RightsCon Costa Rica Session Organizers Survey

From February 24-27, 2025, we hosted our first summit in East Asia and, RightsCon 2025, in Taipei and online. We want to hear about your experience hosting a session, what worked well and where improvements can be made for future iterations. Let us know how we can create a better RightsCon for you by April 24 2025!

RightsCon 2025 Session Organizer Survey

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About You

Country

Gender Identity

Please select whichever option, if any, is most comfortable for you. We won't list your answer publicly, and will only share this data with our community in aggregate.

Woman

Man

Nonbinary

Bigender

Agender

Genderfluid

I prefer not to identify

I prefer to self-identify

Please write down below

Stakeholder Group

Civil Society

Private Sector

Academia

Investor

Philanthropic Sector

Government

Intergovernmental Institution

Media

Creative

Other

Please specify your stakeholder group below

How many RightsCon events have you participated in?

1 - This was my first RightsCon.

2-4 - I’ve been to a few

5-7 - So…I’ve been to more than a few

8-12 - I’m a regular

13 - Put me in the RightsCon Hall of Fame!

About your session and its outcomes

What was your session ID or session title?

If you don't remember your session ID/title or prefer not to disclose it, you can leave it blank.

What was the mode of your session?

If you organized several sessions, please pick whichever mode you would prefer to give feedback on.

Hybrid

In-person

Online

What was the format of your hybrid session?

Private meeting

Roundtable

How would you rate the quality of production and technical support of the hybrid mode?

Think about the room set-up, how the A/V for your session worked, and the role of your backstage manager and room monitor.

Excellent	Good	Average	Satisfactory	Poor

What did you think about the hybrid mode? Are there any aspects that you found helpful, or thought could be improved

Did you receive clear guidelines and support from the RightsCon team regarding organizing and hosting a hybrid session?

Yes

Somewhat

Were you able to encourage networking and interaction between online and in-person participants?

Yes

Somewhat

Did you encounter any technical issues or challenges during your hybrid session?

Yes

Please tell us more

Any observations or recommendations on hosting an in-person session at RightsCon 2025?

How would you rate the online production and technical support provided for the delivery of your session?

Excellent	Good	Average	Satisfactory	Poor

Did you use any interactive elements to engage your online participants? (Q&A sessions, Breakout groups)

How would you describe participation in your session? Your response will help us better understand engagement trends across session modes.

Fewer participants than expected

About the number I expected

More participants than expected

Did you encounter any technical issues or challenges during your in-person session?

Yes

Please specify below

How easy was it to use the RightsCon Summit platform?

Very easy	Easy	Somewhat easy	Not easy	Not easy at all

How would you rate your overall experience as a session organizer this year?

Excellent	Good	Average	Satisfactory	Poor

Did your session achieve the outcome(s) you identified?

Yes

Somewhat

Is there an outcome you would like to share with the RightsCon community?

We're always happy to share links to reports, launches, and announcements from our community through our social channels.

Call for proposals process

How would you rate the Call for Proposals submission process?

Very easy	Easy	Somewhat easy	Not easy	Not easy at all

What are your thoughts on the RightsCon 2025 Call for Proposals timeline?

The Call for Proposals opened April 10, 2024; closed on June 7, 2024; and result notifications were sent out in late August 2024, 6 months ahead of the summit

We should extend the window to submit a proposal

We should notify participants about the status of their proposal earlier

Both A and B

I think the timeline is just right

How supportive and responsive was the RightsCon team during the Call for Proposals and evaluation phase?

Very supportive and responsive

Somewhat supportive and responsive

Not supportive or responsive

Do you have any thoughts on the Call for Proposals process or the usability of the proposal platform?

Preparation and training

Did you use our Speaker & Facilitator list?

Ahead of RightsCon 2025, we introduced the Speaker & Facilitator List to provide session organizers with a comprehensive repository of potential speakers and facilitators.

Yes

How useful did you find the Speaker & Facilitator List in identifying potential speakers or facilitators for your session?

Very useful

Somewhat useful

Neutral

Not very useful

Not useful at all

Would you like to see a similar resource at future RightsCon summits?

Yes

If you attended a session design training for your session format, did you find it:

Very helpful	Somewhat helpful	A little helpful	Not at all helpful	I did not attend a facilitation training

If you attended a production briefing for your session mode, did you find it:

Very helpful	Somewhat helpful	A little helpful	Not at all helpful	I did not attend an orientation session

If you attended an orientation session for organizers, did you find it:

Very helpful	Somewhat helpful	A little helpful	Not at all helpful	I did not attend an orientation session

How helpful did you find the resources we provided?

Very helpful	Helpful	Somewhat helpful	A little helpful	Not at all helpful

Were there specific areas where you would have liked additional support or resources?

Yes

Please specify below

Would you submit a proposal to host a RightsCon session again?

Yes

Maybe

Is there anything else you would like to share with us about your experience as a session organizer?

Comments

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Your thoughts and suggestions will help us build a safer, more inclusive, and productive RightsCon. Revisit the event by checking out key conversations from almost 100 sessions available for rewatch on the RightsCon Summit Platform.