MER Evaluations

The best standard of MER's success is attendee evaluations which reflect consistent excellence at the highest level. Consider these three key evaluation criteria averaged over the past five years.

QUALITY - 98.5% evaluated MER as "Excellent," "Very Good" or "Good."
RECOMMENDED - 97.6% definitely "would recommend the MER Conference."
VALUE - 94.3% believed, "MER was a good value."

Cohasset Associates, Inc. is very proud to share (see extensive table below) MER attendee evaluation statistics for the last twelve years. These 816 statistics detail MER's history of consistently achieving extraordinary excellence. Quickly learn why MER is renowned as "the best in quality and value" year after year!

Outstanding evaluations of past MER Conferences based on attendee comments, assure you the upcoming MER will be an outstanding learning experience.

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		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
CONFERENCE OVERALL
	Excellent	35.80%	19.00%	31.90%	38.50%	38.70%	56.09%	41.67%	38.79%	35.97%	39.88%	50.47%	35.10%
	Very Good	49.30%	51.20%	54.30%	48.50%	51.40%	36.44%	51.19%	52.59%	48.92%	45.40%	36.45%	51.40%
	Total E+VG	85.10%	70.20%	86.20%	87.00%	90.10%	92.53%	92.86%	91.38%	84.89%	85.28%	86.92%	86.54%
	Good	11.20%	26.20%	12.90%	10.10%	9.90%	6.54%	5.95%	7.76%	12.23%	12.88%	12.15%	10.58%
	Total E+VG+G	96.30%	96.40%	99.10%	97.10%	100.00%	99.07%	98.81%	99.14%	97.12%	98.16%	99.07%	97.12%
	Fair	3.70%	2.40%	0.90%	2.90%	0%	0.93%	1.19%	0.86%	2.16%	1.84%	0.93%	2.88%
	Poor	0%	1.20%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.72%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

SPEAKER QUALITY
	Excellent	28.70%	21.70%	23.90%	34.50%	34.30%	46.50%	36.41%	34.40%	28.05%	41.49%	41.13%	27.00%
	Very Good	54.30%	50.60%	60.70%	54.60%	56.20%	46.49%	54.36%	58.40%	57.93%	50.53%	46.77%	61.18%
	Total E+VG	83.00%	72.30%	84.60%	89.10%	90.50%	92.99%	90.77%	92.80%	85.98%	92.02%	87.90%	88.19%
	Good	14.70%	25.30%	14.50%	9.80%	9.10%	4.38%	8.72%	5.60%	12.80%	6.38%	10.48%	10.13%
	Total E+VG+G	97.70%	97.60%	99.10%	98.90%	99.60%	97.37%	99.49%	98.40%	98.78%	98.40%	98.39%	98.31%
	Fair	2.30%	1.20%	0.90%	1.10%	0.40%	2.63%	0.51%	1.60%	1.22%	1.60%	1.61%	1.69%
	Poor	0%	1.20%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

INFORMATION TIMELINESS
	Excellent	50.40%	44.60%	44.40%	44.40%	45.70%	55.65%	42.86%	41.28%	45.40%	44.81%	50.78%	46.22%
	Very Good	37.80%	32.50%	41.10%	40.70%	45.20%	31.42%	46.43%	43.65%	41.72%	40.98%	37.50%	42.86%
	Total E+VG	88.20%	77.10%	85.50%	85.10%	90.90%	87.07%	89.29%	84.93%	87.12%	85.79%	88.28%	89.08%
	Good	7.90%	19.30%	12.80%	11.30%	8.70%	10.43%	9.69%	13.49%	12.27%	11.48%	10.94%	9.66%
	Total E+VG+G	96.10%	96.40%	98.30%	96.40%	99.60%	97.50%	98.98%	98.42%	99.39%	97.27%	99.22%	98.74%
	Fair	3.10%	3.60%	1.70%	3.60%	0.40%	2.50%	1.02%	1.58%	0.61%	2.19%	0.78%	1.26%
	Poor	0.80%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.54%	0.00%	0.00%

CASE STUDIES
	Excellent	17.70%	27.30%	18.00%	25.00%	12.40%	19.79%	21.59%	8.49%	11.19%	23.03%	31.25%	18.72%
	Very Good	30.10%	42.90%	54.10%	45.00%	47.40%	53.12%	47.16%	50.00%	46.27%	38.18%	42.86%	46.12%
	Total E+VG	47.80%	70.20%	72.10%	70.00%	59.80%	72.91%	68.75%	58.49%	57.46%	61.21%	74.11%	64.84%
	Good	40.70%	22.10%	24.30%	20.60%	30.80%	21.89%	26.70%	33.02%	34.33%	29.70%	20.54%	27.40%
	Total E+VG+G	88.50%	92.30%	96.40%	90.60%	90.60%	94.80%	95.45%	91.51%	91.79%	90.91%	94.64%	92.24%
	Fair	8.80%	6.50%	3.60%	7.50%	8.50%	5.20%	4.55%	7.55%	7.46%	8.49%	5.36%	7.76%
	Poor	2.70%	1.20%	0%	1.90%	0.90%	0%	0%	0.94%	0.75%	0.60%	0.00%	0.00%

NETWORKING RECEPTIONS AT:
A. LUNCH
	Excellent	24.30%	20.60%	23.30%	28.90%	29.30%	23.88%	26.04%	24.39%	30.62%	29.19%	21.77%	25.64%
	Very Good	37.00%	37.30%	45.70%	42.20%	40.50%	51.37%	39.58%	39.02%	46.25%	40.54%	42.74%	38.46%
	Total E+VG	61.30%	57.90%	69.00%	71.10%	69.80%	75.25%	65.62%	63.41%	76.87%	69.73%	64.52%	64.10%
	Good	32.50%	36.10%	23.30%	23.00%	26.10%	19.56%	27.61%	30.89%	16.88%	23.78%	28.23%	28.21%
	Total E+VG+G	93.80%	94.00%	92.30%	94.10%	95.90%	94.81%	93.23%	94.30%	93.75%	93.51%	92.74%	92.31%
	Fair	5.30%	3.60%	6.90%	5.90%	3.60%	4.58%	6.77%	5.70%	6.25%	5.95%	6.45%	5.98%
	Poor	0.90%	2.40%	0.80%	0%	0.50%	0.61%	0%	0%	0%	0.54%	0.81%	1.71%
B. RECEPTIONS
	Excellent	32.20%	30.20%	31.90%	33.90%	36.70%	31.98%	33.52%	30.11%	37.75%	33.33%	32.46%	36.20%
	Very Good	35.10%	39.70%	38.10%	41.10%	38.10%	43.29%	37.50%	37.86%	43.71%	44.83%	45.61%	42.53%
	Total E+VG	67.30%	69.90%	70.00%	75.00%	74.80%	75.27%	71.02%	67.97%	81.46%	78.16%	78.07%	78.73%
	Good	23.20%	20.50%	23.90%	20.20%	20.50%	20.61%	25.00%	28.15%	15.89%	18.97%	17.54%	18.55%
	Total E+VG+G	90.50%	90.40%	93.90%	95.20%	95.30%	95.88%	96.02%	96.12%	97.35%	97.13%	95.61%	97.29%
	Fair	7.70%	8.20%	4.40%	4.80%	3.80%	3.09%	3.98%	1.94%	2.65%	2.87%	3.51%	2.26%
	Poor	1.80%	1.40%	1.70%	0%	0.90%	1.03%	0%	1.94%	0%	0.00%	0.88%	0.45%

NOTEBOOKS
	Excellent	37.20%	39.60%	34.50%	33.40%	32.90%	51.63%	43.32%	45.08%	50.94%	30.11%	47.50%	38.24%
	Very Good	35.20%	38.30%	37.30%	45.80%	44.60%	35.39%	41.71%	32.79%	31.45%	41.94%	37.50%	38.66%
	Total E+VG	72.40%	77.90%	71.80%	79.20%	77.50%	87.02%	85.03%	77.87%	82.39%	72.05%	85.00%	76.89%
	Good	19.50%	16.00%	25.50%	16.70%	17.60%	10.61%	13.37%	17.21%	15.72%	22.04%	13.33%	20.17%
	Total E+VG+G	91.90%	93.90%	97.30%	95.90%	95.10%	97.63%	98.40%	95.08%	98.11%	94.09%	98.33%	97.06%
	Fair	6.40%	4.90%	2.70%	3.60%	3.60%	2.37%	1.07%	4.10%	1.89%	5.91%	1.67%	2.10%
	Poor	1.70%	1.20%	0%	0.50%	1.30%	0%	0.53%	0.82%	0%	0.00%	0.00%	0.84%

SESSION CDs
	Excellent	45.60%	63.00%	41.20%	36.70%	47.00%	46.00%	46.25%	66.67%	58.62%	49.41%	56.92%	48.72%
	Very Good	31.25%	29.60%	35.30%	39.40%	37.60%	40.00%	43.75%	20.00%	32.18%	33.73%	33.85%	40.17%
	Total E+VG	76.85%	92.60%	76.50%	76.10%	84.60%	86.00%	90.00%	86.67%	90.80%	83.14%	90.77%	88.89%
	Good	19.00%	7.40%	23.50%	18.30%	14.50%	12.00%	10.00%	10.00%	8.05%	13.25%	6.15%	9.40%
	Total E+VG+G	95.85%	100.00%	100.00%	94.40%	99.10%	98.00%	100.00%	96.67%	98.85%	96.39%	96.92%	98.29%
	Fair	2.25%	0%	0%	4.20%	0.90%	2.00%	0%	3.33%	1.15%	3.61%	1.54%	1.71%
	Poor	1.90%	0%	0%	1.40%	0%	0.00%	0%	0%	0%	0.00%	1.54%	0.00%

FACILITIES
	Excellent	21.30%	18.80%	40.90%	28.80%	43.70%	41.83%	30.32%	30.65%	37.50%	31.87%	25.42%	27.35%
	Very Good	36.80%	42.50%	39.10%	45.50%	42.30%	45.45%	45.21%	45.97%	47.50%	48.90%	50.85%	42.31%
	Total E+VG	58.10%	61.30%	80.00%	74.30%	86.00%	87.28%	75.53%	76.62%	85.00%	80.77%	76.27%	69.66%
	Good	35.40%	27.50%	18.30%	17.80%	12.60%	10.00%	19.15%	20.97%	11.88%	13.74%	18.64%	22.22%
	Total E+VG+G	93.50%	88.80%	98.30%	92.10%	98.60%	97.28%	94.68%	97.59%	96.88%	94.51%	94.92%	91.88%
	Fair	4.90%	10.00%	1.70%	6.30%	0.90%	2.72%	3.19%	2.41%	3.12%	4.40%	3.39%	7.69%
	Poor	1.60%	1.20%	0%	1.60%	0.50%	0%	2.13%	0%	0%	1.09%	1.69%	0.43%

RECOMMEND CONFERENCE
	Yes	93.50%	93.60%	97.40%	96.70%	97.70%	97.30%	98.39%	96.69%	96.32%	97.21%	99.17%	96.61%
	No	6.50%	6.40%	2.60%	3.30%	2.30%	2.70%	1.61%	3.31%	3.68%	2.79%	0.83%	3.39%

CONFERENCE GOOD VALUE
	Yes	88.50%	86.80%	93.80%	93.80%	93.80%	95.33%	96.09%	93.86%	92.41%	92.57%	96.49%	93.36%
	No	11.50%	13.20%	6.20%	6.20%	6.20%	4.67%	3.91%	6.14%	7.59%	7.43%	3.51%	6.64%

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