Summary of Responses to Participant Questionnaires (1980–2002)

On the last evening of each conference, a questionnaire was distributed to the participants. Recognizing that these are the tenth such proceedings, we have compiled the responses to the same three questions from all ten conferences. We have begun analyzing the trends that emerged, and the results should make an important contribution to the field of risk-based decisionmaking in water resources. The following questions were asked at each conference: (1) List the three most important issues/aspects/elements related to risk-based decisionmaking that were raised during this conference; (2) List the three most important new ideas/concepts that you learned during this conference which would be helpful in your job; and (3) List the three most important issues needing further study in risk-based decisionmaking in water resources.