APHEO Membership Survey Results May 2, 2008

APHEO Membership Survey Low membership turn-out at general meetings Obtain membership input on format, location, & content of meetings to improve participation Online survey using SurveyMonkey Response rate: Full members: 78% (54/69) Affiliate members: 58% (48/82)

APHEO Survey Respondents Years as a member% of Respondents <=4 years58% 5-9 years25% >=10 years18%

What areas do our members work in?

Why are we members? Access to epidemiology knowledge and resources 95% Access to APHEO listserve 91% Networking 88% Educational opportunities 76% Interested in the association and its business 50% Other, specify 9%

General Meeting Attendance 49% of our members attend general meetings at least once a year 73% plan to attend one general meeting per year Most common reasons for not attending were: Other members within my organization attend meetings (31%) Not interested in attending meetings (31%) No support for time to attend meetings (27%) Educational topics do not meet my needs (23%)

Meeting Agenda Items Information sharing (e.g. members discuss their projects) 88% Educational topics 86% Hearing from external stakeholders (e.g. hearing about provincial & national projects) 86% APHEO business 62% Other, specify 10%

General Meetings 77% prefer to attend in person, 49% by teleconference 25% preferred having 4 meetings a year (37% had no opinion on meeting frequency) Most preferred Toronto (either downtown or North Toronto) as a location for meetings 95% of members would be willing to vote electronically.

Other Comments Less regular updates, more members sharing work & projects Start meetings in a timely manner & keep to schedule Too many s with attachments – post on web Try using webinar or Breeze for presentations Improve teleconferencing – difficult to hear, members should say their names before commenting Limited participation by affiliates since not voting members