NSF Convergence Accelerator Virtual Expo 2020 Presenters' Survey, September, 2020

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Presenters’ Background
1. For which track did your team receive a C-Accel Phase I award?
• A1: OPEN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
• B1: AI AND FUTURE JOBS
• B2: NATIONAL TALENT ECOSYSTEM
2. What is your role on the C-Accel Phase I award team?
• Principal Investigator (PI)
• Co-Principal Investigator (co-PI)
• Senior Personnel (non-PI)
• Other (please specify)
3. What type of institution do you represent on the C-Accel Phase I award team?
• Educational institution
• Business/Industry
• Nonprofit organization (including private foundation)
• State or local government (other than educational institution)
• Federal government
• Other (please specify)
Your Expo 2020 Experience
4. Overall, how satisfied were you with the delivery of your pitch at the virtual Expo 2020?
• Very satisfied (5)
• Satisfied (4)
• Neutral (Neither satisfied, nor unsatisfied) (3)
• Unsatisfied (2)
• Very unsatisfied (1)
5. How satisfied were you with the number of visitors to your team’s booth at the virtual Expo
2020?
• Very satisfied (5)
• Satisfied (4)
• Neutral (Neither satisfied, nor unsatisfied) (3)
• Unsatisfied (2)
• Very unsatisfied (1)
6. How satisfied were you with the quality of interactions with the visitors at your team’s booth.
• Very satisfied (5)
• Satisfied (4)
• Neutral (Neither satisfied, nor unsatisfied) (3)
• Unsatisfied (2)
• Very unsatisfied (1)

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7. What was your favorite part/highlight of EXPO 2020?
8. Would you consider the event successful? Why or why not?
Your satisfaction with the C-Accel Training experience
9. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest how well did the training in Phase I prepared
you for the pitch at the Expo 2020 and to compete in Phase II?
• Very helpful (5)
• Somewhat helpful (4)
• Neutral (Neither helpful, nor unhelpful) (3)
• Somewhat not helpful (2)
• Not helpful at all (1)
10. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, how helpful was the idea development
training (design thinking, storytelling and pitch practice) to adequately prepare you to answer
questions for your pitch at the Expo 2020 and to compete in Phase II?
• Very helpful (5)
• Somewhat helpful (4)
• Neutral (neither helpful, nor unhelpful) (3)
• Somewhat not helpful (2)
• Not helpful at all (1)
11. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest how helpful was the Team Science training
to adequately prepare you to answer questions for your pitch at the Expo 2020 and to compete in
Phase II?
• Very helpful (5)
• Somewhat helpful (4)
• Neutral (neither helpful, nor unhelpful) (3)
• Somewhat not helpful (2)
• Not helpful at all (1)
12. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest how helpful was the exposure to different
types of partners (government agencies, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, non-profits) to
adequately prepare you to understand the information needs of potential partners in your
audiences (Expo 2020 and Phase II competition)?
• Very helpful (5)
• Somewhat helpful (4)
• Neutral (Neither helpful, nor unhelpful) (3)
• Somewhat not helpful (2)
• Not helpful at all (1)

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13. On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest how helpful was your Coach to adequately
prepare you to answer questions for your pitch at the Expo 2020 and to compete in Phase II?
• Very helpful (5)
• Somewhat helpful (4)
• Neutral (neither helpful, nor unhelpful) (3)
• Somewhat not helpful (2)
• Not helpful at all (1)
14. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your experience with the Expo 2020
and/or your training provided by C-Accel

15. What suggestions/recommendations technology issues aside, do you have for improving
future Expo or C-Accel training events?

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