(about 2/3 of the 180 attendees and panelists responded to each question)
| Poll 1: The transition from physical to virtual | |
| What do you miss most about in-person events? (pick at least one) | |
| Informal social interaction with colleagues | |
| Working with collaborators side by side | |
| Meeting new people | |
| Traveling to new places | |
| The shared experience of in-person talks and Q&A | |
| What do you like most about online events? (pick at least one) | |
| The short commute! (and sleeping in my own bed) | |
| Opportunity to attend events I might not have otherwise | |
| Dramatically reduced environmental impact | |
| Increased privacy | |
| Built-in option to multi-task if/when things get dull | |
| Poll 2: Talk times | |
| What is the ideal length of an in-person talk? (pick one) | |
| 5-15 minutes | |
| 16-25 minutes | |
| 26-35 minutes | |
| 36-45 minutes | |
| 46-60 minutes | |
| What is the ideal length of an online talk? (pick one) | |
| 5-15 minutes | |
| 16-25 minutes | |
| 26-35 minutes | |
| 36-45 minutes | |
| 46-60 minutes | |
| Poll 3: Hours in a day | |
| What is the ideal number of talk-hours per day for an in-person conference? (pick one) | |
| 2 hours of talks each day | |
| 3 hours of talks each day | |
| 4 hours of talks each day | |
| 5 hours of talks each day | |
| 6 hours of talks each day | |
| What is the ideal number of talk-hours per day for an online conference? (pick one) | |
| 2 hours of talks each day | |
| 3 hours of talks each day | |
| 4 hours of talks each day | |
| 5 hours of talks each day | |
| 6 hours of talks each day | |
| Poll 4: Visual media | |
| What is the best visual medium for communicating mathematics in an online talk? (pick one) | |
| Typeset slides | |
| Hand-drawn slides | |
| Digital whiteboard/blackboard | |
| Pen and paper with camera overhead | |
| Phsical chalkboard in camera view | |
| Poll 5: Video recording | |
| As a viewer watching online talks, how do you feel about video recording? (pick one) | |
| Love it! | |
| Hate it! | |
| Both love and hate it. | |
| Don't care either way. | |
| As a speaker giving online talks, how do you feel about video recording? (pick one) | |
| Love it! | |
| Hate it! | |
| Both love and hate it | |
| Don't care either way | |
| As the prospective organizer of an online event, how do you feel about video recording? (pick one) | |
| Love it! | |
| Hate it! | |
| Both love and hate it | |
| Don't care either way | |