Many American and Canadian Organizational Ombuds will meet up in Portland, Oregon for the sixth annual International Ombudsman Association conference. However, some Ombuds will not attend. (Last year, 55% of respondents cited "insufficient office budget" as the reason.) This week's poll asks why not this year?
- Insufficient office budget
- Organizational travel ban
- Workload/case coverage
- Lack of interest
- Choosing another conference
- Philosophical differences with IOA
- Other
- Not applicable -- I'm going!
Select all that responses apply. Results posted next Friday.
Related Friday Poll: Why Aren't You Attending the IOA (2010) Conference?
Last year's results:
ReplyDeleteInsufficient office budget 22 (55%)
Organizational travel ban 7 (17%)
Workload/case coverage 4 (10%)
Lack of interest 6 (15%)
Choosing another conference 9 (22%)
Other 8 (20%)
This year's results:
ReplyDeleteOrganizational travel ban 4 (21%)
Workload/case coverage 0 (0%)
Lack of interest 1 (5%)
Choosing another conference 1 (5%)
Philosophical differences with IOA 0 (0%)
Other 5 (26%)
N/A -- I'm going! 8 (42%)