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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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