friday Evening "Food for Thought" Ethnic Restaurant Excursions18.8% (9)39.6% (19)35.4% (17)2.1% (1)4.2% (2)48
Mobile Workshops - generally50.7% (74)34.9% (51)11.6% (17)2.1% (3)0.7% (1)146
Saturday Morning Burnham Colloquium29.3% (17)34.5% (20)22.4% (13)10.3% (6)3.4% (2)58
Conference Location56.9% (87)35.9% (55)6.5% (10)0.0% (0)0.7% (1)153
Conference Time of the year49.7% (77)36.1% (56)11.6% (18)1.9% (3)0.6% (1)155
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4. What planning topics and keynote speakers would you like to hear in the future?
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5. Other Comments
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6. Which THURSDAY MORNING mobile workshop did you attend?
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Percent		Response
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Burnham by Boat
36.7%51
Planning a Riverwalk: Capturing a Public Space on a Waterway
12.2%17
Extreme Re-Use Projects
5.8%8
Gold Coast Evolving
3.6%5
State Street Redevelopment
1.4%2
Addressing Rapid Neighborhood Change
5.0%7
Chicago’s Near North Transformation into a Mixed-Income Community
8.6%12
Waterfront Planning (Northerly Island – A Century of Progress)
5.8%8
Redevelopment and Revitalization in Rockford
3.6%5
Underground Chicago
2.2%3
Chicago’s South Lakefront Bike Tour (Short Version)
0.7%1
100 years of Wacker Drive
7.9%11
Chicago’s Central Area Action Plan
6.5%9
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7. Which THURSDAY AFTERNOON mobile workshops did you attend?
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Percent		Response
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Law & Ethics Seminar & Panel Discussion
13.5%19
Motor Row Landmark District
3.5%5
Uptown Park Ridge
5.7%8
Quality of Life Planning in Urban Neighborhoods
10.6%15
Revitalizing the Central Axis: The Congress Parkway Streetscape and the Burnham Plan
2.1%3
CREATE: Freight, Passenger and Economic Benefits for the Nation
9.2%13
Legacy of the Plan of Chicago
8.5%12
Mr. Obama’s Neighborhood: Hyde Park
7.8%11
Pullman: Model Industrial Town
8.5%12
Leveraging Olympic Investments
5.7%8
Downtown Elmhurst: Comprehensive Planning for a Mature Unique City
2.1%3
TODs in the South/Southwest Suburbs
5.0%7
Burnham by Bicycle: Ripping up the Road
3.5%5
Rodgers Park Glenwood Ave Arts District
2.8%4
Small Plans, Big Impacts: Near Southside’s Hull House
2.8%4
Early 20th Century Industrial Housing as a 21st Century Resource: Marktown, East Chicago, Ind.
1.4%2
Chicago’s South Lakefront Bike Tour (Long Version)
3.5%5
100 years of Wacker Drive
3.5%5
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8. Which FRIDAY AFTERNOON mobile workshops did you attend?
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Percent		Response
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AICP Code of Ethics & Ethical Behavior in Planning Practice
5.1%6
Forging Successful Housing Partnerships in Suburbia
2.5%3
Chicago’s Parks and Boulevards: Burnham and Beyond
11.9%14
Campus Environment: Having It Both Ways
2.5%3
Revive Wacker Drive: The Burnham Plan and the 2002 Rehabilitation of Wacker Drive
3.4%4
Downtown Evanston Walking Tour: Downtown Planning, Economic
4.2%5
Development and TOD 0.0%0
A Century of Transit-Oriented Development via the CTA’s Brown Line
6.8%8
Creating New Chicago Neighborhoods
5.9%7
Planning a Riverwalk: Capturing a Public Space on a Waterway
3.4%4
Preservation Planning in Oak Park
8.5%10
Rails to Trails Urban Parkway Project
5.1%6
Riverside Historic Planned Community
8.5%10
The Neighborhood Sports Arena: An Oxymoron?
3.4%4
The Legacy of Edward Bennett in Lake County
1.7%2
Downtown Elmhurst: Comprehensive Planning for a Mature Unique City
4.2%5
Burnham by Bicycle: Ripping up the Road
4.2%5
“The Last Four Miles of Lakefront” Plan & Northerly Island
7.6%9
TODs in the Western Suburbs
4.2%5
Chicago’s South Lakefront Bike Tour (Long Version)
1.7%2
Rodgers Park Glenwood Ave Arts District
5.1%6
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