Post Confluence

Another Confluence has come and gone. We hope everyone had a fun, relaxing and memorable time during the Confluence conference! Thank you for being part of our Confluence family!

Our committee worked tirelessly for months to bring you the best conference we could. Now we would love to hear from you!

What did you like best? Do you have suggestions for something you would like to see added to the programming? What do you think of the venue? Do you plan to attend next year?

You can help us answer these questions and more by taking a few minutes to complete our Confluence Feedback survey.

Thank you for joining us. We hope to see you next year!
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2025 Confluence Feedback Survey

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Name *

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If this was your first Confluence, how did you hear about us?

If you will be blogging about Confluence, please include the URL to your blog post.

Would you like to include a short statement for our "What people are saying about Confluence" post on our website? Please include your name at the end of the statement.

Overall, how would you rate Confluence this year? *

• Excellent
• Good
• Fair
• Poor

If you chose "fair" or "poor" please tell us why.

How satisfied are you with

	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Unsatisfied	Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilize
Membership Prices	Very SatisfiedMembership Prices Very Satisfied	SatisfiedMembership Prices Satisfied	UnsatisfiedMembership Prices Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedMembership Prices Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeMembership Prices Did not attend/utilize
Venue/Location	Very SatisfiedVenue/Location Very Satisfied	SatisfiedVenue/Location Satisfied	UnsatisfiedVenue/Location Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedVenue/Location Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeVenue/Location Did not attend/utilize
Literary Panels & Presentations	Very SatisfiedLiterary Panels & Presentations Very Satisfied	SatisfiedLiterary Panels & Presentations Satisfied	UnsatisfiedLiterary Panels & Presentations Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedLiterary Panels & Presentations Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeLiterary Panels & Presentations Did not attend/utilize
Guest of Honor Speech	Very SatisfiedGuest of Honor Speech Very Satisfied	SatisfiedGuest of Honor Speech Satisfied	UnsatisfiedGuest of Honor Speech Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedGuest of Honor Speech Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeGuest of Honor Speech Did not attend/utilize
Art Show	Very SatisfiedArt Show Very Satisfied	SatisfiedArt Show Satisfied	UnsatisfiedArt Show Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedArt Show Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeArt Show Did not attend/utilize
Art workshops or demos	Very SatisfiedArt workshops or demos Very Satisfied	SatisfiedArt workshops or demos Satisfied	UnsatisfiedArt workshops or demos Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedArt workshops or demos Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeArt workshops or demos Did not attend/utilize
Writing Exercises	Very SatisfiedWriting Exercises Very Satisfied	SatisfiedWriting Exercises Satisfied	UnsatisfiedWriting Exercises Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedWriting Exercises Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeWriting Exercises Did not attend/utilize
Kaffeeklatsches	Very SatisfiedKaffeeklatsches Very Satisfied	SatisfiedKaffeeklatsches Satisfied	UnsatisfiedKaffeeklatsches Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedKaffeeklatsches Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeKaffeeklatsches Did not attend/utilize
Dealers Room	Very SatisfiedDealers Room Very Satisfied	SatisfiedDealers Room Satisfied	UnsatisfiedDealers Room Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedDealers Room Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeDealers Room Did not attend/utilize
Consuite / Hospitality Suite	Very SatisfiedConsuite / Hospitality Suite Very Satisfied	SatisfiedConsuite / Hospitality Suite Satisfied	UnsatisfiedConsuite / Hospitality Suite Unsatisfied	Very UnsatisfiedConsuite / Hospitality Suite Very Unsatisfied	Did not attend/utilizeConsuite / Hospitality Suite Did not attend/utilize

Please tell us what might have made your experience better.

If you attended any of the MUSIC PROGRAM, how satisfied are you with . . .

	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied
Overall Music Programing	Very SatisfiedOverall Music Programing Very Satisfied	SatisfiedOverall Music Programing Satisfied	NeutralOverall Music Programing Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedOverall Music Programing Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfiedOverall Music Programing Very dissatisfied
Featured Music Guest Concert	Very SatisfiedFeatured Music Guest Concert Very Satisfied	SatisfiedFeatured Music Guest Concert Satisfied	NeutralFeatured Music Guest Concert Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedFeatured Music Guest Concert Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfiedFeatured Music Guest Concert Very dissatisfied
Dead dog or Undead dog filks	Very SatisfiedDead dog or Undead dog filks Very Satisfied	SatisfiedDead dog or Undead dog filks Satisfied	NeutralDead dog or Undead dog filks Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedDead dog or Undead dog filks Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfiedDead dog or Undead dog filks Very dissatisfied
Temperature in Ballroom 1	Very SatisfiedTemperature in Ballroom 1 Very Satisfied	SatisfiedTemperature in Ballroom 1 Satisfied	NeutralTemperature in Ballroom 1 Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedTemperature in Ballroom 1 Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfiedTemperature in Ballroom 1 Very dissatisfied
Sound in Ballroom 1	Very SatisfiedSound in Ballroom 1 Very Satisfied	SatisfiedSound in Ballroom 1 Satisfied	NeutralSound in Ballroom 1 Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedSound in Ballroom 1 Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfiedSound in Ballroom 1 Very dissatisfied

What portions of the MUSIC PROGRAM did you most enjoy? How could we improve any portion(s) of it that you didn't enjoy as much?

If you attended the WRITING WORKSHOPS please tell us your satisfaction level:

	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfied
How would you rate your overall satisfaction?	Very SatisfiedHow would you rate your overall satisfaction? Very Satisfied	SatisfiedHow would you rate your overall satisfaction? Satisfied	NeutralHow would you rate your overall satisfaction? Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedHow would you rate your overall satisfaction? Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedHow would you rate your overall satisfaction? Very disstisfied
How satisfied were you with the educational value?	Very SatisfiedHow satisfied were you with the educational value? Very Satisfied	SatisfiedHow satisfied were you with the educational value? Satisfied	NeutralHow satisfied were you with the educational value? Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedHow satisfied were you with the educational value? Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedHow satisfied were you with the educational value? Very disstisfied
The workshop met your initial expectations:	Very SatisfiedThe workshop met your initial expectations: Very Satisfied	SatisfiedThe workshop met your initial expectations: Satisfied	NeutralThe workshop met your initial expectations: Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedThe workshop met your initial expectations: Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedThe workshop met your initial expectations: Very disstisfied
The information presented was easy to understand:	Very SatisfiedThe information presented was easy to understand: Very Satisfied	SatisfiedThe information presented was easy to understand: Satisfied	NeutralThe information presented was easy to understand: Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedThe information presented was easy to understand: Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedThe information presented was easy to understand: Very disstisfied
Knowledge of the facilitator:	Very SatisfiedKnowledge of the facilitator: Very Satisfied	SatisfiedKnowledge of the facilitator: Satisfied	NeutralKnowledge of the facilitator: Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedKnowledge of the facilitator: Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedKnowledge of the facilitator: Very disstisfied
How well the facilitator respond to questions or concerns?	Very SatisfiedHow well the facilitator respond to questions or concerns? Very Satisfied	SatisfiedHow well the facilitator respond to questions or concerns? Satisfied	NeutralHow well the facilitator respond to questions or concerns? Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedHow well the facilitator respond to questions or concerns? Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedHow well the facilitator respond to questions or concerns? Very disstisfied
Facilitator effectively engaged you during the workshop	Very SatisfiedFacilitator effectively engaged you during the workshop Very Satisfied	SatisfiedFacilitator effectively engaged you during the workshop Satisfied	NeutralFacilitator effectively engaged you during the workshop Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedFacilitator effectively engaged you during the workshop Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedFacilitator effectively engaged you during the workshop Very disstisfied
Adequate time was given for Q&A:	Very SatisfiedAdequate time was given for Q&A: Very Satisfied	SatisfiedAdequate time was given for Q&A: Satisfied	NeutralAdequate time was given for Q&A: Neutral	Somewhat dissatisfiedAdequate time was given for Q&A: Somewhat dissatisfied	Very disstisfiedAdequate time was given for Q&A: Very disstisfied

Which Writing Workshop did you attend?

• Saturday
• Sunday
• Both

What was the most valuable part of the workshop for you?

Do you have suggestions for improvements for future workshops? And/or, what topics would you like us to cover in future workshops?

How likely are you to . . . *

	Very Likely	Likely	Neutral	Unlikely	Very Unlikely
Attend Confluence next year?	Very LikelyAttend Confluence next year? Very Likely	LikelyAttend Confluence next year? Likely	NeutralAttend Confluence next year? Neutral	UnlikelyAttend Confluence next year? Unlikely	Very UnlikelyAttend Confluence next year? Very Unlikely

Please tell us what you liked BEST about the Confluence weekend.

Please tell us what you liked LEAST about the Confluence weekend.

If you have other comments or suggestions you would like to share with us, or have suggestions for changes that might help improve the Confluence weekend, please include them here:

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If you have written a blog post about your Confluence experience, we would like to quote your blog on our website with a link back to your site. Please include the URL to your blog post:

Please tell us a little about yourself. I consider myself: (check all that apply) *

• Traditionally published author
• Indie author
• Small press publisher
• Artist
• Musician
• Agent
• Editor
• Fan
• Other

If other, please describe:

How many times have you attended a Confluence conference? *

• First time this year
• 2-10 times
• 11-20 times
• 21-33 times
• All of them since 1988!

Did you know Confluence is one of four programs under the Parsec Inc., 501(c)(3) organization? *

• Yes!
• No, I did not know that!
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