1. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG RESULTS 2008-2009 EHA MEMBERSHIP SURVEY EHA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE M. Guenova, B. Huntly, I. Roberts, I. Touw

2. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG OVERALL CHARACTERISTICS RESPONDENTS Field of interest% Hematological Malignancies85% Molecular Hematology32% Stem cell Transplantation28% Coagulation Clinical19% Hematopoiesis17% Red Cell Disorders16% Pediatric Hematology/Oncology14% Immunohematology14% Lymphocytes12% Platelets/Megakaryocytes8% Cytokines5% Other5% Coagulation Basic Science4% Granulocytes4% Gene Therapy4%

3. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG IMPORTANCE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS (SCALE 1-5) BENEFITRating Hard-copy of Haematologica/ The Hematology Journal4,1 Reduced registration fee for the EHA annual congress4,1 Immediate access to the webcasts of the EHA congress4,0 EHA Newsletter3,9 Eligible for EHA Research Fellowships & Grants3,8 Access to the EHA membership database3,6

4. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG AWARENESS EHA ACTIVITIES EHA-CME Program84% ESH-EHA Scientific Workshops82% EHA Fellowship Program80% EHA-ESH Hematology Tutorials75% EHA-ASH International Fellowship Program75% EHA Partner Fellowship60% Webcasts of the Congress50% EHA Curriculum for training in hematology42% EHATol38%

5. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG SATISFACTION EHA ACTIVITIES (SCALE 1-5) Molecular Hemopoiesis Workshop4,3 Webcasts4,1 Quality of EHATol4,0 Newsletter3,9 Content of EHA e-bulletin3,7 User-friendliness of the website3,7

6. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG QUALITY OF EHA WEBCASTS (SCALE 1-5) The overall quality4,3 Quality of the slides4,2 Navigation4,1 Sound quality4,0 Option to download slides3,9

7. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG Quality of the Education Book

8. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG EHA Fellowship program Awareness EHA Fellowship program Programaware EHA Fellowship program80% EHA-ASH International Fellowship Program 73% EHA Partner Fellowship Program60%

9. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG EHA-CME ACCREDITATION 84% of the respondents are aware of the EHA-CME Program

10. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG COMMUNICATION Members want to be informed By reading the EHA newsletter62% By visiting the EHA website61% By reading the EHA e-bulletin58% By reading adverts in H/THJ28% By receiving flyers24% At the congress of my Nat Society22% By posters at my department8%

11. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG KEY FINDINGS: 1.In general, the awareness of activities is high; EHA-CME accreditation 84% aware ESH-EHA Scientific Workshops 83% aware EHA Fellowship Program80 % aware 2. Satisfaction with the activities is high, rating around 4 (on a scale of 1 -5) 3.Important membership benefits are the journal, the reduction for the EHA annual congress and the webcasts 4.Congress attendants watch the webcasts more frequently than non-attendants 5.Major communication tools: web-site, e-bulletin and newsletter

12. WWW.EHAWEB.ORG RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EHA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE TO EHA BOARD: 1.Increase awareness of on-line educational tools 2.Promote representation of non-malignant hematology 3.Promote membership in underrepresented countries 4.Promote participation of young hematologists and basic scientists