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We sent out a post-conference survey to collect feedback from participants on their experience at IA2 and what they would like to see improved for future IA meetings. Thanks for all those who participated, this feedback was incredibly helpful in shaping the LOC's recommendations for planning future IA meetings. A summary of the questions asked is below.

Please answer as many questions as you like. Where numbered, please indicate 1 as being very poor and 10 as very excellent.

  1. How satisfied were you overall with the Inclusive Astronomy 2 conference? [1-10]
    1. What were your goals for coming to IA2? [multiple tick box options, listed below]
      1. Meet people with similar identities to me
      2. Communicate the needs of people with my identity
      3. Meet people working on similar inclusion activities
      4. Gain energy and support to continue inclusion work 
      5. Learn about the history, terminology, and struggles of different identities
      6. Learn current inclusivity practices
      7. Learn strategies to affect change in my school/workplace
      8. Evaluate the current state of diversity & inclusion in the astronomy community
      9. Collaboratively address/solve a problem (e.g., a hack day)
      10. Learn about how diversity & inclusion fits into the decadal survey process
      11. Influence the decadal survey process
      12. Other: [open answer]
    2. Were you able to achieve these goals? [yes/no]
    3. If no, how could the conference have facilitated these goals? [open answer]
    4. What was your favorite part of the conference? [open answer]
    5. What part of the conference did you like the least? [open answer]
  2. How satisfied were you with the programming of IA2? [1-10]
    1. Did you feel that the programming covered all topics of interest? [yes/no]
    2. If no, what else would you have liked to see? [open answer]
    3. How satisfied were you with the schedule of IA2? [1-10]
    4. Please describe any changes to the schedule you would have preferred: [open answer]
    5. Did you feel that your voice was heard at the conference? [yes/no]
    6. If no, please describe why: [open answer]
    7. Please provide any other ideas or feedback about programming here: [open answer]
  3. How satisfied were you with the Space Telescope Science Institute venue? [1-10]
    1. Did you feel that the space was accessible for your needs? [yes/no]
    2. What should be made more accessible? [open answer]
    3. Please provide other feedback about the venue here: [open answer]
  4. How satisfied were you with the Colonnade Hotel as the conference hotel? [1-10]
    1. Did you stay at the Colonnade during the conference? [yes/no]
    2. How satisfied were you with the transportation between the Colonnade and STScI? [1-10]
    3. Please provide other feedback about the Colonnade hotel here: [open answer] 
  5. How satisfied were you with the catering (breaks and lunch) of IA2? [1-10]
    1. Please provide feedback about the catering here: [open answer]
  6. How satisfied were you with the conference dinner? [1-10]
    1. Did you attend the conference dinner? [yes/no]
    2. How satisfied were you with the conference dinner food options? [1-10]
    3. How satisfied were you with the conference dinner transportation? [1-10]
    4. How satisfied were you with the conference dinner venue? [1-10]
    5. Please provide other feedback about the conference dinner here: [open answer]
  7. How satisfied were you with the poster presentations? [1-10]
    1. How satisfied were you with the digital poster presentation set up? [1-10]
    2. How satisfied were you with the physical poster presentation set up? [1-10]
    3. Please provide other feedback about the poster presentations here: [open answer]
  8. How satisfied were you with the remote participation arrangement? [1-10]
    1. If you used the remote attendee participation option at any point, how satisfied were you with the webex performance? [1-10]
    2. If you used the public webcast option at any point, how satisfied were you with the webcast performance?[1-10]
    3. Did you feel that the remote participation options preserved the privacy of all attendees, both remote and in person? [yes/no/not sure]
    4. Please provide any other ideas or feedback about remote participation here: [open answer]
  9. If you attended the Inclusive Workspaces Workshop on Tuesday afternoon, how satisfied were you with the workshop? [1-10]
    1. What did you feel the workshop did well? [open answer]
    2. What did you feel the workshop could improve? [open answer]
    3. Would you recommend the workshop to others in the astronomy community? [yes/no]
    4. Please provide any other ideas or feedback about the workshop here: [open answer]
  10. Please note that this section is NOT REQUIRED: Please provide any demographic information that describes you: [open answer]
    1. Do you have one or more marginalized identities? [yes/no]
    2. Did you register as an early career attendee? [yes/no]
    3. Please provide any ideas or feedback about the best way to collect anonymous demographics: [open answer]