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[MIS11-P09] Regarding future conference management as inferred from survey results of the Japanese Geoparks Conference, Hakusan Tedorigawa Conference.
Keywords:Hakusan Tedorigawa, Geopark, National Conference, Survey
From October 21 to 23, 2022, the 12th Japanese Geoparks Conference, the Hakusan Tedorigawa Conference was held. The conference has been held annually in different regions since 2010. Although this was the 12th hosting of the conference, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was cancelled in 2020 and held online in 2021. This conference was held in 2022 with a hybrid-style, in a way not seen in any of the former conferences. The conference is expected to continue to run in 2023 and onwards, and thus a pre and post survey was conducted to be used as reference for future conferences. In this presentation the management of the conferences is considered based on the results of the surveys.
From the results of the survey, it was found that a higher number of guide-related persons responded that their purpose for attending was wanting “to meet other geopark members”, or they “are interested in the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark”. Furthermore, the response of “because it is my job” was the lowest among a wide array of participants. From this it can be thought that people attending for achieving personal goals, or for fulfilling interests, are more than those attending for any other reason. In the post survey, it was found that people’s reasons for being unable to attend the post-conference tours were mostly due to schedule clashes, however there was a large difference seen in the proportion of this response based on their respective position. Specifically, it was found that among guide-related persons, the balance of price to tour-content was important.
From the results of the survey, it was found that a higher number of guide-related persons responded that their purpose for attending was wanting “to meet other geopark members”, or they “are interested in the Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark”. Furthermore, the response of “because it is my job” was the lowest among a wide array of participants. From this it can be thought that people attending for achieving personal goals, or for fulfilling interests, are more than those attending for any other reason. In the post survey, it was found that people’s reasons for being unable to attend the post-conference tours were mostly due to schedule clashes, however there was a large difference seen in the proportion of this response based on their respective position. Specifically, it was found that among guide-related persons, the balance of price to tour-content was important.