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CONFERENCE EVALUATION71Administrative ArrangementsOverall, the participants gave very high ratings for both the organization, logistics, and administrativearrangements of the event and with the performance of the conference secretariat. No participantrated the conference very poor or poor on these criteria. They found the conference to be very wellmanagedand highly organized in all aspects. See Figure 2 below.Not sure2%Very good77%Good21%Not sure1%Good20%Very good79%Figure 2. Rating for the overall administrative arrangements of theconference (left); and for the performance of the conferencesecretariat (right); (N=76).Although few in number, most of the logistical issues were food-related, as reflected in the followingcomments and suggestions: “…Be considerate of food restrictions.”; “Give healthy options forvegetarians (e.g., purely vegetarian diet in the menu, not vegetables that are just side dishes), and fornon-pork or non-beef eaters.”; “Provide local fruits and natural fruit juices without (added) sugar.”Comments were largely positive and laudatory: excellent organization and arrangements; wellplanned, well organized (especially in coordinating a large number of international travellers);extremely well managed, well structured, and well facilitated/conducted; excellent time management;excellent program (including cultural activities); smooth flow of proceedings; enjoyable. Someparticipants also appreciated the organizers’ taking care of even the smallest details and theirflexibility in accommodating last-minute requests.International Conference on Climate Change Impactsand Adaptation for Food and Environmental SecurityConference Summary Report