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TESTIMONIALS
"Congratulations!! What an impressive array of performances, speeches and panels! You accomplished an amazing feat of bringing a range of speakers, scholars and performers to endorse the Council's efforts. Brava!!
-Jeannie O'Day
"It was a stimulating and productive gathering with excellent presentations by off-island as well as on-island professionals and colleagues. It was a pleasure to be in their company and to be given an opportunity to share my ideas and experiences as well as learn a lot about this product, Cultural Tourism. I would be more happy to participate in future endeavors to realize the goals and objective of the conference."
-Janet Cook-Rutnik
"I feel most energized by the conference and all the input I heard. Thank you so much for bringing the idea and persisting through its implementation."
-Elizabeth Rezende
"Mabel......much kudos to you and the Council for putting on a conference that was very informative; as a result my commitment to supporting the arts and culture in our community has been reinforced. I look forward to collaborating with you for our next project."
-Austin Holder
"Allow me to congratulate you on an impressive, successful Virgin Islands Cultural Heritage Conference that inspired us all to great heights."
-Nina York, Project Director; The Saint Croix Friends of Denmark Society, Inc.
COMMENTS
Conference was good at: Communicating the value of cultural heritage tourism, bringing cultural bearers together, education and training, opportunity to network/participation and dialogue, defining eco-tourism
Suggestions for Conference: More publicity, form sub-committees, share all information with all organizations, PSA's on TV/Radio about Humanities Council, include a focus on how natural resources (reefs & trees) relate to humans on islands
Actions attendees will take: Promote authenticity in my own organization, volunteer, implement services in my business to promote tourism, work to develop an international film festival, will work harder to educate the youth of their history, culture, and heritage
Conference could have been improved by: Local panelists being prepared and on tape, venue more accessible to the public, more time for questioning, more commitment to action steps; strategic planning, more of open discussion, round table, townhouse
Conference Demographics: 200 Attendees; 150 Evaluation Responses
Attendees: Of the 68% completing the evaluation form, 68% were females, 31% males, with 1% indicating neither
Ethnicity: Of the 62 attendees that answered the question, 62% were between the ages of 45-64, 13% were wither Out of School, ages 25-44, or over 65 years. 1% was between grades K-12.
Program Content: Of the 67 attendees that answered the question, 45% indicated they were professionals, 255 were community members, 14% were community leaders, 12% were teachers, and the remaining 9% were scholars.
Increase of Understanding: Of the 65attendeeds that answered the question, 64% gave a score of 5 (Strongly Agree), 28% gave a 4 (Agree), 4% gave a 3 (Uncertain), and the remaining 3% gave a 2 (Strongly Disagree)
Presenters Prepared / Knowledgeable: Of the 65 attendees that answered the question, 68% gave a score of 5 (Strongly Agree), 26% gave a 4 (Agree), 2% gave a 3 (Uncertain), 3% gave a 2 (Disagree), and the remaining 2% gave a score of 1 (Strongly Disagree)
Presenters Involved Audience: Of the 62 attendees that answered the question, 39% gave a score of 5 (Strongly Agree), 42% gave a 4 (Agree), 13% gave a 3 (Uncertain), and the remaining 6% gave a 2 (Disagree)
Demographics Prepared by: Yvonne Petersen
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