Thank you to everyone who participated in the Statewide Gathering Interest Survey. We appreciate your feedback! We are sharing information about the results below and decisions made based on the feedback.
Overall, there was significant interest in attending an in-person event, but the timing presented some concerns. In an effort to make the event accessible to the most attendees possible, we are planning to shift the Statewide Gathering to the spring of 2025. Below is a breakdown of the data received:
Out of 167 responses:
- 102 preferred the event be hosted on a Friday
- 137 preferred a one-day event
- 101 preferred regional meetings.
We are currently planning on hosting five regional meetings on Fridays in the spring of 2025, though much planning is still to be done. We are hoping to provide more concrete save-the-date information by January 2025.
Please reach out to Julie Moore (julmoore@pa.gov) or Abbey Lukiewski (alukiewski@pa.gov) with questions.
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