Planning a Successful Conference

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8039-5525-7
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 203 g

Reihe: Survival Skills for Scholars

Your professional association just asked you to plan next year's conference. But where do you begin? Cynthia Winter, a professional meeting planner with 25 years' experience planning academic conferences, guides you through the many details necessary for planning a successful, smoothly run conference. Winter addresses the planning process for the novice conference chair, from the initial design to the final wrap-up, with useful advice on some of the major tasks involved: program planning, budgeting, pricing, finding a suitable location, advertising, scheduling rooms, finding speakers and entertainment, and organizing banquets. This volume also describes the benefits to and activities of savvy conference attendees. A series of appendixes and resource listings provide you with the tools you'll need to run an enjoyable, informative conference.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Winter, Cynthia

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmenskommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Getting the Most from a Professional Conference
Designing a Meeting
Site Selection and Budget
Preparing the Program Schedule
Promotion and Marketing
Last-Minute Advance Preparations
On-Site Conference Logistics
Postconference Activities