Advisory Committee Survey Summary

In prep for the inaugural meeting, Council got its first look at the detailed Council Advisory Committee survey results. We still have to work our way through them, but we wanted to share the overall picture with you right away.

331 submissions were received from a total of 216 members, which is great. Up to three suggestions were solicited per response – half of submissions included at least two, and one-quarter included three. Even better, almost half the respondents indicated that they would be willing to serve on at least one of the advisories.

Here are the results ranked by frequency.

Topic Category	Submissions
Independent/Small Scale Theatre (action/monitoring/flexibility/help)	55
Communications (general/transparency/social media/simplify/inbound PR)	33
Stage Management issues	19
Director/Choreographer/Fight Director issues	16
Insurance	15
Member Education (general)	13
Audition conditions	13
Diversity issues	10
Agreement Ratification (eligibility to vote)	8
Merging with ACTRA	7
Engagement opportunities (increasing)	7
Working conditions	6
Rehearsal Models	6
Regional/local support committees (various)	6
New Members (welcome and education)	6
CTA/Level 2 Monitoring	6
Senior Artists	5
Guest Artist Policy	5
Concessions (to working terms)	5
Advocacy	5
Opera	4
Member Linkage	4
Cost reduction	4
Women's issues	3
TYA issues	3
Professional development	3
Producer's issues	3
New media	3
Dues	3
Discipline based (none specified)	3
Cultural community outreach	3
Western office	2
Fees	2
Child performer's issues	2
Miscellaneous	43

Each submission was assigned a short topic heading based on the main point being made. Then, related and compatible categories were combined – the top two suggestions are good examples of this. The "miscellaneous" item at the end includes all those for which only a single submission was made, and where none of them combined easily with a higher-ranking category.

Along with the committee proposals, general comments were also requested at the end of the survey, and we received 59 of these. In a few cases, they were used to reiterate or expand on the suggestions already made. Almost all of the remainder commented on the change in advisory structure, and responses were overwhelmingly favourable. Council is pleased to see the new system meet with such a positive response, both in the number of proposals received and the enthusiasm for the idea.

Council will be reviewing the overall patterns in these results as a priority item and making a determination on which committees will be struck as part of the initial slate. Committee mandates will be developed from the proposal material, and members can expect to see the first committees formed early in the new year. Finally, Council will set up an ongoing application procedure, so that advisory suggestions may be submitted at anytime going forward. You'll hear more about that once it's in place.

As always, we welcome your comment and feedback. You can contact me at president@caea.com, or Aaron Willis, Second Vice-president at councilcontact@caea.com,or either of us through the national office.