[AusNOG] Member and Stakeholder Survey 2010 - We need your feedback!

[Terry Manderson]

On 04/11/2010, at 4:29 PM, Elly Tawhai wrote:

> Hi AUSNOG Community,
> 
> We have just launched APNIC 2011 Stakeholder Survey, an important
> feedback mechanism that will be used to guide APNIC secretariat's
> operational plan in 2011-2012.
> 
> Please note that you do not have to be an APNIC member to complete
> this survey. Just select 'No' in the first question: Are you an APNIC
> Account holder?

As an interested stakeholder in the industry, and stakeholder / participant in the APNIC policy development process I completed the survey.

I appreciate the efforts by APNIC to actively seek feedback, but it struck me as odd that at the end of the survey it asked for age and gender. Surely that isn't necessary? Do you really need trend information about the age and gender population responding to your survey!?! What value does that provide to the operational plan of APNIC?

I understand its good to get my name and email address so you can work out where to send my new iPad ;-)

But beyond that, those questions seem superfluous. 

Cheers
Terry