Q01
Message
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Conference Evaluation & Attendee Experience Survey
Captures how attendees rated sessions, speakers, networking, and logistics, plus their likelihood to return or recommend — with an AI follow-up interview that digs into the single moment or gap that most shaped their overall verdict. Built for event and community teams planning next year's agenda and budget.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
12 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which best describes your role at this conference?
- First-time attendee
- Returning attendee
- Speaker or panelist
- Sponsor or exhibitor
- Staff or volunteer
Q03
Opinion ScaleRequired
How likely are you to recommend this conference to a colleague in your field?
Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q04
MatrixRequired
How would you rate each part of the conference experience?
6 rows × 5 columns
- Keynote speakers
- Breakout sessions
- Networking opportunities
- Venue and logistics
- Food and beverage
- +1 more
Columns: Poor · Fair · Good · Very good · Excellent
Q05
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required
Thinking about next year's agenda, which of these session topics matter most to you and which matter least? (Template note: replace with your own conference tracks or topics before launching.)
- (Replace with Topic A)
- (Replace with Topic B)
- (Replace with Topic C)
- (Replace with Topic D)
- (Replace with Topic E)
- (Replace with Topic F)
- (Replace with Topic G)
Pick best & worst per setBest:Most valuable to meWorst:Least valuable to me
Q06
Multiple Choice
If we ran this conference again next year, which format would you prefer?
- In person only
- Virtual only
- Hybrid (in person with a virtual option)
- No preference
Q07
AI Interview
Probe the reasoning behind the respondent's recommendation score: ask what single session, speaker, or interaction most shaped that score, and whether it was a highlight or a letdown. Anchor on whichever aspect they rated lowest in the ratings grid and ask what specifically fell short and what would have fixed it. If they gave a high recommendation score, ask what almost kept them from giving a higher one. Close by asking what one change would most increase their likelihood to attend again.
Q08
Long Text
Is there anything else you'd like the organizing team to know — a suggestion, a standout moment, or something we should fix?
Q09
Message
Last few questions are optional and just help us understand who attended.
Q10
Multiple Choice
Which industry best describes your work?
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Education
- Finance
- Nonprofit / Government
- Other
- Prefer not to say
Q11
Multiple Choice
How many years have you attended this conference, including this year?
- This is my first year
- 2-3 years
- 4-6 years
- 7 or more years
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Message
That's everything — thank you! Your feedback goes straight to the organizing team and will directly inform next year's sessions, speakers, and format.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Goes beyond static ratings with an AI follow-up interview that probes the single moment or gap that most shaped each attendee's recommendation score, not just the score itself.
- Covers the full picture event teams need for next year's planning: a session/speaker/networking/logistics matrix, max-diff ranking of future topics, and a format preference question, alongside recommend-likelihood.
- Separates required feedback from optional demographic questions (role, industry, years attended) with clear chat-message transitions, keeping the survey feeling conversational rather than like a form.
- Ends with an open-ended long-text question so organizers can capture suggestions or praise that fixed-choice questions would miss, then rolls everything into an auto-generated report.
Jotform
Conference Evaluation Form TemplateA ready-to-use, customizable conference evaluation form built on Jotform's drag-and-drop form builder. It's a static template meant for quick deployment and covers standard rating-scale questions, but it doesn't adapt to individual responses. Good for teams wanting a fast, no-frills form rather than deeper qualitative insight.
What it does well
- Easy to customize and deploy quickly via drag-and-drop builder
- Familiar, simple form format that respondents can complete fast
- Part of a broad template library so it's easy to find alongside related event forms
Where it falls short
- Fixed question set with no adaptive follow-up to explore why a rating was given
- No transparent, publishable methodology for how responses are scored or interpreted
- No built-in report generation tying qualitative comments to quantitative scores
QuestionPro
Conference Evaluation Survey Questions + Sample Questionnaire TemplateA sample questionnaire paired with guidance on conference evaluation survey questions, functioning partly as an educational resource and partly as a usable template. It offers a solid question bank for sessions, speakers, and logistics but is a static instrument once deployed. Best suited to teams who want question ideas alongside a template rather than an adaptive interview experience.
What it does well
- Provides both example questions and survey-writing guidance in one place
- Backed by QuestionPro's broader survey analytics and reporting platform
- Covers common evaluation dimensions like sessions, speakers, and logistics
Where it falls short
- Static question list with no adaptive AI probing into individual responses
- Presented largely as a guide/sample rather than a single fielding-ready survey flow
- No transparent per-response quality scoring or prompt-level methodology disclosed
Typeform
Conference Evaluation Survey TemplateA conversational, one-question-at-a-time survey template built on Typeform's polished UI. It delivers a pleasant respondent experience for standard conference feedback questions but, like other form-based tools, asks the same fixed questions of everyone. Suited to teams who value design and simplicity over deeper follow-up.
What it does well
- Clean, conversational one-question-at-a-time interface
- Strong design and branding customization typical of Typeform
- Easy to share and embed for quick attendee response collection
Where it falls short
- No adaptive follow-up questioning — every respondent sees the same fixed flow
- No voice AI interview option or guided screen-share tasks
- No automated quality scoring or transparent AI prompt methodology
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Conference Evaluation & Attendee Experience Survey” template?
The template includes 12 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for spending time at the conference with us! Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. We'd love…” · “Which best describes your role at this conference?” · “How likely are you to recommend this conference to a colleague in your field?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 12 questions in about 7 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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