IEEE TCRTS Survey for Conference Planning Data as of Saturday, October 01, 2016 95 Total Responses Complete Responses (answered all questions): 88 Survey Created: Thursday, July 07, 2016

Q1: It is preferable to organize the conferences at a hotel with suitable meeting spaces and lodging (to better facilitate networking in between conference sessions), rather than at a university campus (to reduce conference registration fees by $200 or more). Answered: 94 Skipped: 1

Q1: It is preferable to organize the conferences at a hotel with suitable meeting spaces and lodging (to better facilitate networking in between conference sessions), rather than at a university campus (to reduce conference registration fees by $200 or more). Answered: 94 Skipped: 1

Q2: Conference organizers should provide multiple choices of accommodation, with reserved rooms and with varied hotel fee ranges, to cater to a broad range of attendees, even if that increases conference registration fees by $200 or more. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q2: Conference organizers should provide multiple choices of accommodation, with reserved rooms and with varied hotel fee ranges, to cater to a broad range of attendees, even if that increases conference registration fees by $200 or more. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q3: Which of the following factors are most critical (please rank them in order of importance with 1 being most important) for you to decide whether to attend a conference (even in the case you don't have a paper at it): Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q3: Which of the following factors are most critical (please rank them in order of importance with 1 being most important) for you to decide whether to attend a conference (even in the case you don't have a paper at it): Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q4: The conference banquet should be separated from the conference fee so that people when they register can decide if they want to join the banquet or not (thus making around $100 of the conference registration cost optional). Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q4: The conference banquet should be separated from the conference fee so that people when they register can decide if they want to join the banquet or not (thus making around $100 of the conference registration cost optional). Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q5: It would be ok to increase non-student conference fees by $100 in order to reduce student conference fees by that amount. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q5: It would be ok to increase non-student conference fees by $100 in order to reduce student conference fees by that amount. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q6: It would be ok to make the lunches and banquet optional for students, in order to reduce their registration fees by $200 if they opt out. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q6: It would be ok to make the lunches and banquet optional for students, in order to reduce their registration fees by $200 if they opt out. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q7: It is preferable to have a coffee break only in the morning (not in the afternoon), to reduce conference registration fees by $50. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q7: It is preferable to have a coffee break only in the morning (not in the afternoon), to reduce conference registration fees by $50. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q8: Conferences should require at least one unique full (non-student) registration per paper that is published at the conference. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q8: Conferences should require at least one unique full (non-student) registration per paper that is published at the conference. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q9: The conference should omit serving lunch on the last day of the conference, to save around $50 in registration costs. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q9: The conference should omit serving lunch on the last day of the conference, to save around $50 in registration costs. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q10: The conference should omit serving lunch at all during the main conference, to save around $150 in registration costs. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q10: The conference should omit serving lunch at all during the main conference, to save around $150 in registration costs. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q11: It would be ok to move RTSS 2-4 weeks earlier, to November. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q11: It would be ok to move RTSS 2-4 weeks earlier, to November. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q12: It would be ok to move RTSS 6-7 weeks later, to January. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q12: It would be ok to move RTSS 6-7 weeks later, to January. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q13: Having Wifi in the meeting rooms is a must, even if it increases registration costs by $50 or more. Answered: 94 Skipped: 1

Q13: Having Wifi in the meeting rooms is a must, even if it increases registration costs by $50 or more. Answered: 94 Skipped: 1

Q14: It is preferable to receive conference proceedings on a USB stick distributed at conference registration, rather than printed proceedings, to reduce conference registration fees by around $50. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q14: It is preferable to receive conference proceedings on a USB stick distributed at conference registration, rather than printed proceedings, to reduce conference registration fees by around $50. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q15: It is preferable to receive conference proceedings online at least two weeks before the conference, rather than printed proceedings, to reduce conference registration fees by around $100. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q15: It is preferable to receive conference proceedings online at least two weeks before the conference, rather than printed proceedings, to reduce conference registration fees by around $100. Answered: 95 Skipped: 0

Q16: Please mark each of the following conferences for which you have served on a (non-workshop) program committee in the past 5 years: Answered: 43 Skipped: 52

Q16: Please mark each of the following conferences for which you have served on a (non-workshop) program committee in the past 5 years: Answered: 43 Skipped: 52

Q17: Have you served as program chair or program co-chair for RTSS, RTAS, RTNS, RTCSA, ICCPS, or ECRTS in the past 5 years? Answered: 88 Skipped: 7

Q17: Have you served as program chair or program co-chair for RTSS, RTAS, RTNS, RTCSA, ICCPS, or ECRTS in the past 5 years? Answered: 88 Skipped: 7

Q18: Should paper submissions by PC members be limited? Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q18: Should paper submissions by PC members be limited? Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q19: Should the number of papers a PC member can submit be limited? Answered: 87 Skipped: 8

Q19: Should the number of papers a PC member can submit be limited? Answered: 87 Skipped: 8

Q20: Papers should be reviewed double-blind (neither author nor reviewer is revealed), even though it may cause more work for authors and the program committee. Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q20: Papers should be reviewed double-blind (neither author nor reviewer is revealed), even though it may cause more work for authors and the program committee. Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q21: Please evaluate the number of papers accepted at each of the following conferences. Is the number of papers included in the main conference program: Answered: 81 Skipped: 14

Q21: Please evaluate the number of papers accepted at each of the following conferences. Is the number of papers included in the main conference program: Answered: 81 Skipped: 14

Q22: How far before the submission deadline for each of the following conferences should its call for papers be published? Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q22: How far before the submission deadline for each of the following conferences should its call for papers be published? Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q23: The period from the submission deadline to author notification at the following conferences is: Answered: 85 Skipped: 10

Q23: The period from the submission deadline to author notification at the following conferences is: Answered: 85 Skipped: 10

Q24: The period from author notification to the final camera ready deadline for the following conferences is: Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q24: The period from author notification to the final camera ready deadline for the following conferences is: Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q25: The submission deadlines and notification dates of the major real-time conferences should be coordinated so that it is possible to take a few weeks addressing reviewer comments on a paper that was not accepted before there is a convenient submission deadline for the next conference. Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q25: The submission deadlines and notification dates of the major real-time conferences should be coordinated so that it is possible to take a few weeks addressing reviewer comments on a paper that was not accepted before there is a convenient submission deadline for the next conference. Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q26: Conferences should provide scores (and a scale explaining the scores) to authors, in addition to the review comments. Answered: 90 Skipped: 5

Q26: Conferences should provide scores (and a scale explaining the scores) to authors, in addition to the review comments. Answered: 90 Skipped: 5

Q27: The review process for major conferences should have a rebuttal phase where authors can see the reviews and provide brief comments (rebuttal) to the reviewers before acceptance decisions are made. Answered: 90 Skipped: 5

Q27: The review process for major conferences should have a rebuttal phase where authors can see the reviews and provide brief comments (rebuttal) to the reviewers before acceptance decisions are made. Answered: 90 Skipped: 5

Q28: The minimum rebuttal period should be: Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q28: The minimum rebuttal period should be: Answered: 89 Skipped: 6

Q29: How many times have you attended each of the following conferences in the past 5 years? Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q29: How many times have you attended each of the following conferences in the past 5 years? Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q30: Indicate which of the following conferences you have published in over the last 5 years: Answered: 55 Skipped: 40

Q30: Indicate which of the following conferences you have published in over the last 5 years: Answered: 55 Skipped: 40

Q31: Indicate which of the following conferences you have submitted a full paper toin the last 5 years: Answered: 58 Skipped: 37

Q31: Indicate which of the following conferences you have submitted a full paper toin the last 5 years: Answered: 58 Skipped: 37

Q32: Are you able to attend a conference that you want to go to, but at which do not have an accepted paper or organisational duties (e.g. workshop chair, WiP chair etc.)? Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q32: Are you able to attend a conference that you want to go to, but at which do not have an accepted paper or organisational duties (e.g. workshop chair, WiP chair etc.)? Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q33: We would like to increase industry involvement in the RTSS and RTAS conferences. To that end we plan to reach out to the entire community for suggested companies and individuals at them who are positive about interacting with the research community.If we do that, would you be willing to provide contact details (name, email, company, position  – please note that no one will contact them without first seeking your permission) for any industry contacts that you have direct experience with, who fit that description? Answered: 88 Skipped: 7

Answered: 88 Skipped: 7 Q33: We would like to increase industry involvement in the RTSS and RTAS conferences. To that end we plan to reach out to the entire community for suggested companies and individuals at them who are positive about interacting with the research community.If we do that, would you be willing to provide contact details (name, email, company, position  – please note that no one will contact them without first seeking your permission) for any industry contacts that you have direct experience with, who fit that description?

Q34: Would your institution allow reimbursement of the cost of the banquet, if it is not included in the registration fees? Answered: 85 Skipped: 10

Q34: Would your institution allow reimbursement of the cost of the banquet, if it is not included in the registration fees? Answered: 85 Skipped: 10

Q35: Would your institution allow reimbursement of the cost of a social event, if it is not included in the registration fees? Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q35: Would your institution allow reimbursement of the cost of a social event, if it is not included in the registration fees? Answered: 84 Skipped: 11

Q36: RTSS registration fees are: Answered: 82 Skipped: 13

Q36: RTSS registration fees are: Answered: 82 Skipped: 13

Amount converted to $US at Oct 1 2016 Exchange Rates Q37: What would be a reasonable target cost for a full (non-student) conference registration at RTSS? Answered: 54 Skipped: 41 Percentile Amount converted to $US at Oct 1 2016 Exchange Rates

Q37: What would be a reasonable target cost for a full (non-student) conference registration at RTSS? Answered: 54 Skipped: 41 Converted to $US percentile 100 5.882352941 280 8.823529412 300 17.64705882 335 20.58823529 390 23.52941176 400 29.41176471 450 35.29411765 500 55.88235294 560 70.58823529 600 82.35294118 675 88.23529412 720 91.17647059 750 94.11764706 900 97.05882353 1000

Amount converted to $US at Oct 1 2016 Exchange Rates Q38: What would be a reasonable target cost for a full (non-student) workshops registration at RTSS? Answered: 55 Skipped: 40 Percentile Amount converted to $US at Oct 1 2016 Exchange Rates

Q38: What would be a reasonable target cost for a full (non-student) workshops registration at RTSS? Answered: 55 Skipped: 40 converted to $US percentile 55 9.375 80 12.5 100 34.375 110 43.75 150 53.125 165 59.375 200 65.625 250 75 285 78.125 300 81.25 400 84.375 420 87.5 500

Q39: Have you ever avoided submitting a paper to RTSS or RTAS because of other conferences registration fees being lower? Answered: 77 Skipped: 18

Q39: Have you ever avoided submitting a paper to RTSS or RTAS because of other conferences registration fees being lower? Answered: 77 Skipped: 18

Q40: What is your age? Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q40: What is your age? Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q41: What is your gender? Answered: 76 Skipped: 19 90.8% Number 9.2%

Q41: What is your gender? Male Female number 69 7 percentage Answered: 76 Skipped: 19 Male Female number 69 7 percentage 90.78947368 9.210526316

Q42: Where do you live? Answered: 82 Skipped: 13

Q42: Where do you live? Answered: 82 Skipped: 13

Q43: Type of work: Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q43: Type of work: Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q44: Type of Position Answered: 81 Skipped: 14

Q44: Type of Position Answered: 81 Skipped: 14

Q45: Number of Years Since PhD Answered: 83 Skipped: 12

Q45: Number of Years Since PhD Answered: 83 Skipped: 12