• Preface
• What Is A Conference?
• Choosing A Venue
• Sourcing Speakers And Setting Th
• The Conference Brochure
• Working To A Schedule
• Setting Up A Registration System
• Planning Budgets And Sponsorship
• Assessing The Audio Visual Requi
• Staging The Event
• Obtaining Press Coverage
• Exhibitors And Exhibitions
• The Morning After

Organising A Conference

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• Preface
• What Is A Conference?
  • Understanding The Reasons For Conferences
  • Understanding The Importance Of Communication
  • Planning Your Own Conference
• Choosing A Venue
  • Looking At Your Options
  • Making Sense Of The Brochure
  • Assessing Venue-Finding Options
  • Viewing A Potential Venue
  • Assessing The Facilities
  • Establishing What Is Included
• Sourcing Speakers And Setting The Programme
  • Conducting Market Research
  • Designing A Questionnaire
  • Finding Speakers
  • Corresponding With Speakers
  • Understanding The Role Of The Chairperson
• The Conference Brochure
  • Designing The Brochure
  • Printing The Brochure
  • Distributing The Brochure
• Working To A Schedule
  • Scheduling The Event
  • Creating A Plan
  • Scheduling The Programme
• Setting Up A Registration System
  • Using Computerised Registration Systems
  • Web-Based Registration Systems
  • Other Registration Options
  • Setting Up Your Own In-House Manual System
  • Registering Delegates On-Site
• Planning Budgets And Sponsorship
  • Setting Budgets
  • Insuring Against Disasters
  • Controlling The Catering Costs
  • Negotiating Rates
  • Arranging Sponsorship
  • Taking Care Of Sponsors
• Assessing The Audio Visual Requirements
  • Looking At The Choice Of Visual Projection
  • Sound Systems And Related Items
  • Operating The Equipment
  • Contracting An Audio Visual Company
• Staging The Event
  • Staffing The Event
  • Before The Day Starts
  • Dealing With Registration
  • Preparing Delegate Packs
  • Remembering Delegate Care
  • Remembering Speaker Care
  • Trouble-Shooting
• Obtaining Press Coverage
  • Selecting The Appropriate Media
  • Writing The Press Release
  • Looking After The Journalists
  • Providing A Press Room
  • Post-Conference Publicity
• Exhibitors And Exhibitions
  • The Exhibition Industry
  • Incorporating An Exhibition In Your Conference
  • Sourcing Exhibitors
  • What To Include In The Cost
  • Allocating Space
  • Making It Worthwhile For Exhibitors
• The Morning After
  • Winding Down
  • Developing Relationships
  • Evaluating The Event
  • Where To Go From Here