Lecture Follow-up Form: Societies

Please complete this form regarding your recent AIA lecture at your Society. Please be sure to select the correct type of AIA lecture that you are following up on (traditional National Lecture, Society Choice Pilot Program, or a Local Lecture Grant).

We ask that you be candid in answering the questions about the societies you have visited. The information you provide is useful for the continual improvement of the AIA Lecture Program. Thanks for your help and for participating in the program this year.

If you have a colleague you would like nominate to be an AIA National Lecturer, please fill out this form.

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Comments

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Which type of Lecture is this Follow Up Form for?*

Society*

Submitter email*

Lecture Date*

Name of Speaker

Lecturer who visited

Lecture Title

How large was the audience?*

Was the lecture presented in-person, as a webinar, or in a hybrid format?*

In-person

Webinar

Hybrid

Society Choice Pilot Program: Lecture

How did you find your lecturer?

Was the lecture well-organized?

Yes

Comments on lecture delivery (loud and clear? concise? jargon? notes used? enthusiastic? etc.)

How long did the lecture last?

Was there a Q&A period and, if so, how long did it last?

How was the content of the lecture?

fascinating/stimulating

good

parts were interesting

boring

Comments on lecture content (new discovery? thesis supported with data? etc.)

Please rate the quality of the visual materials

excellent

good

satisfactory

poor

Would you recommend your lecturer to be a part of the traditional National Lecture Program?

Yes

Society Choice Pilot Program: Budget

Was the $900 enough for your Society to host the lecture?*

Yes, $900 was an appropriate amount of funding

Yes, the funding was more than adequate and we plan to organize another lecture(s) with remaining funds

Yes, but we were unable to invite specific/desired lecturers due to cost constraints

No, we had to augment the funding from other sources

If no, what other sources of funding did you receive?

Example: University/Departmental Funding | the Society’s Own Funds | Private Donor

Please provide a basic breakdown of your Society Choice Pilot Program Lecture*

Example: $300 Honorarium | $150 Dinner/Reception | $200 lodging | $300 Travel Reimbursement | $100 Saved for the Society’s next lecture

National Lecture Program: Lecture

Did the lecture conform to the abstract?

Yes

Was the lecture pitched to the audience level you chose?

Yes

Was the lecture well-organized?

Yes

Comments on lecture delivery (loud and clear? concise? jargon? notes used? enthusiastic? etc.)

How long did the lecture last?

How long did Q&A period last?

How was the content of the lecture?

fascinating/stimulating

good

parts were interesting

boring

Comments on lecture content (new discovery? thesis supported with data? etc.)

Please rate the quality of the visual materials

excellent

good

satisfactory

poor

National Lecture Program: Lecturer

How well did the lecturer represent the AIA?

excellently

well

adequately

poorly

What was your impression of this lecturer overall?

Would you recommend this speaker?

Yes

Was this the best lecture your Society has received in the past five years?

National Lecture Program: Planning

Did the lecturer communicate with you in advance?

Yes

Did the lecturer respond promptly to correspondence?

Yes

For webinars and hybrid lectures:

Were you able to do a “test run” with your speaker?

Yes

Did the technical aspects of the webinar go smoothly?

Yes

For in person lectures:

Was the lecturer invited to stay at a member's home or hotel?

Home

Hotel

Was the lecturer invited to dinner before or after the lecture?

Yes

Was there a reception at which the speaker could meet the members?

Yes

Was the lecturer asked to give any additional talks or presentations?

Yes

If so, how large was the attendance?

National Lecture Program: Other Comments

Suggestions for improving the AIA's National Lecture Program

Other Comments

Local Lecture Grant

How did you find your lecturer?

What did you use the Local Lecture Grant funds for?

Example: $300 honorarium | $150 dinner/reception | $200 lodging | $300 travel reimbursement

Did you receive other sources of funding? (If so, from where?)

Example: University/Departmental Funding | the Society’s Own Funds | Private Donor

Would you recommend your lecturer to be a part of the National Lecture Program?

Yes

Other Comments

Do you have any additional comments about the program or process?

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