IETF 125 post-meeting survey

The IETF 125 Shenzhen meeting was held 14-20 March 2026 and the results of the post-meeting survey are now available.

A summary of the survey results are below and a public report provides even more detailed information. Thank you to all of you who responded to this survey as we use your views to continually adjust the meeting experience.

We received 353 responses, 258 onsite, and 92 remote. With 1515 registered participants, this gives the survey a maximum margin of error of +/- 4.57%.

As with previous analyses, comparisons are drawn both to the immediately preceding meeting (IETF 124 in Montreal) and to the most recent meeting held in Asia (IETF 122 in Bangkok), to provide regional context.

The results for satisfaction questions include a mean and standard deviation using a five point scale scoring system of Very satisfied = 5, Satisfied = 4, Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied = 3, Dissatisfied = 2, Very dissatisfied = 1. While there’s no hard and fast rule, a mean of above 4.50 is sometimes considered excellent, 4.00 to 4.49 is good, 3.50 to 3.99 is acceptable and below 3.50 is either poor or very poor if below 3.00. The satisfaction score tables also include a top box, the total of satisfied and very satisfied, and a bottom box, the total of dissatisfied and very dissatisfied, both in percentages. Please note that a small number of questions are on a four point scale.