Rewarding the participation: worth doing? Zdravko Gruba , RING.16-17 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Rewarding the participation: worth doing? Zdravko Grubač , RING.16-17 European Researchers ’ Night Coordinators Day Event

Researchers’ Night 2016 in B&H • Banja Luka / five locations • Bijeljina / one location • Sarajevo / three locations • Mostar / two locations • Travnik / one location • Goražde / one location

Participants Organizations Individuals • Universities • Researches • Institutes • Professionals • Associations • Supporters • Schools

How satisfied you are, 60% compared to your expectations? 50% Year 2015 N=101 Year 2016 N=121 40% 30% 2015 2016 20% 10% 0% Partially dissatisfied In accordance with Satisifed Very statisfied expectations

How satisfied are you Very satisfied with the event? Year 2015 N=112 Satisfied Year 2016 N=121 Partially satisfied 2016 2015 In accordance with expectations Partially dissatisfied Dissatisifed 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

60% Cooperation with event’s organizers 50% Year 2016 N=117 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Worse than expected In accordance with expectations Better than expected

Do you intend to participate in future Certainly events? Likely How likely it is that you would If circumstances allow recommend the event to a 2015 colleague or a friend? Unlikely N=121 Score= 8.9 No How likely it is that you will participate next year in the event? Don't know N=121 Score= 8.5 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

How much is science 100% and research present 90% in public? 80% Year 2015 N=112 70% Year 2016 N=121 60% Too less Suficiently 50% Too much Don't know 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2015 2016

How useful is the event for researches to present 100% themselves and their work to public? 80% Year 2015 N=113 60% Year 2016 N=121 2015 2016 40% 20% 0% More harm than Not useful Partially useful Very useful Don't know good

How much Govts and its 100% bodies stimulate interest 90% for science in youth? 80% 70% Year 2015 N=113 Year 2016 N=121 60% 2015 50% 2016 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Too less Enough More than enough Don't know

30 Your motive to participate? 25 • Open question • Classified by key syntagm 20 Year 2016 N= 65 15 10 5 0 Science promotion Education of visitors Socializing Curiosity Technology or product promotion

Key impression? Remarks on: - Visitors: - Interested and talkative; - Many teenagers; - Event: - Very much needed and appreciated; Well organized  - - Call for action - More events on the topic - Stronger participation of institutions

Takeaway • Encouragement to participate is needed; • Some (monetary) compensation is expected; • Clear communication (why, when and how) is very much appreciated;