IBMA Survey Results Show Little Need For Change in Annual Convention!

As many in the bluegrass community know, IBMA conducted a survey in January 2011. The survey was conducted on-line and was sent to current IBMA members, lapsed members and previous members, as well as to world of bluegrass attendees including Fan Fest, and it was disseminated as broadly as possible to non-members within the bluegrass community.

Preliminary results seem to indicate that those who responded are pretty much satisfied with the World of Bluegrass Convention just as it is with little need for change. One of the highest concerns was over costs. Respondents to the survey favored indoor over outdoor settings and thought that "sound" and "seating" needed to be as good or better if the event were moved outdoors.

Generally, the responses suggest that the strongest reasons for attendance at IBMA's World of Bluegrass Convention seem to lie in music heard and in personal networking over performing/teaching, direct sales to consumers, and career advancement.

The results continue to be reviewed and IBMA says they will provide further updates as more analysis is completed.   IBMA is also working on a second survey which should go out in a month or two. They want to know what members and the broader bluegrass community think about the many important issues facing the IBMA organization.

CLICK HERE to read the Summary Report

Here’s a link to the actual data compiled from all the survey questions: CLICK HERE

While commitments and contractual arrangements for events in 2011 and 2012 may limit how much IBMA can implement immediately, they want to assure conference attendees and survey respondents that every suggestion received is important to them.

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In Related News:

Mark your calendar! The 2011 World of Bluegrass events are scheduled for September 26 to October 2 in Nashville. Registration and ticketing opens in June!

Here's a reminder of 2010 in Video

Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe, and Bobby Hicks perform "Old Home Place" at the 2010 IBMA Fan Fest in Nashville, TN, on 10/2/10.