Plan and Manage Conferences

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The management of a conference is a massive task, especially the initial planning stages. It is important that you approach the management of a conference in a systematic manner. In doing this, you can then develop a plan that can be followed through to a conference that meets the needs and objectives of its target audience.

In this manual, you'll be guided through the five stages to running an effective conference:

1.    Planning a conference - Looking for an appropriate venue, speakers and planning a schedule.

2.    Promoting the conference - For a conference to be effective, you must have people to attend.

3.    Organising the conference - Arranging registration and the staffing of the conference.

4.    Running the conference - Managing those little problems that occur during the conference.

5.    Finalising the conference - Completing the conference by examining the responses to evaluations and sending out any final documentation.