Table 6.
Factors influencing conference attendance*
| Factor | Very Important, No. (%) | Somewhat Important, No. (%) | Not Important, No. (%) |
| Relevance of agenda to my general research interests | 168 (65.6) | 51 (19.9) | 7 (2.7) |
| Relevance of agenda to a particular research project | 122 (47.7) | 85 (33.2) | 14 (5.5) |
| Conference features an esteemed researcher | 48 (18.8) | 121 (47.3) | 49 (19.1) |
| Likelihood of attendees’ research interests coinciding with my own | 82 (32.0) | 108 (42.2) | 31 (12.1) |
| Networking with fellow researchers | 109 (42.6) | 90 (35.2) | 21 (8.2) |
| Availability of funding to support attendance | 88 (34.4) | 73 (28.5) | 60 (23.4) |
| Ability to present my own work | 92 (35.9) | 91 (35.5) | 37 (14.5) |
| Other | 34 (13.3) | ||
| Missing responses | 7 (2.7) | ||
| Total number of respondents | 249 (97.3) | ||
| Total | 256 (100) | ||
*Responses to the following question: “To what degree do the following factors influence whether you attend a particular conference or not? (Rate the factors.)”