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Bucconeer Survey Results

by Lew Wolkoff

Some 146 of you may remember the Survey that appeared last year in Progress Report One. Actually, more may remember, but only 146 of you took the time to fill it out and return. Thank you very much for that. What follows belo are the results. There's not much in the way of analysis because (1) a full blown analysis of the Survey can easily turn into something resembling a doctoral thesis, and about as soporific; (2) the Bucconeer Committee isn't paying me at all for this, let alone by the word; and (3) detailed analysis leads to decision making, something for the Committee, not me, to do.

I have also included the responses to the question about apportioning time among types of programming

Rate the Features

In the multi-page table below, "Skip" is the number of people who skipped that question. The average is based on the number who did respond. The scale, in case you forgot is:

0	Should NOT be part of the Worldcon
1	Not important to me
2	Not very important to me
3	Somewhat important to me
4	Very important to me
5	Vital for the Worldcon

Bucconeer Survey Form Ratings of Items 01-50
Item		Skip		0	1		2		3		4		5		Ave.
01 Art Show		9		1	2		5		19		14		96		4.42
	01a Art Auction	11		0	12		27		26		19		51		3.52
	01b GoH Retrospective	12		2	13		25		38		26		30		3.22
	01c Not For Sale Art	11		1	12		31		62		15		14		2.89
	01d Previously Collected Art	18		2	16		34		56		9		11		2.68
	01e Print Shop	13		1	11		27		38		35		21		3.19
02 Artists' Workshop(s)		9		1	40		34		31		17		14		2.47
03 Auction for Charity		10		0	12		28		47		25		24		3.15
04 Authors' Lunches		7		1	19		48		41		12		18		2.71
05 Authors' Readings		3		2	8		22		40		24		47		3.52
06 Autograph Sessions		4		1	18		22		29		27		45		3.39
07 Award Ceremonies		15		2	5		9		17		16		82		4.18
	07a Campbell Award	8		1	13		13		29		35		47		3.63
	07b Chesley Award	17		1	16		16		27		34		35		3.41
	07c First Fandom Award	14		4	14		22		41		15		36		3.19
	07d Golden Duck	18		3	18		42		26		16		23		2.80
	07e Hugo Awards	3		1	6		8		10		12		106		4.41
	07f Other Awards	22		9	21		35		30		17		12		2.49
08 Babysitting		8		6	60		16		13		12		31		2.42
09 Banquet		23		4	21		31		35		21		11		2.66
	09a At Hugo Awards	10		11	33		37		30		17		8		2.24
	09b At Crab Fest	15		8	32		23		28		20		20		2.61
10 Bulletin Boards		23		3	0		2		14		34		70		4.33
	10a Party Boards	8		0	6		10		23		26		73		4.09
	10b Message Board	8		1	2		8		20		39		68		4.16
	10c Voodoo Board	21		8	5		10		13		29		60		3.84
Item		Skip		0	1		2		3		4		5		Ave
11 Children's Programming		27		7	43		15		7		12		35		2.66
	11a Kindergarten or Younger	27		5	46		24		10		13		21		2.36
	11b Grades 1-6	27		4	47		17		15		16		20		2.44
	11c Grades 7-12	24		8	52		18		15		18		11		2.13
12 Coffee Klatches		14		6	12		31		40		24		19		2.92
13 Con Suite		23		1	0		3		14		16		89		4.53
	13a 24-hour Con Suite	4		1	4		8		32		36		61		3.98
	13b Beer/Alcohol Served	3		38	34		24		21		11		15		1.85
	13c "Real" Food	5		1	4		11		47		47		31		3.62
14 Daily Newsletter		3		0	1		6		15		33		88		4.41
15 Dances		21		5	33		17		25		21		24		2.77
	15a Costume Dance	11		4	36		27		28		22		18		2.61
	15b Sock Hop	15		10	44		32		28		12		5		2.02
	15c Prom Dance	14		11	47		36		21		12		5		1.93
	15d Regency Dance	9		8	40		20		33		21		15		2.47
16 Dealers' Room		10		0	0		0		3		10		123		4.88
	16a Books, New	3		0	0		7		19		38		79		4.32
	16b Books, Rare	3		0	12		18		36		24		53		3.62
	16c Books, Used	2		1	3		3		28		40		69		4.15
	16d Jewelry	3		2	22		28		29		36		26		3.07
	16e Prints/Art	7		0	6		12		48		38		35		3.60
	16f Toys/Games	5		0	21		26		48		16		30		3.06
	16g Videos	5		0	33		24		46		10		28		2.83
17 Discussion Groups		8		1	2		13		42		47		33		3.67
18 Dramatic Presentations		10		0	6		31		49		36		14		3.15
19 Exhibits		25		0	0		5		26		30		60		4.20
	19a Art Exhibit	13		0	1		7		29		40		56		4.08
	19b Books	14		1	3		11		50		34		33		3.61
	19c Computers	12		3	13		30		48		26		14		2.92
	19d Costume	9		1	10		11		33		45		37		3.62
	19e Movies/TV	15		1	11		26		35		37		21		3.21
	19f Photographs	11		0	7		19		49		41		19		3.34
	19g Science	11		0	1		7		52		40		35		3.75
	19h Fan History	12		2	12		21		50		26		23		3.16
20 Fan Publishing Room		13		3	22		31		40		17		20		2.80
Item		Ski		0	1				3		4		5		Ave.
21 Films/Video		24		0	2		12		22		28		58		4.05
	21a Amateur Films	10		3	27		21		50		22		13		2.74
	21b Anime	13		7	31		43		23		14		15		2.38
	21c Classics	6		1	4		11		54		45		25		3.52
	21d Hugo Nominees	6		0	4		8		29		44		55		3.99
	21e Recent Features	6		4	8		17		57		31		23		3.23
	21f Science and Space	6		0	2		12		55		43		28		3.59
	21g TV Episodes/Serials	6		2	13		30		42		34		19		3.07
22 Filk Singing		12		7	36		13		12		22		44		3.03
	22a Fan Cabaret	15		8	39		22		23		24		15		2.47
	22b Evening Filking	15		7	36		10		25		25		28		2.83
	22c Concerts	18		9	33		12		25		27		22		2.73
23 Freebie Table/Wall		8		0	3		8		16		39		72		4.22
24 Games		18		5	41		27		23		11		21		2.45
	24a Board Games	20		7	38		33		23		18		7		2.22
	24b Collectable Card Games	21		9	46		33		16		17		4		1.98
	24c Computer Games	20		7	40		26		27		20		6		2.25
	24d LARPS	26		10	40		28		23		13		6		2.06
	24e Mastermind Tournament	24		10	52		33		18		6		3		1.73
	24f Role Playing Games	20		7	38		34		25		13		9		2.21
	24g Tournaments	24		9	44		33		18		10		8		2.00
25 Guest of Honor Book		9		2	16		16		39		37		27		3.27
26 GoH Speeches/Presentation		3		2	4		12		26		30		69		3.99
27 Heyer Tea		41		8	30		26		21		13		7		2.21
28 Information/Tourist Desk		3		0	3		5		20		46		69		4.21
29 Internet Room		6		3	14		30		47		19		27		3.04
30 Lounge (outside Con Suite)		16		3	5		18		41		40		23		3.38
Item		Skip		0	1		2		3		4		5		Ave.
31 Masquerade		2		1	5		6		8		24		100		4.42
	31a Hall Costume Awards	8		2	9		14		17		30		66		3.90
32 Meet the Guests Party		7		1	3		9		38		47		41		3.80
33 Official Airline		11		13	42		37		21		13		9		2.04
34 Parties, Themed		11		2	15		27		45		31		15		2.99
35 Pocket Program		1		0	0		2		3		19		121		4.79
36 Proceedings		25		2	12		14		47		18		28		3.25
	36a Masquerade Video	8		2	29		26		29		19		33		2.96
	36b Memory Book	16		3	11		31		44		21		20		2.99
	36c Slide Show	17		2	21		34		46		19		7		2.62
	36d Tapes of Panels	15		4	28		25		39		25		10		2.63
37 Programming		30		0	0		1		1		11		103		4.86
38 Progress Reports		6		0	1		4		20		31		84		4.38
39 Punday Contest		22		5	39		27		25		22		6		2.31
40 Radio Tape Room		26		7	31		45		27		6		4		2.05
Item		Skip		0	1		2		3		4		5		Ave.
41 Restaurant Guide		6		0	5		5		29		52		49		3.96
42 Retrospective Hugos		12		5	20		22		41		33		13		2.87
43 Rock Band		14		32	44		19		18		15		4		1.64
44 Site Selection		15		0	2		2		16		22		89		4.48
	44a Presentation	13		0	3		5		33		37		55		4.02
	44b Exhibit Tables	12		0	2		3		28		37		64		4.18
	44c Parties	12		0	5		7		17		41		64		4.13
45 Souvenir Book		7		1	11		11		34		30		52		3.71
46 Specialty Rooms		28		2	19		25		31		16		25		2.97
	46a ASFA Room	34		2	24		27		32		8		19		2.69
	46b First Fandom Room	26		2	28		32		28		20		10		2.55
	46c N3F Room	36		1	24		37		27		12		9		2.47
	46d SFWA Room	31		1	20		21		36		15		22		2.96
47 Tours		26		6	18		38		33		10		15		2.57
	47a Guided Tours	21		5	19		33		36		23		9		2.64
	47b Restaurant Tours	23		6	32		43		28		11		3		2.12
	47c Children's Tours	24		7	50		30		15		14		6		1.98
	47d To Other Cities	24		20	49		29		15		7		2		1.56
48 Travel Information		13		3	18		14		27		33		38		3.38
	48a Vacation Information	21		8	22		24		31		23		17		2.72
49 Trouble Desk		5		0	1		0		27		36		77		4.33
50 Writers' Workshop		11		1	23		26		30		23		32		3.09

Notice that the ten highest scores were gotten by rather traditional items: the Dealer's Room (4.88), Programming (4.86), the Pocket Program (4.79), the Con Suite (4.53), Site Selection (4.48), the Art Show and the Masquerade (4.42), the Daily Newsletter and the Hugo Ceremonies (4.41), Progress Report (4.38), and the Trouble Desk and Bulletin Boards (4.33)

There was also room for people to suggest additional items. Over fifty items were suggested, a few by more than one person. Some things, like the Costuming programming were covered elsewhere. (A few were even covered in the rating questions.) Some traditions like the Hogu Ranquet and the Dead Dog Party might have been included, but if every possibility were included, the for would have been half the size of the Baltimore phone book. There were quite a few interesting ideas, ranging from specific panel ideas to major new efforts. All these comments have been passed on to the Bucconeer Committee for consideration.

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