This presentation sums up the results of a satisfaction survey sent to all the attendees of the 2013 Reaxys Inspiring Chemistry Conference, held in Grindelwald, Switzerland. More details about the conference may be found on: http://inspiringchemistry.reaxys.com/conference2013

1. REAXYS INSPIRING
CHEMISTRY CONFERENCE
PARTICIPANT SURVEY RESULTS

2. KEY MESSAGES
GREAT CONFERENCE
HIGH QUALITY OF SCIENCE & TALKS,
GOOD NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS: NETWORKING / SPEAKERS & TALKS /
LOCATION
AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS: TIME FOR QUESTIONS / TOO
“ORGANIC FOCUSED” / SCHEDULE TOO TIGHT FOR 2 DAYS

3. CONFERENCE – OVERALL RATING
The Conference has been
consistently rated as “very
good”
About 70% of the attendees will probably or certainly come next year
Nearly 40% of the attendees plan to come every year in the future

4. CONFERENCE – SCIENCE & NETWORKING
High quality of Science
(n=8)
“mix between established and young scientists is unique and
highly stimulating “ (n=1)
Too organic chemistry focused (n=13)
Insufficient time for questions &
discussion after talks (n=5)
Good networking opportunities
(n=10)
Some limitations due to the tight
schedule of the Conference (n=11)

5. CONFERENCE – ACTIVITIES
“breakout sessions are AWESOME”
“greater variety of industries should be present” / “need to moderate
discussions” / “need more time”

6. CONFERENCE – TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
Time for questions - “5 minutes slot”
The format / The concept
Posters of the highest quality
Not enough time

7. Breakout
session
Free time activity
Networking
Scientific content
Speakers / Talks Location
Time for questions
Schedule too tight for 2 days
Poster session
length
Lecture room lay out
Too “organic
focused”
highlights
area(s) of improvement

8. A FEW COMMENTS
On a scientific level the conference was
excellent and probably reflected the
major trends in worldwide chemistry
Overwhelming majority of posters and
talk were dealing with the forefront of
current research efforts, very high quality
The mix between established and young
scientists is unique and highly stimulating
Fantastic networking
The size of the conference was very
conducive for meeting a other chemists in
industry and academia
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