MUG '99 Feedback Questionnaire

MUG '99 Questionnaire

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Please Complete this form and SUBMIT. Feel free to select more than one box per question where appropriate

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May we include your e-mail address and phone number in the list of MUG '99 meeting attendees to be sent to all attendees?
yes

no

Location, Facilities and Meeting Format

This year we had morning and afternoon sessions late afternoons open for demos and hands-on time. How did you like this format?
I prefer this format

I prefer having more user presentations

I prefer more time for demos and hands-on

I don't care

How did you spend your unscheduled time? Check all that apply.
Attended Demos

Talked to other attendees

Played with demos, programmmed, read e-mail

Got out, went to shops, etc.

None of your business!

Of the scheduled sessions this year, 3 were invited plenary reviews (Bradshaw, Rohde, Kenny), 11 were mainly Daylight presentations and 11 were mainly user presentations. What do you think about the split?
The mix is just about right

Give more time to user presentations

Spend more time on Daylight presentations
Concerning the plenary talks:
Great idea, schedule more of the same

Good idea, one per day is just right

Not such a great idea, use the time for other stuff

This year we had T1-Internet access. What did you use it for? Check all that apply.
e-mail

demos

did some surfin'

How did you like the Radisson Hotel?

Loved it, great, keep the meeting here.

It was ok

Not much

Prefer a place more like last year's (Eldorado)

How did you like the banquet in the Radisson Cabaret theater with Flamenco dancing by the Maria Benitez dance troupe?
Enjoyed the food
Great dancing
lets do it again next year!

OK, but would just as soon you picked another place next year.

Not much(remarks below)

Where would you like next year's MUG meeting?

Southern California

New Mexico

Some place more convenient (specify below)

Some place more exotic (specify below)

Other (specify below)

Comments on Location, Facilities and Format

Future Directions

Ports

Would your company be interested in a Linux port of the Daylight software?
Yes
No

Would your company be interested in an NT port?
Yes
No

Depictions

Would you like to have the depictions which were 2-D coordinates from a TDT?
Yes
No
Does your site require a depiction server, so that you could incorporate your own depiction rules and have them applied to depictions if required?
Yes
No
Did the changes that Ragu mentioned in his discussion on Java depict, e.g. carbon chains are no longer straight but at 120 degree angles, something which your chemists will appreciate?
Yes
No

Technical Support

If you have used Daylight support, were you satified with the service? Check all that apply
Extremely satisfied

Satisfied

Unsatisfied(make remarks at end)

Response time was good

Response time was too slow(make remarks at end)

Would you like to become a member of our NewsGroup?
yes

no

already a member

Have you had problems with installing Daylight software?
Lots of problems

A few problems

No problems

What media do you prefer for installation?
CDROM

Web

FTP

How many people at your site would like to attend this year's "Daylight Summer School" ?
0

1

2

3 or more

Comments on Technical Support

The Daylight Web Site

Did you try out the new Web Site during the meeting?
yes

no

Do you prefer the new Web Site to the old Web site?
yes

no

How do you like the menus?
Hard to find things

Easy to locate things

Would be nice if. (remarks below)

Do you like the frames?
Yes

Would prefer a no-frame option

No

Comments on Daylight Web Site

Reactions

Are you using the reaction databases/toolkit?
Yes I am using the reaction databases

Yes, I am using the reaction toolkit in my work

No, but plan to

No

JAVA

Are you using JAVA?
Yes, we are using JAVA heavily

Yes, we are just trying out JAVA

No, but plan to

No don't see using it in the near future

Are you interested in JAVA Grins?
Yes, we are currently using Java Grins

Yes, we will be demoing Java Grins

Maybe, we will try it out

No

Are you interested in JAVA Depict?
Yes

Maybe, we will try it out

No

What kind of license scheme for the java tools do you prefer?
Current node locked model

Named domain model

Simultaneous user model

Some Technical Details

What operating system(s) do you use for your servers?
SGI
Sun
Other
What operating system(s) do you use for your desktops?
SGI
Sun
NT

Windows '95/'98

Linux

MacOS /NextStep

Other

Do you have regular Internet browsing access?(check all that apply)
Yes, good (fast,reliable) access at work

Yes, but only fair access at work

Yes, at home

Sort of, but it's a special effort (e.g. a friend will do it for me)

No

What Web Browser(s) do you use?
Netscape 2.0 or earlier
Netscape 3.0
Netscape 4 or later
IE 3 or earlier
IE 4
Lotus Notes
Mosaic
Other

Do you expect to come again next year?

Definitely; wouldn't miss it!

I hope to.

Probably not.

No.

In your own words...

What would you like to see added to the Daylight software?
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