Survey for Volunteers

ConTechs Associates

Volunteers: How would you like to be involved?

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This brief survey is divided into four sections:

	Communications,
	Volunteer Interests/Experience,
	Participation in ConTechs, and
	General Suggestions.

Please complete as much of it as you like -- and then click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.

COMMUNICATIONS:

First, please tell us who you are (this information is optional, but desirable):

Name
Organization	(e.g., company, university, government, retired, ...)
Profession/Degree	(e.g., chemical engineering, food, environmental, ...)
Job Title/Status	(e.g., "senior process engineer -- retired")
Technical Expertise
Country
E-mail
Contact me about participating in ConTechs
Add me to your e-mail newsletter

What language(s) can you read/write (at least some)?		What languages can you speak (at least some)?
	English		English
	Spanish		Spanish
	German		German
	French		French
	Chinese		Chinese
	Other		Other
	If 'Other', specify:		If 'Other', specify:

Please describe your internet access (select all that apply):

	Dial-up (phone modem) at work/office
	Dial-up (phone modem) at home
	High-speed/broadband at work/office
	High-speed/broadband at home
	VoIP (Skype, etc.)
	Instant messaging (IM/chat)
	Webcam or videoconferencing

How would you rate your computer/web skills? (1 = very limited; 5 = very skilled)

Very Limited						Very Skilled
Very Limited	1	2	3	4	5	Very Skilled

How did you hear about ConTechs?

VOLUNTEER INTERESTS/EXPERIENCE

Professional societies and organizations:

Are you a member of any professional organizations/societies?	Yes No
If so, which ones? (Note that it's OK to use acronyms!)
Have you been active as a volunteer in any of these?	Yes No
About how many hours per month do you devote to these societies?	(e.g., 2 hours/month)
What are your principal reasons for volunteering with these professional organizations, and do you find the experience satisfying? Why or why not?

Other volunteer organizations:

Are you an active in any other type of volunteer organization?	Yes No
Please specify, if you like:
About how many hours per month do you devote to such causes?	(e.g., 4 hours/month)
What are your principal reasons for volunteering with these other types of organizations, and do you find the experience satisfying? Why or why not?

Nature of previous volunteer activities:

Have your ever worked with or advised university students?	Yes No
Interested in doing so?	Yes No
Ever traveled to developing countries?	Yes No
Willing/able to do so?	Yes No

(Note that neither previous advising experience nor foreign travel is required for participation in ConTechs.)

ConTechs Associates as a unique volunteer experience:

ConTechs endeavors to provide a unique sort of volunteer opportunity for engineers and other professionals, by capitalizing on the volunteer's technical experience/expertise and applying this resource in furtherance of societal and humanitarian objectives.

Do your current professional or other volunteer experiences involve both technical/professional and societal/humanitarian elements?	Yes No
If so, please describe/elaborate:

PARTICIPATION IN CONTECHS

What's in it for the ConTechs volunteer?

Please tell us what you would like to get out of a ConTechs (or other) volunteer experience by ranking the following possible incentives for participation according to importance to you (1 = not important/motivating; 5 = most important/motivating):

Motivator/Opportunity	Not Important 1	2	3	4	Very Important 5
Chance to use technical knowledge/skills in addressing societal problems
Access to unique cultural experience
Opportunity to mentor students
Chance to build cross-cultural and cross-generational personal/professional relationships
Chance to practice/sharpen foreign language skills
Something "different" to do
Something "meaningful" to do

Is there something else about ConTechs' value proposition that interests you -- or, conversely, is there something we're missing that ConTechs should be providing to its volunteers by way of incentives for participation? If so, please specify.

How might ConTechs volunteers participate/contribute in projects and competitions?

Please tell us here how you might like to get involved and contribute to ConTechs' objectives and programs by indicating which of the following potential activities or types of contribution might appeal to you. Check all boxes that apply.

	Provide advice related to technical aspects of project
	Facilitate access of project participants to pertinent experts
	Help students/professors obtain technical literature, journal articles, and other project resources
	Provide advice related to project planning, structure, and execution
	Assist students in technical report writing/communication
	Help students improve English-language communication skills
	Host visits and/or plant trips by ConTechs project participants
	Make occasional trips abroad to visit ConTechs project/competition sites
	Help students and professors broaden network of professional contacts and resources
	Help identify potential projects, participants, and sponsors
	Serve as organizer, advisor, and/or judge in student competition
	Participate in various aspects of building the ConTechs organization (see below!)
	Other -- please specify:

Check here if the possibility of advising a future ConTechs Student Project interests you.

Check here if the possibility of participating in a future ConTechs Student Competition interests you.

Check here if you might be interested in helping to build the ConTech organization.

Have you any particular areas/functions in which you might like to work? Specify as many as you wish.

		Strategic/operational planning
		Volunteer recruitment and support
		Student projects
		Student competition
		Web and other communications
		Fundraising and sponsorship
		Most anywhere -- you tell me where
		Other -- please specify:

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS

What have we forgotten to ask? Please make any other suggestions, comments, or criticisms you have for us concerning ConTechs' mission, operations, and programs -- or use this space to clarify or expand on any of your answers above..

Contact me about participating in ConTechs.

Last but not least, please don't forget to click this "Submit" button. Thank you!

This page was last updated on April 30, 2008.