Here’s what I do to gather information for RailsGirls. You might want to use it as your own starting point. No pressure, do it your way :)

Welcome

• [date, place, target audience, welcome text, code of conduct]
• [explain how you’ll use/share data, when will people hear back from you]
• [add an “other” option to most questions to get more detailed feedback]

Let us know you

• Your name:
• Your email (we won’t spam!):
• Your Twitter account if any:
• You want to come to RailsGirls X as a:
  • Beginner (to learn)
  • Mentor (to teach)
  • Assistant (I can teach stuff but I’m no expert)
• Your current occupation:
• Your computer runs on: [Windows, Mac, Linux]

What do you know, what would you like to learn

• Why do you want to attend RailsGirls X? [text]
• Do you know HTML/CSS? [1-5]
• Do you know how Internet works? [1-5]
• Do you know how to program? [1-5]

• Tell us what you’re strong at [text]

• What would you like to learn?
  • how app/web work
  • design
  • programming
  • find a job as a developer
  • teach other people

Additional information

• Do you have a special diet?
  • Kascher, Halal, Lactose-free, Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Vegan
• Do you have any other constraint we should know about?
  • that’s handicap, hearing/vision/movement, constraints and such