Before sending the ORCID survey to the conference participants listed on the LISA VII website on 24 May 2014, it was determined from the ORCID Registry that 24 of the 103 had already registered for an ORCID ID. Eight more signed up before the conference 17-20 June 2014, and 17 more signed up after the conference. As of 31 July 2014, 62 of the LISA VII attendees (many attendees did not receive the initial survey) have registered for ORCID IDs! (See Fig.6)
We believe this demonstrates the usefulness of a survey in raising awareness of a topic before a meeting takes place. The importance of ORCID and its implementation was reinforced again and again during the conference by many of the speakers and members of the audience.
In closing, a final tally from the ORCID.org website:
416,492 ORCID IDs when abstract was submitted 30 November 2013
748,591 ORCID IDs when slides were prepared 14 June 2014, and
829,586 ORCID iDs when paper was submitted 14 August 2014!