Addressing the challenges of conference participation for the Pacific: a regional approach to maximise attendance and participation

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Table 1. Results across the survey items.

Question	Not at all	Very little	Neutral	A little	A lot
Rate how the Hub helped you attend and participate in the conference Participant total = 60
How much of the conference did you find beneficial to your understanding of the topic?				6 (10%)	54 (90%)
To what extent do you prefer to attend conferences in a group or by yourself?					60 (100%)
How much did the provision of a central location affect your attendance to the conference?					60 (100%)
How much did the provision of a central location affect your participation at the conference?					60 (100%)
How much did the conference hub allow opportunities for you to talk about what the conference ideas meant to your country?				20 (33%)	40 (67%)
How much did the conference hub allow opportunities for you to talk about how the conference ideas could be extended for your professional development?				25 (42%)	35 (58%)
To what extent did a local venue allow a conference to be made possible to fit in work commitments?				21 (35%)	39 (65%)
To what extent did a local venue allow a conference to be made possible that also fitted in family commitments?			3 (5%)	18 (30%)	39 (65%)
How important did you consider the free cost of the conference to be?		5 (8%)	10 (17%)	26 (43%)	19 (32%)
How important did you consider the addition of shared catering to be in a conference?					60 (100%)
Rate the importance of:
internet connectivity			6 (10%)	6 (10%)	48 (80%)
sharing of ideas between the people in the hub				13 (22%)	47 (78%)
help with transport to get to the conference					60 (100%)
help with breaking into small groups during the conference		6 (10%)	6 (10%)	34 (57%)	14 (23%)

Additional open-ended questions:

How did you hear about the conference?

What aspect of the conference did you consider important and/or what could be improved?