2008 SDIF Member Survey Part 1 February 14, 2008 Edward Balian, Ph.D. Q-Stat Research

Re: By-Laws, Voting, VP Selection

Re: Willing to Run for Board, Pres?

Expenditure Decisions by How Many?

Annual Fee

Free Website Banner Ads For….

How to Allocate $1000 in SDIF Funds?

Desired Growth of SDIF

Desired Meeting Group Size

Meeting Attendance Over Past One Year

Who Are You?

Ever Held a Patent or Copyright?

Summary A few differences between all members and active members: Compared to All Members, ACTIVE Members are: –More open to voting on issues outside of the meeting times –More willing to run on Board or for VP or Prez –Have expenditure decisions made by 7 members or by all (can be outside of meeting times) –Split between the $5 meeting fee and $50 per year fee; more Actives are in favor of $100 per year fee than less active members –Slightly more likely to desire free website banner ads for all SDIF members –About even in how funds should be allocated –About even in future growth desired; most want to stay as-is –About even in desired number of people at each meeting; most want –Many more ACTIVE members are BOTH inventors AND Suppliers –More ACTIVE Members have held patents or copyrights