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Statistik zum Projekt "CPR 2005 - Evaluation" 11 Jan 2006 15:39

Frage:What did you like most about CPR 2005?

Nr. v_26 : - positive-

3279 I liked the idea of poster sessions. The town of Dubrovnik was the main attraction. Keep a few more bottles of plain water.

3280 research environment

3281 quality of presented papers

3282 location. ability to see every session i wanted to see. great people

3283 The great interest of the topic presented.

3284 The paper sessions

3285 social events, nice town

3286 the location (Dubronvik)

3287 location social activities (tour) and quality of presentations

3288 Papers presented and opportunity to visit Croatia.

3289 I liked that the conference offered the opportunity to listen to presentations from international scholars. I also felt the location was appropriate.

3290 the setting: dubrovnik

3291 friendly people, beautiful locale, good chance to hear interesting talks

3292 Joe Sirgy's presentation

3293 the balance in having presenters with much and little research experience and - of course- the great location!

3294 The location. Also, it was very well organized.

3295 keynote speeches

3297 The chance to hear about and discuss many varied and different perspectives on consumer personality and marketing issues - very interesting for me personally. The location - both Dubrovnik and the Conference location - excellent computer facilities (well alright - I used my own laptop (Paul B. speaking here!) and bent the arm of the technician to get good internet access! And what a beach for swimming just over the hill .. what more can anybody want for a conference??!

3299 The opportunity to hear about such diverse research

3300 The presentations with the discussions were really good as well as the talks at the beginning of each day

3302 The perspective as such really contributes to the field: there is no conference within the consumer behavior realm with such a specific focus. Moreover, prof. Sirgy's contribution to the conference is very much appreciated.

3303 the restriction of about 100 participants only. you could get to know almost every single person during the conference. to have no parallel session i also liked very much (which comes along with the restriction).

3304 The presence of so many people from different countries interested in marketing research.

3305 well organised i loved my considerably cheap room the weather was perfect not too humid nor hot the speakers were OK. the groupings were cleverly done topics selected were relevant

3306 Scheduling free time and social events during the daytime rather than evening. LOVED Dubrovnik.

3308 Chance to meet researchers from Europe.

3309 Great research from several disciplines (e.g. psychology as well as marketing)

3311 The size (small) and one track allowed for a lot of iteraction among participants. Location was wonderful.

3313 the specific topic, the town, the very international participants

3314 keynotes, social events, meeting interesting people

3315 networking opportunities

3316 small scale interesting topics

3318 I liked the good overview the conference gave and the people I met.

3319 I was desapointed about the canceled of certain presentations.

3320 Dubrovnik was fantastic.

3321 wide range of issues

3322 Not too much participants

3323 the interesting combination of people from different areas of research around a well-defined and relevant research topic.

3324 The walled city

3326 location, size of conference (number of participants)

3327 focus on consumer research, large amount of studies on similar topic in stead of wide range of different topics

3328 the diversity of the topics the international dimension

3329 much more questions and participants during the sessions

3331 the organisation and the interest of paper

3332 The overall format of the conference was unlike any other I've attended (in the States) thus far...the location was fantastic! Plus, the fact that there were no concurrent presentation sessions was brilliant..

3333 sharing and conviviality or participants on professional and personal aspects

3334 Good organization, mix of participants.

3338 The technical presentations/workshops, e.g., UniPark. Some of the plenary sessions (e.g., Sirgy) are pretty good.

3341 The diversity of disciplines,especially the participants of many French marketing people

3342 focus on topic, small group, nice venue

3343 relaxed atmosphere

3344 I liked every thing

3345 relaxed athmosphere in combination with good scientific presentation and information

Frage:What did you like least about CPR 2005?

Nr. v_27 : - negative-

3279 Nothing.

3280 nothing

3281 it could be more commercial and fancy

3282 i am not sure if i liked the single-track concept. ideally, i'd like to see a conference with 2 tracks, with as diverse topics in concurrent sessions (e.g., research methodology vs. big 5) -- this might minimize problems of several people wanting to attend two sessions at the same time

3284 poster session

3285 break between consumer personality part and online research part

3286 the over-emphasis on brand personality

3287 some people did not show up, even if they had a presentation. too few poster presentation, compared to oral presentation-

3288 It was difficult to meet new people--many seemed to already know one another.

3289 It seemed like a large number of attendants were more interested in being tourists and were less focused on the conference. I was hoping for more intellectual discussions than what occurred.

3290 a lot of talks were canceled

3291 nothing

3293 the drop out of presentations (lack of some posters, too)

3294 Some of the papers (and presenters) were not very good. The sessions could have been shorter.

3295 selection of posters

3297 Some really feeble presentations - waffly, "feel-good", largely subjective, mindless trivia that took 20-30 minutes to say nothing of any consequence! And, we will not mention the poor chap from Zagreb who gave Friday's (or was it Saturday's) keynote on AI methods for segmentation/pattern analysis! But, it's always a chance with each presenter - this one didn't come off at this particular time. The lack of air-conditioning in the conference room.

3299 The cost of getting there!!

3300 no meals together, would have been good for the possibility of becoming acquainted with new people

3302 some of the presentations were less than satisfactory, as was the presentation of one of the keynote speakers. In addition, the steadily declining ayudience throughout the conference was a bit disappointing

3303 accommodation kind of far away from the old town.

3304 The distance from my hotel to the University made it difficult for me to get in time to all the presentantions.

3305 some people should not have been presenting there. 2 or 3 very very poor papers and 4 very poor posters!

3306 Cramped space/facilities for posters.

3308 Lack of "official" hospitality!

3309 The expense in getting there

3311 Could have a reception each of the evenings

3314 one keynote did not deliver what he promised in abstract. Talk was too general.

3316 several people who were supposed to present, did not show up. Instead of changing the program, there were many "free hours" in between. In view of the fact that the final session lasted till about 8.30 - 9.00 pm, it would have been much nicer to schedule sessions immediately after one another. (too bad for the ones who did not attend all sessions and might have missed sth)

3318 The antiperspirants in the conference room.

3320 I think I prefer having simultaneously running sessions rather than one big session that everybody attends. There were not enough occasions for networking.

3321 uneven quality of presentations and papers

3322 too much cancelled presentations (especially that this was not communicated on forehand)

3323 the high variance in quality of (both content and presentation) of the papers

3324 Presentations were too short at 15 minutes

3326 the internet room

3327 my flight back (problems with Croatian Airlines). CPR itself was great.

3329 nothing

3331 two much long, I have stayed only 2 days

3332 The time of year--at the beginning of the Fall semester in the US--made it difficult to plan/attend. Certainly, I would attend again...but perhaps in Summer?

3333 Absence of abstracts hétérogénity of thematics at the end of the conference

3334 Too few participants, no parallel tracks.

3338 Some plenary sessions (e.g., behavioral genetics) are irrelevant. Some presentations are more related to advertising than personality research. Some papers are simply a hype or not ready for presentation (e.g., "Can Internet lead to consumer empowerment?" The only thing Internet in the paper is its use of an online panel.) In fact, few presentations touch on the central conceptual and/or methodological issues on personality (e.g., stability, etc.) and their impacts on marketing/business. Overall, it'll be nice to significantly improve the quality of the papers being presented.

3341 nothing

3342 presentation room, too big and not conducise for discussion and interaction

3343 percentage of good papers

3344 nothing

3345 poster presentations: -during the sessions it was difficult to reach them (due to lack of space) -(very) few poster presentations were quite poor

Frage:How could the paper sessions you attended have been improved?

Nr. v_77 : - improved paper-

3279 I thought the quality of sessions was quite good.

3280 promoting more participation of the audience in the discussion

3281 evaluate them (review them) before the conference

3282 i don't remember if chairs were assigned roles as discussants as well... usually i like that

3283 I found the paper session excellent

3285 some people seemed to have been included in the program for "loyalty" reasons, but they had few relevant things to contribute

3286 paper could have been more aligned with the topic of the conference "consumer personality" and "consumer research"

3290 by submitting a full paper instead of an abstract. in that way, papers without proper data could have been filtered out.

3293 more handouts some instructions for the speakers like talking more slowly if spelling in english is not so good

3294 Maybe give people less time to present. The quality was very uneven. If a paper is really good, one can always read the full version, but listening to a long presentation of a bad paper is deadly.

3295 the level of some presentations was not very high

3297 More attention to detail - better reporting of methodology, more punchy with some better presentation of "take home" messages.

3302 perhaps a more stringent selection policy would be preferable next time, although one runs the risk of a program with too few papers.

3303 there should be more time for questions. because of the short time slot everybody seemed to be in a hurry. the quality of the research presented should increase (selection).

3304 The presentantions in the paper session could have been more structured and with more scientific arguments.

3305 I have made increadibly goood contacts

3306 A remote mouse would have been useful.

3309 For a couple of the papers the presenters were very hard to understand, lacked a theoretical basis, or just seemed ill prepared to present

3311 generally fine

3314 Overall, the location and accomodation were really great.

3320 Concurrent sessions would be a good idea because in some instances I fel i was not particularly interested in what I was listening to although for others that particular research could be very useful. I think the sheer size of the room made it difficult to hear, understand and make fruitful discussions. The room was very dark as well.

3321 maybe some more time for discussion

3323 you could have been a little bit more selective in accepting the papers. There might be room for more discussion after sessions (e.g., moderated by a discussant)

3324 Fewer papers of higher quality with more time for each paper and general discussion

3327 Better chairs/tables, no air refreshment (spilling sort of perfume on the guests), better place to stand for your presentation (it was difficult to click and walk at the same time). The presenter situation was sort of in the dark.

3332 There was an amazing lack of questions and/or scholarly discussion in the majority of sessions I attended. This could be attributed to the language/culture differences of attendees but perhaps session moderators could have encouraged or prompted questions?

3338 See my earlier answer re: content and quality of paper sessions. In contrast, the discussion time after many sessions are good. (I.e., we have a knowledgeable audience and the paper sessions just undershoot their levels.) The chairs are fine. (Michael did a good job!) But some of them should be more assertive in time-keeping as some speakers just go on and on. In AMA or ACR conferences, the chairs usually ask tough questions to set the tone for the discussion. Also, please use multi-track format so that we don't need to sit through 2 or 3 presentations to get to the 4th good one.

3341 Better abstract with more details about the empirical bases of research

3342 more time for discussion and interaction

3343 I believe that some posters could have been presented at papers sessions.

Frage:Are there any themes which you suggest that should be part of
the next CPR but were not covered this time?

Nr. v_76 : - new topics-

3279 measuring consumer perceptions; consumer charitable giving and other non-profit issues, and issues dealing with consumer memory.

3281 softwrae industry, solutions taken from AI: direct marketing, recommender systems, data mining, simulation of behavior

3282 no --- but i am not a personality researcher.

3293 anti-consumption and undesired self

3302 nonconscious influences on consumer behavior

3304 no

3309 It would be nice to open up to general consumer behavior rather than limit it to personality or research. That is, make it CB specialized but open to marketing, psychology, and communications

3314 new types of data collection.

3315 Although the conference theme is consumer personality and research, the paper/posters presented covered a broad range of topics to cover a variety of aspects pertaining to consumer psychology and consumer research. Perhaps a more accurate theme should be Consumer Psychology. Research should be dropt because researchers who work in this area focus on "research" and various methods and measures involved in this type of research. "Consumer Psychology" should be a more accurate title for that type of conference.

3317 Pricing Research

3318 predicting behaviour might be an extra session, but was covered this time.

3321 market research methodology

3323 Social influence processes; consumer personality, communication styles, and consumption patterns

3324 More on human personality

3326 life course and personality, brain processes underlying emotional and cognitive aspects of behavior

3329 design

3333 consumer research about specific targets : children, older consumers, teenagers...

3334 The themes covered were satisfactory. Similar next time would be ok.

3338 Conceptual & methodological issues in personality research as applied to a consumer/industrial marketing context.

3341 The economic implications

3343 If you wish to expand beyond personality, I would recommend to expand towards field linked to psychology and cnsumer behavior, such as consumer behavior linked to fundamental concepts such as emotions, values, culture, language. If you move to preference, choice, data anlysis, segmentation and the lot it becomes difficult to find the link with personality and to have a clear idea of the positioning of the conference

Frage:What suggestions do you have for improving the conference organization in the future?

Nr. v_93 : - improving organization-

3281 Commercialization

3282 a message board on the cpr2006 web site could be helpful - for travelers to share tips and make recommendations for travel and accommodations.

3286 though I loved Dubrovnik, a different location should be picked for future conferences

3288 Staying in a single hotel facilitates interactions and eliminates travel time between meeting rooms and hotel.

3290 make sure all scheduled speakers will attend!

3295 more time for discussion

3297 Optional wetsuits, facemasks, weight-belts and fins would make it very special!! Seriously though - I can't honestly think of anything - you did a great job and as far as I was concerned - eveything was organized to perfection and beyond.

3300 served dinner/lunch

3302 except for a few presentations, the organization of the conference was very good!

3304 try to arrange dinner or lunch in the same place for everybody, it helps socialising.

3305 please do it again

3309 The time of year is difficult. I understand that it would be more expensive in summer but found it was expensive to get there, difficult timing due to teaching -perhaps if it were shorter and characterized by fewer top notch papers possibly presented simultaneously. would be good.

3311 none

3314 Organization was perfect.

3316 Change the program if several people do not show up

3317 Location that is more convenient to reach

3320 More opportunities for networking will be good.

3322 Breaks are too long cancellations of speeches should be communicated on forehand and if possible Schedules should be altered. Now, we had to wait too long between some sessions. More computers to check mail etc.

3324 Michael Bosnjak did a superb job in organizing this major international conference. He responded to every query promptly. More information on getting from the Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik would have been helpful. The conference room was hot, stuffy, and the acoustics were poor. More information on hotels close to conference site. Staying at the Excelsior made it impossible for me to participate in the social events--no time to return to hotel, change, go to social event, change, and get back to conference. I missed Sirgy presentation due to a flight delay. The restaurants with discounts were excellent. I hope this conference continues into the future.

3326 internet connection service to be improved

3332 I think that a conference of this type is perhaps best held every 2 or 3 years. I feel that this could increase the likelihood of attendance as opposed to holding it every year.

3333 collect abstracts

3334 Conference setting, larger room, more space to move around, more attendees, more sessions.

3338 Michael Bosnjak and his staff deserve most of the accolades for their excellent efforts in organizing the conference. The web site is extremely informative and updated often. The logistics are great. The ladies at the front desk are most helpful. Michael usually replies e-mails within hours or on the same day. In short, they spoiled us! As for the contents of papers, please see earlier comments. Overall I think the conference is worth the time. Given that it is only the first year, its result is very impressive. But there are definitely rooms for improvements in the quality of the paper sessions. For me, the most helpful and enjoyable presentations are the UniPark session and the Barrett session (on consumer profiling). You can tell the speakers really know their subjects inside out. The Sirgy session is enjoyable but somewhat disappointing. It's like a boilerplate talk. The materials are outdated. Many important developments in personality congruence research during the past 1.5 DECADES are missing from his talk! As for the room arrangement, it is difficult to hear clearly at the back. The room was fairly hot and dark on the first afternoon (during Sirgy's talk). Still, no complaint. The City of Dubrovnik is so beautiful; it makes the lengthy trip from US totally worthwhile. The socials are great, but I won't opt to participate again. The guides are great, but it is not worth the money or time. E.g., 60% of the trip to Cilipi was spent waiting in a streetside cafe and in an afternoon when the ethnic dance was over that morning. The guide was not prepared; she did not know the museum opening/closing hours in both Cilipi and Cavtat. We ended up wasting time just to wait and wait and wait. She told us a lot about her political opinions, but few info about the history and daily lives of the local Cilipi and Cavtat residents/business.

3341 None

3343 Organization was overall very good. I blieve the efforts should be on the positioning, the themes and paper selection. My opinion is that posters are a waste of time for both speakers and audience. If you want to accept more papers then run two parallel sessions at some times.

3344 very good conference

Frage:What suggestions do you have for improving the social events
in the future?

Nr. v_108 : - improving events-

3282 skip one of the two towns - i think it was cilipi - the one inland. that was a bit ... uneventful.

3285 the guide should inquire in advance whether a museum to be visited is open at all

3286 group dinners... pub nights

3288 The tour guides were very "wordy" making us feel like the tour dragged on too long. I was a bit offended in the trip to Cilipi that dropped us as captives at the coffee house until the museum opened. I enjoyed the tour and the chance to meet other attendees, but felt a bit "set up." Such events, if scheduled earlier in the conference, would enhance interactions.

3305 could you pls next time include a half day trip to bosnia and Monte-negro ?

3309 It would be nice to keep them even if the conference was shorter.

3314 The guide should tell less figures and data and more stories.

3332 These were a very good idea.

3341 None

Frage:
What was the main reason you did not take part at the short course?

Nr. v_111 : - reason-

3280 I left earlier

3281 sleeping

3282 had to get back to the office.

3283 I did not fount it of great interest for me

3285 I am already more or less familiar with the topic

3286 tired

3288 Timing

3289 At that point, the conference had stretched too long and I was in need of a break :)

3290 the nice weather

3293 I was not so interested in it

3299 I would have liked to take it but had to meet friends then

3300 no interest

3302 ..

3303 i am not very interested in web-based data collection.

3306 Already experienced in Web data collection.

3309 I was already gone and wasn't entirely aware of it

3311 no particular reason

3313 already gone

3316 had to catch a flight

3317 I left already

3319 I must work, because september is the new academic year and their is a lot of preparations.

3321 didn't have time

3322 I had to go home to meet other obligations on saturday morning. Otherwise, I would have attended the short course.

3323 it didn't interest me that much

3324 I was exhausted!

3326 no time

3327 had to go home

3331 no time

3332 The product/service did not appear to be something I would use in my research endeavors.

3333 not interested in

3334 I had to leave on Nov. 22 because of an emergency.

3336 I was arriving

3341 A closer look to Dubrovnik

3342 already know that area

3343 not interested in the topic

3345 -not likely that the course is relevant for my work -very likely that I coudl get the same information without travelling to Dubrovnik

Frage:Which other companies would you like to see as exhibitors on
the next conference?

Nr. v_113 : - other exhibitors-

3279 No preference.

3281 Yes, good question

3282 depends on the audience, but spss might be good, sawtooth if online/conjoint research becomes more relevant. not sure if panel managing companies would be interested to get exposure to acadamic researchers (in the u.s., that could be harris interactice, ssi, etc.)

3293 SIGMA

3297 I'm not "up" in the field enough to know who to suggest I'm afraid. I'd like to see GlobalPark there again though - as I think they are a potential major player in this area.

3300 well-known brands .... maybe with speech to learn about their experiences

3302 none

3309 web based data collection and databases were good. maybe publishers if they are interested -not sure

3315 Book publishers exhibiting textbooks and other professional books related to consumer behavior and marketing research.

3320 Other companies like Globapark that are enabling us researchers to employ different technologies or databases for collecting data.

3329 pearson education, mc graw hill

3338 I don't mind hearing Globalpark again. It is the best talk of the conference! Overall, I would like to know more about how my European marketing colleagues do online research, how they select/recruit subjects, and how they control for methodological hurdles in consumer research.

3341 A book publisher with a strong emphasis in marketing

Frage:Why is that you prefer not to submit a paper (or attend) if CPR
is held in the future?
How could this be addressed to encourage you to reconsider?

Nr. v_118 : - reasons-

3299 I only go to a few conferences a year. This is on the periphery of my research so the chances are I'll attend conferences closer to my central areas of interest.

3300 end of my studies, so I will not be able to write a paper

3303 i might not work at university anymore. otherwise, i would not hesitate to submit a paper!

3313 not enough time to submit a paper

3314 It is very likely that my employer will not pay for the next CPR.

3331 too much work in this time

Frage:Have you any idea where the next CPR conference could be held?

Nr. v_119 : - location-

3279 Another Mediterranean city.

3280 Spain?

3281 Split, Zagreb, Varazdin, Varazdin, Varazdin

3282 anywhere where you can go for a swim in september.

3283 Dubrovnik was a great place, but I have no idea for the next conference

3286 Britain

3288 Geneva

3289 I think Italy or Greece would be good places. I am an American and so would prefer it not be in the U.S. (it's more interesting to go to a different place!). Also, I think if it were held in the U.S., a huge number of Americans would submit papers and very few Europeans would submit papers.

3290 Poland!!

3291 Greece, Turkey, Spain

3293 Prague

3295 Finland

3297 Same place. same city - next time I'm bringing fins and buying a weight-belt! And anyway, I miss the ICCU staff!

3299 Scotland?

3300 Barcelona, Graz,

3302 Twente, the Netherlands would be an excellent venue!

3303 dubrovnic was a very nice location. i would prefer some place in southern europe again.

3305 DUBROVNIK OFCOURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3309 Not sure -there seems to be a niche for a specialized international conference (like and SCP for europe) so perhaps desirable places in europe. e.g. spain, portugal, italy, greece, big cities would be easier to get to.

3311 I loved Dubrovnik, but it should probably be somewhere else, just to have a different experience.

3312 Not in Croatia

3314 ireland, london, paris, madrid

3315 Italy or France

3316 athens

3317 Munich Rome Paris

3319 No importance

3320 Italy or Switzerland

3323 Twente University

3324 Europe has a more interdisciplinary tradition in research over America.

3327 amsterdam london greece

3329 venise

3333 italy

3336 Budapest

3338 Any Eastern or Northern European cities reached by Ryan Air! The price quoted by Croatia Airline was very high and the agent did not reply phone calls or e-mails until they were about two weeks old! Plus, the coupon was only good for 1 week before/after the conference and I wanted to stay in Croatia longer after spending all those hours flying from the West Coast of U.S. to Croatia! I ended up flying to Venice and made my way to Dubrovnik via ferry. It did not cost too much extra time, because I would have waited in Zagreb for hours if I had flown Croatian Air or British Air. And I ended up spending almost 75% less than what Monika quoted me -- even with the coupon discount. (Sorry, Michael must have spent a lot of efforts to secure those coupons.)

3341 Same place

3342 new zealand!

3343 Difficult to say. I believe the location chosen was very good and that a concept like old Europe and the mediterranean or adratic seas could be further exploited. There are many nice place from East to West on both southern and northern costs.

Frage:Why do you think there should not be another CPR conference?
Is there anything that would make you change your mind?

Nr. v_120 : - no 2nd CPR-

3285 although the location was very pleasant I would prefer another location next time for novelty reasons

Frage:If you have any other comments, please write them here:

Nr. v_121 : - comments-

3279 Prof. Bosniac did a great job.

3281 No, thank you.

3282 as a practitioner rather than an academic, i would love to see an attempt to reach out to the research done in the business world. however, i see little personality-based research in for-profit organizations (simply because you can't do marketing based on a consumer's big 5 profile). :-)

3293 thanks for this conference, the great web site and the atmosphere - I enjoyed it very much

3297 A brilliant conference - one of the few I've attended where some interesting new persectives were on-show - and a nice bunch of people in the audience - no one standing on "airs and graces" or "reputations"! Unlike ISSID 2005 which was instantly forgettable and ghastly for its "status and old-boy stuffed-shirt protocols" - CPR 2005 was a breath of fresh air - literally - and very enjoyable! Well done.

3309 Overall I think Michael and his team did a terrific job. Everything ran so smoothly, and was such a pleasure to be a part of. I really hope it becomes the next big (popular) conference. Having the JBR special attached made a big difference for me and my school in terms of the expense of getting there -it added important legitimacy.

3314 it was the best organized conferences ever. Especially, the information updates before the conferences.

3324 I thoroughly enjoyed the conference, but it went on too long and became exhausting. The long break in the middle of the day did not work for me, and returning each evening became a bit much as the week wore on. I liked the early morning plenary sessions better than the evening sessions. Too many papers on most sessions and too little time to present. Too many no shows as conference progressed.

3332 It was a great experience

3338 Overall, a big thank-you and applause for Michael Bosnjak and those who helped organize the conference.

3341 No

3342 good conference, well organised, very good job

3343 Thanks for all. I organize the La Londe consumer behavior conference and fully realize and appreciate what the organizers have done and achieved.

3345 excellent conference, thank you very much!

Nr.	v_26 : - positive-
3279	I liked the idea of poster sessions. The town of Dubrovnik was the main attraction. Keep a few more bottles of plain water.
3280	research environment
3281	quality of presented papers
3282	location. ability to see every session i wanted to see. great people
3283	The great interest of the topic presented.
3284	The paper sessions
3285	social events, nice town
3286	the location (Dubronvik)
3287	location social activities (tour) and quality of presentations
3288	Papers presented and opportunity to visit Croatia.
3289	I liked that the conference offered the opportunity to listen to presentations from international scholars. I also felt the location was appropriate.
3290	the setting: dubrovnik
3291	friendly people, beautiful locale, good chance to hear interesting talks
3292	Joe Sirgy's presentation
3293	the balance in having presenters with much and little research experience and - of course- the great location!
3294	The location. Also, it was very well organized.
3295	keynote speeches
3297	The chance to hear about and discuss many varied and different perspectives on consumer personality and marketing issues - very interesting for me personally. The location - both Dubrovnik and the Conference location - excellent computer facilities (well alright - I used my own laptop (Paul B. speaking here!) and bent the arm of the technician to get good internet access! And what a beach for swimming just over the hill .. what more can anybody want for a conference??!
3299	The opportunity to hear about such diverse research
3300	The presentations with the discussions were really good as well as the talks at the beginning of each day
3302	The perspective as such really contributes to the field: there is no conference within the consumer behavior realm with such a specific focus. Moreover, prof. Sirgy's contribution to the conference is very much appreciated.
3303	the restriction of about 100 participants only. you could get to know almost every single person during the conference. to have no parallel session i also liked very much (which comes along with the restriction).
3304	The presence of so many people from different countries interested in marketing research.
3305	well organised i loved my considerably cheap room the weather was perfect not too humid nor hot the speakers were OK. the groupings were cleverly done topics selected were relevant
3306	Scheduling free time and social events during the daytime rather than evening. LOVED Dubrovnik.
3308	Chance to meet researchers from Europe.
3309	Great research from several disciplines (e.g. psychology as well as marketing)
3311	The size (small) and one track allowed for a lot of iteraction among participants. Location was wonderful.
3313	the specific topic, the town, the very international participants
3314	keynotes, social events, meeting interesting people
3315	networking opportunities
3316	small scale interesting topics
3318	I liked the good overview the conference gave and the people I met.
3319	I was desapointed about the canceled of certain presentations.
3320	Dubrovnik was fantastic.
3321	wide range of issues
3322	Not too much participants
3323	the interesting combination of people from different areas of research around a well-defined and relevant research topic.
3324	The walled city
3326	location, size of conference (number of participants)
3327	focus on consumer research, large amount of studies on similar topic in stead of wide range of different topics
3328	the diversity of the topics the international dimension
3329	much more questions and participants during the sessions
3331	the organisation and the interest of paper
3332	The overall format of the conference was unlike any other I've attended (in the States) thus far...the location was fantastic! Plus, the fact that there were no concurrent presentation sessions was brilliant..
3333	sharing and conviviality or participants on professional and personal aspects
3334	Good organization, mix of participants.
3338	The technical presentations/workshops, e.g., UniPark. Some of the plenary sessions (e.g., Sirgy) are pretty good.
3341	The diversity of disciplines,especially the participants of many French marketing people
3342	focus on topic, small group, nice venue
3343	relaxed atmosphere
3344	I liked every thing
3345	relaxed athmosphere in combination with good scientific presentation and information

Nr.	v_27 : - negative-
3279	Nothing.
3280	nothing
3281	it could be more commercial and fancy
3282	i am not sure if i liked the single-track concept. ideally, i'd like to see a conference with 2 tracks, with as diverse topics in concurrent sessions (e.g., research methodology vs. big 5) -- this might minimize problems of several people wanting to attend two sessions at the same time
3284	poster session
3285	break between consumer personality part and online research part
3286	the over-emphasis on brand personality
3287	some people did not show up, even if they had a presentation. too few poster presentation, compared to oral presentation-
3288	It was difficult to meet new people--many seemed to already know one another.
3289	It seemed like a large number of attendants were more interested in being tourists and were less focused on the conference. I was hoping for more intellectual discussions than what occurred.
3290	a lot of talks were canceled
3291	nothing
3293	the drop out of presentations (lack of some posters, too)
3294	Some of the papers (and presenters) were not very good. The sessions could have been shorter.
3295	selection of posters
3297	Some really feeble presentations - waffly, "feel-good", largely subjective, mindless trivia that took 20-30 minutes to say nothing of any consequence! And, we will not mention the poor chap from Zagreb who gave Friday's (or was it Saturday's) keynote on AI methods for segmentation/pattern analysis! But, it's always a chance with each presenter - this one didn't come off at this particular time. The lack of air-conditioning in the conference room.
3299	The cost of getting there!!
3300	no meals together, would have been good for the possibility of becoming acquainted with new people
3302	some of the presentations were less than satisfactory, as was the presentation of one of the keynote speakers. In addition, the steadily declining ayudience throughout the conference was a bit disappointing
3303	accommodation kind of far away from the old town.
3304	The distance from my hotel to the University made it difficult for me to get in time to all the presentantions.
3305	some people should not have been presenting there. 2 or 3 very very poor papers and 4 very poor posters!
3306	Cramped space/facilities for posters.
3308	Lack of "official" hospitality!
3309	The expense in getting there
3311	Could have a reception each of the evenings
3314	one keynote did not deliver what he promised in abstract. Talk was too general.
3316	several people who were supposed to present, did not show up. Instead of changing the program, there were many "free hours" in between. In view of the fact that the final session lasted till about 8.30 - 9.00 pm, it would have been much nicer to schedule sessions immediately after one another. (too bad for the ones who did not attend all sessions and might have missed sth)
3318	The antiperspirants in the conference room.
3320	I think I prefer having simultaneously running sessions rather than one big session that everybody attends. There were not enough occasions for networking.
3321	uneven quality of presentations and papers
3322	too much cancelled presentations (especially that this was not communicated on forehand)
3323	the high variance in quality of (both content and presentation) of the papers
3324	Presentations were too short at 15 minutes
3326	the internet room
3327	my flight back (problems with Croatian Airlines). CPR itself was great.
3329	nothing
3331	two much long, I have stayed only 2 days
3332	The time of year--at the beginning of the Fall semester in the US--made it difficult to plan/attend. Certainly, I would attend again...but perhaps in Summer?
3333	Absence of abstracts hétérogénity of thematics at the end of the conference
3334	Too few participants, no parallel tracks.
3338	Some plenary sessions (e.g., behavioral genetics) are irrelevant. Some presentations are more related to advertising than personality research. Some papers are simply a hype or not ready for presentation (e.g., "Can Internet lead to consumer empowerment?" The only thing Internet in the paper is its use of an online panel.) In fact, few presentations touch on the central conceptual and/or methodological issues on personality (e.g., stability, etc.) and their impacts on marketing/business. Overall, it'll be nice to significantly improve the quality of the papers being presented.
3341	nothing
3342	presentation room, too big and not conducise for discussion and interaction
3343	percentage of good papers
3344	nothing
3345	poster presentations: -during the sessions it was difficult to reach them (due to lack of space) -(very) few poster presentations were quite poor

Nr.	v_77 : - improved paper-
3279	I thought the quality of sessions was quite good.
3280	promoting more participation of the audience in the discussion
3281	evaluate them (review them) before the conference
3282	i don't remember if chairs were assigned roles as discussants as well... usually i like that
3283	I found the paper session excellent
3285	some people seemed to have been included in the program for "loyalty" reasons, but they had few relevant things to contribute
3286	paper could have been more aligned with the topic of the conference "consumer personality" and "consumer research"
3290	by submitting a full paper instead of an abstract. in that way, papers without proper data could have been filtered out.
3293	more handouts some instructions for the speakers like talking more slowly if spelling in english is not so good
3294	Maybe give people less time to present. The quality was very uneven. If a paper is really good, one can always read the full version, but listening to a long presentation of a bad paper is deadly.
3295	the level of some presentations was not very high
3297	More attention to detail - better reporting of methodology, more punchy with some better presentation of "take home" messages.
3302	perhaps a more stringent selection policy would be preferable next time, although one runs the risk of a program with too few papers.
3303	there should be more time for questions. because of the short time slot everybody seemed to be in a hurry. the quality of the research presented should increase (selection).
3304	The presentantions in the paper session could have been more structured and with more scientific arguments.
3305	I have made increadibly goood contacts
3306	A remote mouse would have been useful.
3309	For a couple of the papers the presenters were very hard to understand, lacked a theoretical basis, or just seemed ill prepared to present
3311	generally fine
3314	Overall, the location and accomodation were really great.
3320	Concurrent sessions would be a good idea because in some instances I fel i was not particularly interested in what I was listening to although for others that particular research could be very useful. I think the sheer size of the room made it difficult to hear, understand and make fruitful discussions. The room was very dark as well.
3321	maybe some more time for discussion
3323	you could have been a little bit more selective in accepting the papers. There might be room for more discussion after sessions (e.g., moderated by a discussant)
3324	Fewer papers of higher quality with more time for each paper and general discussion
3327	Better chairs/tables, no air refreshment (spilling sort of perfume on the guests), better place to stand for your presentation (it was difficult to click and walk at the same time). The presenter situation was sort of in the dark.
3332	There was an amazing lack of questions and/or scholarly discussion in the majority of sessions I attended. This could be attributed to the language/culture differences of attendees but perhaps session moderators could have encouraged or prompted questions?
3338	See my earlier answer re: content and quality of paper sessions. In contrast, the discussion time after many sessions are good. (I.e., we have a knowledgeable audience and the paper sessions just undershoot their levels.) The chairs are fine. (Michael did a good job!) But some of them should be more assertive in time-keeping as some speakers just go on and on. In AMA or ACR conferences, the chairs usually ask tough questions to set the tone for the discussion. Also, please use multi-track format so that we don't need to sit through 2 or 3 presentations to get to the 4th good one.
3341	Better abstract with more details about the empirical bases of research
3342	more time for discussion and interaction
3343	I believe that some posters could have been presented at papers sessions.

Nr.	v_76 : - new topics-
3279	measuring consumer perceptions; consumer charitable giving and other non-profit issues, and issues dealing with consumer memory.
3281	softwrae industry, solutions taken from AI: direct marketing, recommender systems, data mining, simulation of behavior
3282	no --- but i am not a personality researcher.
3293	anti-consumption and undesired self
3302	nonconscious influences on consumer behavior
3304	no
3309	It would be nice to open up to general consumer behavior rather than limit it to personality or research. That is, make it CB specialized but open to marketing, psychology, and communications
3314	new types of data collection.
3315	Although the conference theme is consumer personality and research, the paper/posters presented covered a broad range of topics to cover a variety of aspects pertaining to consumer psychology and consumer research. Perhaps a more accurate theme should be Consumer Psychology. Research should be dropt because researchers who work in this area focus on "research" and various methods and measures involved in this type of research. "Consumer Psychology" should be a more accurate title for that type of conference.
3317	Pricing Research
3318	predicting behaviour might be an extra session, but was covered this time.
3321	market research methodology
3323	Social influence processes; consumer personality, communication styles, and consumption patterns
3324	More on human personality
3326	life course and personality, brain processes underlying emotional and cognitive aspects of behavior
3329	design
3333	consumer research about specific targets : children, older consumers, teenagers...
3334	The themes covered were satisfactory. Similar next time would be ok.
3338	Conceptual & methodological issues in personality research as applied to a consumer/industrial marketing context.
3341	The economic implications
3343	If you wish to expand beyond personality, I would recommend to expand towards field linked to psychology and cnsumer behavior, such as consumer behavior linked to fundamental concepts such as emotions, values, culture, language. If you move to preference, choice, data anlysis, segmentation and the lot it becomes difficult to find the link with personality and to have a clear idea of the positioning of the conference

Nr.	v_93 : - improving organization-
3281	Commercialization
3282	a message board on the cpr2006 web site could be helpful - for travelers to share tips and make recommendations for travel and accommodations.
3286	though I loved Dubrovnik, a different location should be picked for future conferences
3288	Staying in a single hotel facilitates interactions and eliminates travel time between meeting rooms and hotel.
3290	make sure all scheduled speakers will attend!
3295	more time for discussion
3297	Optional wetsuits, facemasks, weight-belts and fins would make it very special!! Seriously though - I can't honestly think of anything - you did a great job and as far as I was concerned - eveything was organized to perfection and beyond.
3300	served dinner/lunch
3302	except for a few presentations, the organization of the conference was very good!
3304	try to arrange dinner or lunch in the same place for everybody, it helps socialising.
3305	please do it again
3309	The time of year is difficult. I understand that it would be more expensive in summer but found it was expensive to get there, difficult timing due to teaching -perhaps if it were shorter and characterized by fewer top notch papers possibly presented simultaneously. would be good.
3311	none
3314	Organization was perfect.
3316	Change the program if several people do not show up
3317	Location that is more convenient to reach
3320	More opportunities for networking will be good.
3322	Breaks are too long cancellations of speeches should be communicated on forehand and if possible Schedules should be altered. Now, we had to wait too long between some sessions. More computers to check mail etc.
3324	Michael Bosnjak did a superb job in organizing this major international conference. He responded to every query promptly. More information on getting from the Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik would have been helpful. The conference room was hot, stuffy, and the acoustics were poor. More information on hotels close to conference site. Staying at the Excelsior made it impossible for me to participate in the social events--no time to return to hotel, change, go to social event, change, and get back to conference. I missed Sirgy presentation due to a flight delay. The restaurants with discounts were excellent. I hope this conference continues into the future.
3326	internet connection service to be improved
3332	I think that a conference of this type is perhaps best held every 2 or 3 years. I feel that this could increase the likelihood of attendance as opposed to holding it every year.
3333	collect abstracts
3334	Conference setting, larger room, more space to move around, more attendees, more sessions.
3338	Michael Bosnjak and his staff deserve most of the accolades for their excellent efforts in organizing the conference. The web site is extremely informative and updated often. The logistics are great. The ladies at the front desk are most helpful. Michael usually replies e-mails within hours or on the same day. In short, they spoiled us! As for the contents of papers, please see earlier comments. Overall I think the conference is worth the time. Given that it is only the first year, its result is very impressive. But there are definitely rooms for improvements in the quality of the paper sessions. For me, the most helpful and enjoyable presentations are the UniPark session and the Barrett session (on consumer profiling). You can tell the speakers really know their subjects inside out. The Sirgy session is enjoyable but somewhat disappointing. It's like a boilerplate talk. The materials are outdated. Many important developments in personality congruence research during the past 1.5 DECADES are missing from his talk! As for the room arrangement, it is difficult to hear clearly at the back. The room was fairly hot and dark on the first afternoon (during Sirgy's talk). Still, no complaint. The City of Dubrovnik is so beautiful; it makes the lengthy trip from US totally worthwhile. The socials are great, but I won't opt to participate again. The guides are great, but it is not worth the money or time. E.g., 60% of the trip to Cilipi was spent waiting in a streetside cafe and in an afternoon when the ethnic dance was over that morning. The guide was not prepared; she did not know the museum opening/closing hours in both Cilipi and Cavtat. We ended up wasting time just to wait and wait and wait. She told us a lot about her political opinions, but few info about the history and daily lives of the local Cilipi and Cavtat residents/business.
3341	None
3343	Organization was overall very good. I blieve the efforts should be on the positioning, the themes and paper selection. My opinion is that posters are a waste of time for both speakers and audience. If you want to accept more papers then run two parallel sessions at some times.
3344	very good conference

Nr.	v_108 : - improving events-
3282	skip one of the two towns - i think it was cilipi - the one inland. that was a bit ... uneventful.
3285	the guide should inquire in advance whether a museum to be visited is open at all
3286	group dinners... pub nights
3288	The tour guides were very "wordy" making us feel like the tour dragged on too long. I was a bit offended in the trip to Cilipi that dropped us as captives at the coffee house until the museum opened. I enjoyed the tour and the chance to meet other attendees, but felt a bit "set up." Such events, if scheduled earlier in the conference, would enhance interactions.
3305	could you pls next time include a half day trip to bosnia and Monte-negro ?
3309	It would be nice to keep them even if the conference was shorter.
3314	The guide should tell less figures and data and more stories.
3332	These were a very good idea.
3341	None

Nr.	v_111 : - reason-
3280	I left earlier
3281	sleeping
3282	had to get back to the office.
3283	I did not fount it of great interest for me
3285	I am already more or less familiar with the topic
3286	tired
3288	Timing
3289	At that point, the conference had stretched too long and I was in need of a break :)
3290	the nice weather
3293	I was not so interested in it
3299	I would have liked to take it but had to meet friends then
3300	no interest
3302	..
3303	i am not very interested in web-based data collection.
3306	Already experienced in Web data collection.
3309	I was already gone and wasn't entirely aware of it
3311	no particular reason
3313	already gone
3316	had to catch a flight
3317	I left already
3319	I must work, because september is the new academic year and their is a lot of preparations.
3321	didn't have time
3322	I had to go home to meet other obligations on saturday morning. Otherwise, I would have attended the short course.
3323	it didn't interest me that much
3324	I was exhausted!
3326	no time
3327	had to go home
3331	no time
3332	The product/service did not appear to be something I would use in my research endeavors.
3333	not interested in
3334	I had to leave on Nov. 22 because of an emergency.
3336	I was arriving
3341	A closer look to Dubrovnik
3342	already know that area
3343	not interested in the topic
3345	-not likely that the course is relevant for my work -very likely that I coudl get the same information without travelling to Dubrovnik

Nr.	v_113 : - other exhibitors-
3279	No preference.
3281	Yes, good question
3282	depends on the audience, but spss might be good, sawtooth if online/conjoint research becomes more relevant. not sure if panel managing companies would be interested to get exposure to acadamic researchers (in the u.s., that could be harris interactice, ssi, etc.)
3293	SIGMA
3297	I'm not "up" in the field enough to know who to suggest I'm afraid. I'd like to see GlobalPark there again though - as I think they are a potential major player in this area.
3300	well-known brands .... maybe with speech to learn about their experiences
3302	none
3309	web based data collection and databases were good. maybe publishers if they are interested -not sure
3315	Book publishers exhibiting textbooks and other professional books related to consumer behavior and marketing research.
3320	Other companies like Globapark that are enabling us researchers to employ different technologies or databases for collecting data.
3329	pearson education, mc graw hill
3338	I don't mind hearing Globalpark again. It is the best talk of the conference! Overall, I would like to know more about how my European marketing colleagues do online research, how they select/recruit subjects, and how they control for methodological hurdles in consumer research.
3341	A book publisher with a strong emphasis in marketing

Nr.	v_118 : - reasons-
3299	I only go to a few conferences a year. This is on the periphery of my research so the chances are I'll attend conferences closer to my central areas of interest.
3300	end of my studies, so I will not be able to write a paper
3303	i might not work at university anymore. otherwise, i would not hesitate to submit a paper!
3313	not enough time to submit a paper
3314	It is very likely that my employer will not pay for the next CPR.
3331	too much work in this time

Nr.	v_119 : - location-
3279	Another Mediterranean city.
3280	Spain?
3281	Split, Zagreb, Varazdin, Varazdin, Varazdin
3282	anywhere where you can go for a swim in september.
3283	Dubrovnik was a great place, but I have no idea for the next conference
3286	Britain
3288	Geneva
3289	I think Italy or Greece would be good places. I am an American and so would prefer it not be in the U.S. (it's more interesting to go to a different place!). Also, I think if it were held in the U.S., a huge number of Americans would submit papers and very few Europeans would submit papers.
3290	Poland!!
3291	Greece, Turkey, Spain
3293	Prague
3295	Finland
3297	Same place. same city - next time I'm bringing fins and buying a weight-belt! And anyway, I miss the ICCU staff!
3299	Scotland?
3300	Barcelona, Graz,
3302	Twente, the Netherlands would be an excellent venue!
3303	dubrovnic was a very nice location. i would prefer some place in southern europe again.
3305	DUBROVNIK OFCOURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3309	Not sure -there seems to be a niche for a specialized international conference (like and SCP for europe) so perhaps desirable places in europe. e.g. spain, portugal, italy, greece, big cities would be easier to get to.
3311	I loved Dubrovnik, but it should probably be somewhere else, just to have a different experience.
3312	Not in Croatia
3314	ireland, london, paris, madrid
3315	Italy or France
3316	athens
3317	Munich Rome Paris
3319	No importance
3320	Italy or Switzerland
3323	Twente University
3324	Europe has a more interdisciplinary tradition in research over America.
3327	amsterdam london greece
3329	venise
3333	italy
3336	Budapest
3338	Any Eastern or Northern European cities reached by Ryan Air! The price quoted by Croatia Airline was very high and the agent did not reply phone calls or e-mails until they were about two weeks old! Plus, the coupon was only good for 1 week before/after the conference and I wanted to stay in Croatia longer after spending all those hours flying from the West Coast of U.S. to Croatia! I ended up flying to Venice and made my way to Dubrovnik via ferry. It did not cost too much extra time, because I would have waited in Zagreb for hours if I had flown Croatian Air or British Air. And I ended up spending almost 75% less than what Monika quoted me -- even with the coupon discount. (Sorry, Michael must have spent a lot of efforts to secure those coupons.)
3341	Same place
3342	new zealand!
3343	Difficult to say. I believe the location chosen was very good and that a concept like old Europe and the mediterranean or adratic seas could be further exploited. There are many nice place from East to West on both southern and northern costs.

Nr.	v_121 : - comments-
3279	Prof. Bosniac did a great job.
3281	No, thank you.
3282	as a practitioner rather than an academic, i would love to see an attempt to reach out to the research done in the business world. however, i see little personality-based research in for-profit organizations (simply because you can't do marketing based on a consumer's big 5 profile). :-)
3293	thanks for this conference, the great web site and the atmosphere - I enjoyed it very much
3297	A brilliant conference - one of the few I've attended where some interesting new persectives were on-show - and a nice bunch of people in the audience - no one standing on "airs and graces" or "reputations"! Unlike ISSID 2005 which was instantly forgettable and ghastly for its "status and old-boy stuffed-shirt protocols" - CPR 2005 was a breath of fresh air - literally - and very enjoyable! Well done.
3309	Overall I think Michael and his team did a terrific job. Everything ran so smoothly, and was such a pleasure to be a part of. I really hope it becomes the next big (popular) conference. Having the JBR special attached made a big difference for me and my school in terms of the expense of getting there -it added important legitimacy.
3314	it was the best organized conferences ever. Especially, the information updates before the conferences.
3324	I thoroughly enjoyed the conference, but it went on too long and became exhausting. The long break in the middle of the day did not work for me, and returning each evening became a bit much as the week wore on. I liked the early morning plenary sessions better than the evening sessions. Too many papers on most sessions and too little time to present. Too many no shows as conference progressed.
3332	It was a great experience
3338	Overall, a big thank-you and applause for Michael Bosnjak and those who helped organize the conference.
3341	No
3342	good conference, well organised, very good job
3343	Thanks for all. I organize the La Londe consumer behavior conference and fully realize and appreciate what the organizers have done and achieved.
3345	excellent conference, thank you very much!