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\begin{document} 
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Schloss Dagstuhl would like your feedback to (1) provide feedback to
organizers and participants, (2) improve our organization, and (3) for
reports to our funding agencies. We will send you an email with
seminar-related results of this survey.

Feedback is shared only in aggregated form that cannot be used to
identify the origin of a statement or grade---\emph{we guarantee your
anonymity!} However, answers from free-text questions marked with
{\manual\char'170} will be a reported literally.  If you rather not
trust us, we would still be very much interested in your feedback and
would be glad to receive an email from you at survey@dagstuhl.de where
you describe your experience in your own words.

\textbf{Some questions might not apply to this seminar or your personal
situation. Please skip any question that does not apply. Otherwise,
please check the most appropriate box.  You can take this survey also
online, even back at home:}

\begin{center}\bf
http://www.dagstuhl.de/immediate
\end{center}

For questions and remarks regarding this survey, please don't hesitate
to contact us. We appreciate your input!

\begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\qquad}l}
Dr. Christian Lindig            & Jutka Gasiorowski     \\
Research Staff                  & Assistant (on site)   \\
survey@dagstuhl.de              & survey@dagstuhl.de \\
+49-681-302-5590                & +49-6871-905-134 \\
\end{tabular}


\heading{General Questions}

\question What is the 5-digit seminar number of this seminar?
You can find it on your badge or the web page of your seminar. \par
\fiveboxes09{}{}{}
%\fiveboxes09123 % for seminar 09123

\question How many Dagstuhl Seminars have you attended, including this
one?\par \fiveboxes123{4--6}{$\ge 7$}

\question Have prior Dagstuhl Seminars changed your expectations towards
this one? My expectations became \dots\par\shortscale{lower}{higher}

\question Would you come to another Dagstuhl Seminar?
\par\fiveboxes{no}{}{}{}{yes}

\heading{Scientific Content}

\question All in all, how do you rate the scientific quality of the
seminar? \par\longquality

\question The seminar inspired new ideas for my work (research,
development, or teaching).\par\agree

\question The seminar inspired joint projects, joint development, or
joint publications.\par\boxes

\question The seminar led to insights from neighboring fields or
communities.\par\xagree

\question The seminar identified new research directions.
\par\boxes

\shared\freequestion What are the best and the worst aspects of this
seminar?

\heading{Group Composition}

\question The group is a good mix in terms of expertise and interests.
\par\xagree

\question The seminar does a good job integrating junior researchers.
\par\boxes

\question I made new professional contacts like an invitation to give a
talk or to join an existing project or network. \par\boxes

\question If applicable: I value exchange between academia and
industry.\par\boxes

\shared\freequestion Suggestions for group composition:


\heading{Seminar Organization}

\question Overall usefulness of information you received
in preparation for the seminar from Dagstuhl. \par\xquality

\question Overall usefulness of information you received
in preparation for the seminar from scientific organizers. \par\boxes

\shared\freequestion Suggestions for improving the preparation of the
seminar:

\question Number and length of talks are appropriate.
\par\agree

\question There is enough opportunity for socializing and
personal discussions. \par\boxes

\question The schedule is flexible enough to accommodate
unplanned but interesting talks or discussions. \par\boxes

\question The seminar creates an atmosphere for open and honest
discussion. \par\xagree

\question The traditional outing (hike, excursion) was useful.
\par\boxes

\shared\freequestion Suggestions for improving the schedule and organization of
the seminar:


%\vfill\eject

\heading{Dagstuhl as a Venue}

\question Dagstuhl as a venue in general.\par\xquality

\question Conference facilities (rooms, projectors, white
boards).\par\boxes

\freequestion Suggestions for conference facilities except computer
facilities:

\question Computer facilities (internet, wlan, printer, computer,
copier, scanner).\par\quality

\freequestion Suggestions for computer facilities:

\question Quality of the (electronic) library services.\par\quality

\freequestion To improve the (electronic) library collection, please enter 
book or journal title suggestions below. Our librarian Petra Meyer would be also glad about suggestions by email; you can reach her at petra.meyer@dagstuhl.de.

\question Support by Dagstuhl's staff.\par\quality

\question Quality of meals.\par\boxes

\question Quality of your room (bed, desk, cleanliness, etc).\par\xquality	 

\question Leisure facilities (wine cellar, bikes, sauna, pool table,
news papers).\par\boxes

\freequestion Suggestions for meals, rooms, and leisure facilities:

%\vfill\eject
\heading{Dagstuhl versus Traditional Conferences}

\shared\freequestion Compared with traditional conferences, what are Dagstuhl's
greatest strengths?

\shared\freequestion Compared with traditional conferences, what are Dagstuhl's
greatest weaknesses? 

\heading{Personal Questions}

\question Please rate your professional seniority. \par 
\xboxit{junior} \xboxit{neither} \xboxit{senior}

\question What is your primary occupation? \<a>=academia,
\<ir>=in\-dustrial research, \<id>=in\-dustrial development, \<s>=self
employed, \<o>=other.\par\fiveboxes{\<a>}{\<ir>}{\<id>}{\<s>}{\<o>}

\question What is your country of residence? Please specify your
country's two-letter top-level domain (it is often part of your email
address: England=\<uk>, USA=\<us>, France=\<fr>, Germany=\<de>, \dots) \par
\void{} \void{}

\heading{General Remarks and Ideas}

\shared\freequestion Please share any other remarks or ideas for improving the
seminar or this survey:

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This is pretty sweet!