The quality of the Annual Conference of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) was evaluated through surveys of participants. Conference attendees' ratings of the presenters, the facility, and the inservice training was studied for subgroups based on position, gender, age, and experience. Four sets of data were collected relating to the different areas, with one of the data sets being participant observation. There were 3,214 responses collected from the approximately 5,000 attenders, analyzed by frequency, means statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and regression. The results indicated that there were more teachers and principals than any other educator group. Females, persons aged 41 to 50 years, and those with 21 to 30 years of professional experience were more likely to attend. More people attended afternoon sessions and the Friday sessions. Presenters were rated highly by the various subgroups, and ANOVA results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in presenters' ratings between and among subgroups. Regression analyses indicated that clarity, session environment, presentation skills of the speaker, and presenter preparedness were among the important factors or influences considered in rating the overall quality of the session. Six appendixes contain data collection instruments and participant comments. (Contains 163 tables.) (Author/SLD)